Cement production in Saudi Arabia, the Arab world s largest economy, expanded an annual 13 percent in February. Output from 13 companies rose to 4.4 million tons last month, according to industry data posted on the website of Yamamah Saudi ...
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Cement manufacturers are ruing the decision to increase capacity, as the cement consumption remained stagnant in past four years. The exports are also on constant decline forcing the sector to operate at 69 percent installed capacity. A ...
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Iran exported over 9.3 million tons of cement in the first eleven months of this year (ends on March 19), marking a 17 percent rise on the same period last year, IRNA news agency reported. Exports of clinker, a prerequisite to cement, stood ...
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From the International Hardware Fair in Cologne, Germany, a torque wrench, a cutting plier and triple-blade cutting tool earned innovation awards. Koelnmesse, organizer of the 2012 International Hardware Fair, and the Central Hardware Trade ...
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that the seasonally adjusted (SA) Producer Price Index (PPI) for materials and components used in construction rose 0.2% in December after no change in November. The index was up 3.6% on a ...
Oman Cement has said its Kiln One operations, which had been suspended last week in line with an order from the ministry of environment, is to be resumed following a pledge by the company to address environmental pollution concerns, Oman ...
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that the seasonally adjusted (SA) Producer Price Index (PPI) for materials and components used in construction was unchanged in January after rising 0.1% in December. The index was up 3.1% on a ...
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All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association Chairman Aizaz Mansoor Shaikh has said that industry produced 17.94 million ton of cement in the first seven months of this fiscal year which is 3.94 percent higher than corresponding period of ...
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Oman Cement Co (OCC) and Raysut Cement have launched a feasibility study aimed at determining the viability of setting up a cement plant in Duqm, Times of Oman has reported. "If the feasibility report says it is viable to install the plant, ...
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In 2011, faced with the complicated and volatile domestic and international economic environment, under the firm leadership of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, the people of all nationalities of China, taking Deng Xiaoping ...
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Major hikes in the cost of construction materials are forcing projects in Saudi’s holiest city Makkah to grind to a halt, according to a local newspaper report. The Al-Eqtisadiah paper reported that a sharp increase in the price of ...
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Some Saudi cement makers have taken advantage of the grace period that preceded the start of the ban on cement export to export large quantities of the binding substance, Arab News has reported. Following the ban, Al-Jouf Cement Co said it ...
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Oman Cement Co has said its clinker production could drop by around 25% following the ministry of environment and climate affairs decision to shut the company s first production line, but cement production will remain uninterrupted, Muscat ...
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The small Kansas town of Fredonia is bracing for the loss of its Lafarge cement plant, which is set to close next month. The plant opened in 1907 and has operated 24 hours a day ever since. Citizens say they re worried about literal losses, ...
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