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Algeria’s plan to cease imports from 2017 to affect Tunisian cement industry01 November 2016, Published under Cement NewsIbrahim Chbili, Director General of Manufacturing Industry of Tunisia’s Ministry of Industry, has said that the decision made by Algeria to cease importing cement by 2017 and become self-sufficient in its supply is expected to affect the Tunisian cement industry. At present Algeria buys around 95 per cent of Tunisian cement exports, which reached 1.8Mt in 2015 before registering a drop to 1.2Mt in the first nine months of 2016. With new capacity coming online, Algeria expects to be self-... |
Pakistan: export revenues fall in 1QFY16-1726 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsDespite growth in export to neighbouring countries, the export revenue of Pakistan's cement industry did not increase, due to overall weak demand from overseas markets. Pakistan cement manufacturers earned export revenues of US$24.52m on the export of 476,170t of cement during the month of September 2016 compared to US$30.04m on 573,395t in previous month. This translates to exports falling by 18.35 per cent and 16.96 per cent in terms of quantity and value in dollar, respectively on M... |
Algeria sees 15% drop in cement imports25 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsCement imports into Algeria have seen their value decrease by 25.3 per cent from US$328.95m to US$245.62m in the first eight months of 2016, according to the Algerian Customs Department. In terms of volumes, imports saw a 15.5 per cent decrease from 4.5Mt to 3.8Mt. The average price of cement imports into Algeria has fallen by around 24 per cent in the first seven months of 2016 when compared with Jan-Jul 2015. |
Vietnam cement exports fall 17.2% YoY in 9M1620 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsIn September Vietnam’s clinker and cement exports fell 0.3 per cent to 1.15Mt when compared with August but climbed 3.5 per cent to US$48.16m, according the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade. Vietnam exported 11.28Mt of cement and clinker in the first nine months of 2016, which represents a 6.6 per cent fall when compared with the same period the previous year. Total value of the exports was down 17.2 per cent YoY to US$429.3m. The Philippines, Bangladesh, Taiwan and Mozambique... |
Tajikistan starts cement exports to Uzbekistan18 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsTajikistan has commenced the export of cement to Uzbekistan, according to the Tajik Ministry of Industry. Since the start of this year, the country has witnessed a steep growth in cement output, boosted by the commissioning of Huaxin Gayur Cement Co, which commissioned its Yovon plant in late September 2015 and first shipped cement to Afghanistan in January 2016. In the first nine months of 2016, Tajikistan produced 1.508Mt of cement, 408,200t more than the previous year’s correspondi... |
Rep Congo: cement imports to continue14 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsFollowing the domestic cement industry’s plea to end imports in to the Republic of Congo, the country’s Minister of Trade and Conumption, Landry Euloge Kolélas, said that halting imports would be subject to producers being able to cover the entire national territory. “While the number of cement companies has grown, being now five, awaiting the entry of Dangote Cement and Diamond Cement, we cannot completely halt imports yet as cement companies have not shown that they are willing to cover... |
Ghana: CMAG condemn minister's permit for Chinese imports12 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe Cement Manufacturers Association of Ghana (CMAG) has expressed its disatisfaction at Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, Ghana's Minister of Trade & Industry, for offering a permit to a Chinese company to import 500,000t of cement into Ghana without the approval of the Cement Monitoring Committee. CMAG comprises GHACEM Ltd, Diamond Cement Ghana Ltd, Savanna Diamond Co Ltd and Western Diamond Cement Ltd. The CMAG parties stated: "We, the cement manufacturers, demand that the Minister revokes this per... |
India: Ruling BJP party leader calls for Pakistan cement ban06 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsSubramanian Swamy, leader of the BJP, has called on his colleague, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to ban the import of cement from Pakistan, the Economic Times reports. "I request you to ban import of cement into the country not only in the interest of growth and sustenance of domestic cement industry but also in keeping with the imperatives of national security. Ban of import from Pakistan will be in the interest of the country's security in the present juncture," Mr Swamy said in a lette... |
Azerbaijan: domestic cement production to be protected against imports06 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsAzerbaijan's government has decided to change the import procedures of cement and clinker among other goods to protect domestic production from imports. This decision is an essential part of integrated measures, aimed at protection of domestic production, Sahil Babayev, deputy economy minister of Azerbaijan told AzTV channel. Babayev said that increasing the customs duties on some goods imported from abroad must not influence the cost of local production and the ministry will take... |
Vietnam exports to Bangladesh rise30 September 2016, Published under Cement NewsCement and clinker exports from Vietnam to Bangladesh market in the first eight months of 2016 reached US$94.20m worth, accounting for 26 per cent of total export value. Cement and clinker exports to Bangladesh market fell 39.18 per cent while over the same period last year but is found to have the largest export value, accounting for 26 per cent share of exports. Demand for cement in Bangladesh is mainly focussed on government infrastructure projects – approximately 40 per cent of ceme... |