Cement News tagged: Trading
Export of Chinese cement
The total export of cement and cement clinker of the whole year out of China was 7Mt, a rise of 21.5 per cent on a year-on-year basis. The export mainly concentrated in North America, Asian countries
Vassiliko Cement signs new sales contract with Interbulk
Cypriot cement maker Vassiliko Cement Works has signed a contract with Interbulk Trading SA, a subsidiary of French cement maker Ciments Francais, for cement sales in 2005, the
Russian Antimonopoly Service launches investigation
The Russian Antimonopoly Service has launched the investigation of recent cement price growth. The Russian Antimonopoly Service is preparing an enquiry relating to Eurocement
Qatar National will sell 2Mt in 2005
As Qatar’s construction sector still faces supply problems, Qatar’s top cement producer Qatar National Cement Co (QNCC) intends to make available some 2Mt of cement in the
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Kuwait Portland Cement Q1 2005
The net profit of Kuwaiti cement trader Kuwait Portland Cement fell to 1.24 mln Kuwaiti dinars ($4.2m) in the first quarter of 2005 from 1.71 mln dinars ($5.8m) in the same period of 2004, the Kuwait
Italcementi gets into shipowning
Italcementi, a publicly listed cement maker, is poised to enter the handymax bulker market as an owner. It wants to acquire at least one vessel to serve its Atlantic business carrying cement and petco
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Pleven Cement keeps prices unchanged
Bulgaria’s Pleven Cement will not raise its prices, despite higher demand, CEO Strahil Yanchev told local news sources. The weather this winter was good and did not suspend construction works, w
Azores cement sales down
Cement sales in Portugal’s autonomous region of the Azores Islands registered a 2.2 per cent year-on-year decrease to a total 27,496t in March 2005, data from the Azores regional statistics offi
Iran to capture Afghanistan’s cement market
Iran is likely to capture the market in Afghanistan in the next two years according to local press reports in Pakistan. Iran with one of the most economical rates of the commodity was
Vietnamese cement sales rise again
Vietnam sold 2.9Mt of cement last month, bringing the total it has sold in the first four months of this year to nearly 9Mt, a Government market managing group has reported.
Indian leading April shipments up
Aditya Birla group, India’s top cement producing group, said on Tuesday April cement shipments rose 9.8 per cent from a year ago to 2.48Mt. The Birla group comprises of flagship
Kuwaiti Shuaiba Paper 2004 sales
Kuwaiti paper bag manufacturer Shuaiba Paper Products generated a total 6.8 mln Kuwaiti dinars ($23.3m) in sales in 2004, registering a 17 per cent year-on-year increase, it was reported on May 1, 200
Votorantim Cementos Invests in distribution centre
Brazil’s industrial group Votorantim’s cement production arm, Votorantim Cimentos, invested 4.5 mln Brazilian reais ($1.8m) in a distribution centre in Salvador, in the northeastern state
Cement prices continue to rise
The price of cement in Saudi Arabia continues to rise unchecked as demand pushes up against supply limits. The price of a bag of cement in Jeddah has increased from around SR11 to SR18 per bag over th
Significant hike in cement prices likely
Iranian cement prices are likely to increase by 15 per cent within the next few days, fueling speculations that indices for the product on the stock market would react positively to the move. Managing
Yemen to import more cement
Yemen’s military economic corporation is working in coordination with the ministry of industry and trade to import cement to meet the needs of the local markets, a source in the corporation said. The