Cement News tagged: International
Egyptian cement output
Egypt’s cement output fell to 16.8Mt in the first seven months of the fiscal 2003/04, ending June 30, 2004, from about 17.1Mt in the corresponding period of 2002/03, the Egyptian state-run Infor
Ghacem sets out the facts
Ghacem Ghana Limited, the major domestic producer of cement, says it is impossible for businessmen in Ghana who claim they can import cement from Russia at US$3 per bag to flood the market. The compa
Kartellamt raids German cement companies again
The German Federal Cartel Office called on a number of German cement companies again earlier this week. Search warrants were based on complaints from some cement buyers that recent price increases we
MCA notes cement price hike
Islamabad: The Monopoly Control Authority (MCA) has decided to conduct a preliminary investigation into reported hike in the prices of cement by the cement manufacturers. According to an official sou
Vietnam cement prices
The price of cement will not be increase this year despite demand from cement producers, affirmed Deputy Construction Minister To Van Nga at a meeting to stabilise the cement price in Ho Chi Minh City
Ghana weightwatchers
Ghacem has debunked claims by the Ghana Standards Board (GSB) that it had put underweight cement on the market. Briefing Journalists in Accra, Bjarne Schmidt, Managing Director of the Company, said c
Egyptian Beni Suef Cement employees offer share sale
The employee union of Egyptian cement producer Beni Suef Cement has offered for sale its 5.0 per cent stake in the company equal to 1.65 million shares, it was reported on March 10, 2004. The shares
ACC sales growth
Associated Cement Companies Ltd (ACC) India’s second largest cement maker, expects revenue to grow 11 per cent in the current financial year, due to strong demand. "Our revenue growth would be i
Gujarat asks cement firms to cut prices
To keep the feel-good factor going, Gujarat government has asked cement manufacturers in the state to reduce price of the commodity by Rs10 a bag. In other parts of the country also, manufacturers we
Ghacem market share
The Marketing Manger of Ghacem, Dr. George Dawson Amoah has said that Ghacem’s 70 per cent market share in the country would not dwindle despite the vigorous marketing strategies of other cement
Chile cement sales to grow in 2004
The cement industry reported 4.6 per cent growth in sales during 2003 because of ongoing major construction works. Analysts in the sector agreed that the most important job for the cement industry in
Pakistani production and prices
Local cement prices increased in the range of Rs5 per bag to Rs10 per bag on Monday because of rising supply-demand gap but the representative body of cement manufacturers said they are prepared to in
Indonesia cement consumption up 3.8%
Consumption of cement in January 2004 has reached 2.34Mt or 3.8 per cent more than in the same period of last year when the figure was 2.27Mt.
Venezuela cement sales down 17.4%
Cement sales in Venezuela fell 17.4 per cent last year to 2.7Mt from 3.3Mt in 2002 as demand from the construction sector fell back, according to AVPC, the Venezuelan cement producers association.
Egyptian Misr Cement Qena exports at US$12m H2 2003
Egyptian cement producer Misr Cement Qena exported over 600,000t of cement and clinker for US$12m in the second half of 2003, the company’s chairman Mohamed Mahmoud Ali Hassan said.
Qatar National Cement cement prices
Qatar National Cement Company (QNCC) presently offers the lowest cement price of 185 Qatari riyals (US$50.8/t) in the Gulf region, according to report’s from the company’s shareholders’ me