Cement News tagged: Trading
Kaliningrad Commercial Seaport and HeidelbergCement to launch terminal
Kaliningrad Commercial Seaport and HeidelbergCement Group (Germany) on September 4 will launch a terminal designed for handling cement
FG okays importation of bagged cement, Nigeria
Contrary to the Federal Government of Nigeria’s earlier stand that it would not allow importation of bagged cement, it has thrown its gate open for the importation of 50kg bagged cement.
Flour Mills of Nigeria imports 10,000t of cement
The managing director, Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc, Dr Emmanuel Ukpabi, has said that the company has imported 10,000t of cement to check the non-availability of the product.
Ethiopian imports from Pakistan
Avorniga, an Israeli company that leases the Addis Abeba Cement Plant from Mugher Cement Factory has procured 22,000t of clinker from Pakistan. The clinker docked at the Port of Djibouti last week.
Russian cement producers call for 30% import duty
Interfax reported that Russian Cement industry lobby Soyuztsement has asked the government’s foreign trade and customs tariff policy commission to impose a temporary import duty of 30% on cement
Monsoon affects Pakistan’s cement exports to India
Pakistani cement dispatches to India have declined by about 50 per cent owing to monsoon, which has affected demand from Indian buyers.
Indocement exports down on larger domestic sales
PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa posted a 32 per cent decline in exports to 1.2Mt in the first half of this year on larger sales on the domestic market.
Duty waiver on Pakistan cement dents Indian producers profitability
The Indian cement industry has expressed concern over increased cement imports from Pakistan contending that the waiver of import duty has put domestic producers at a disadvantage.
Ambuja Cements, UltraTech to increase exports
Ambuja Cement Ltd, India’s second largest cement producer and UltraTech Cement Ltd, an Aditya Birla Group Company, have plans to
Indian Railways to help boost cement import from Pakistan
Indian Railways is planning to scale up transport of cement from Pakistan to help raise local supplies and tame price pressures, the state-run utility said in a statement on Friday.
Kenyan authorities block Tororo cement limestone bid
Kenyan authorities recently blocked a proposal by Tororo Cement Industry (TCI) to import limestone from Kenya’s vast Rift Valley province.
ABAD demands ban on cement export, Pakistan
Karachi: The Association of Builders and Developers (ABAD) has said the government should ban the cement export and allow its import
Imports to ease cement shortage, Bahrain
Bahrain is to import 31,000t of cement from Turkey and the UAE, it was announced yesterday.
Lithuania’s Akmenes boosted by export growth
Rising exports to Kaliningrad’s booming construction market have helped Lithuania’s only cement manufacturer, Akmenes Cementas (Akmene Cement)
Pakistan’s private sector facilitated to export bulk cement
The Karachi Port Trust, as part of its landlord port strategy, has facilitated the private sector to export bulk cement.
Saudi urged to boost cement exports
Bahrain has requested the Saudi government to temporarily ease its cement export restrictions, in an attempt to end a crippling shortage