Cement News tagged under: trading
Caribbean states look to monitor trading activity17 September 2013, Published under Cement NewsEast Caribbean states are looking to implement a cement trade monitoring mechanism in the region due to frequent supply shortages which are reportedly hampering construction activity in the sub-region. According to reports by The Guardian, the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Secretariat’s Trade Policy Unit (TPU) is encouraging talks among Member States to develop a position on the supply and demand for cement within the Caribbean Community (Caricom). Head of the OECS... |
Iraq bans white cement imports from Iran17 September 2013, Published under Cement NewsIraq has placed a ban on imports of Iranian white cement from the Shalamcheh and Chazabeh borders, Sadeq Sava'edi, the deputy head of Khuzestan's Cement Exporters Union said on Tuesday. "The ban has been in effect for three months now," the ISNA News Agency quoted Savaedi as saying. "This while the Iraqis are importing white cement from other borders," Savaedi said. However, he noted that Iraq is still importing regular cement, construction stones, tiles and other construction materials. ... |
Azerbaijan increases imports from Georgia23 August 2013, Published under Cement NewsIn the 1H13 249,770t of cement valued at US$18.45m was exported from Georgia to Azerbaijan, according to Georgia's national statistics service, GruzStat. The share of this category in the total volume of Georgian exports to Azerbaijan in the 1H13 constituted 5.54 per cent. In comparison with the same period, the export of cement from Georgia increased by 28.48 per cent or by 53,700t. |
Peru: cement shipments rise21 August 2013, Published under Cement NewsPeru's ASOCEM cement association reports that in July its members delivered 88,277t of cement in the domestic market. The January to July shipments are up YoY for the same period by 11 per cent rise, while a total of 16,349t of cement were also exported during July 2013. |
Cement prices in China keep rising20 August 2013, Published under Cement NewsAlthough China's cement sales are outside their peak season, the average cement price in the country has continued to rise over the past week, according to the latest data from industry information provider Digital Cement. The average cement price witnessed a week-on-week increase of 0.2 per cent between 12-16 August and cement prices in some regions have approached the peak experienced in the sales season. The average cement price in eastern China increased 1.3 per cent over the week. I... |
Zambezi Portland reduces cement exports20 August 2013, Published under Cement NewsZambezi Portland Cement Limited (ZPC) has reduced its export sales by 50 per cent, effective from 1 August 2013, to cater for the increased demand of the product on the local market. ZPC sales and marketing manager Isaac Ngoma announced in a statement in Ndola yesterday that the company which had been exporting more than 14,000tpm of cement to neighbouring countries, will now reduce exports by half. Mr Ngoma explained that, with unprecedented levels of demand being experienced within th... |
Indian cement prices mount June recovery05 July 2013, Published under Cement NewsAll-India cement prices saw an uptrend led by price hikes across all regions in the country. The southern region saw an average price rise of INR30/bag (US$0.50), the highest among all regions, which took the all-India average June 2013 prices to INR308/bag (US$5.10) as compared to INR294/bag (US$4.86) in May 2013. In the east and west region, prices advanced by INR15-20/bag, which took average prices in the east and west region to INR333/bag and INR306/bag, respectively, for June 2013.... |
Inner Mongolia's Erlian Port cement export up 102% in May05 July 2013, Published under Cement NewsErlian Port in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region exported 186,300t of cement, worth US$9.14m, in May 2013, a YoY increase of 101.84 per cent and 87.74 per cent, respectively, sources reported. |
Saudi Arabia: 35,000t of imported cement shipments27 June 2013, Published under Cement NewsSaudi Port Authority (SPA) says cement shipments have been coming since the start of implementing the decrees of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah to import 10Mt of cement to cover local demand. About 350,000t of cement have reached from the UAE and Egypt through various Saudi ports. "Shipments have come through Dammam, Jeddah and Jazan ports, some through Yanbu, and some others are scheduled to arrive through Jubail and Dammam ports," said Musaid Al-Darees, press spokesman... |
Ghana: cement prices rising26 June 2013, Published under Cement NewsCement prices in Ghana have been rising by the day with retail prices currently around GHS274 (US$136). Ex-factory prices are cheaper than retail prices so the tariff posted at the Ghacem (HeidelbergCement) plant on 24 June indicated that a bag of cement costs GHS260 (US$129), effective 20 June 2013, when buying 1000 bags or above. For orders of 100+ bags only the price rises to GHS265 (US$132), according to a local reporter. Ghana has imported mainly from Senegal, but these shipment... |