Cement News tagged: International
Vietnamese market contracts by 18% in July
Cement sales in Vietnam declined by 18 per cent to 4,655,526t in July 2023 when compared with July 2022, according to the Vietnam National Cement Association (VNCA). Of this total, VICEM sales fell by 18 per cent to 1,437,107t while other VNCA members sold a combined 968,419t, down 24 per cent YoY. Non-members saw sales drop by 16 per cent YoY to 2,250,000t. Total exports advanced by 26 per ...
European Commission adopts rules governing CBAM
The European Commission (EC) has adopted the rules governing the implementation of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) during its transitional phase, which starts on 1 October of this year and runs until the end of 2025. The Implementing Regulation published on 17 August 2023 details the transitional reporting obligations for EU importers of CBAM goods, as well as the transitional ...
MPA appoints director for energy and climate change
The UK-based Mineral Products Association (MPA) has appointed Dr Diana Casey as executive director for energy and climate change, including heading up the MPA’s product groups for cement and industrial lime. She takes over from Dr Pal Chana, who continues to provide support as a special advisor to the MPA. In her new position on the MPA’s executive team, Dr Casey will play a key strategic r...
Dubai laboratory uses AI robots to speed up cement testing
Dubai Central Laboratory is deploying artificial intelligence (AI) robots to speed up the testing of building materials. The robots use x-rays to carry out chemical analysis of construction materials and cement products, reports Trade Arabia. The cement testing services are linked to a smart platform, enabling customers to receive analysis reports quickly via smartphone, tablet or mobile devic...
Peru's cement market contracts 7% in July
Peruvian cement dispatches fell by 6.5 per cent to 1.013Mt in July 2023 when compared with July 2022 when dispatches stood at 1.084Mt, according to the country’s cement association, ASOCEM. Of this total 0.958Mt was delivered by ASOCEM members, with 0.055Mt supplied by non-members. Domestic cement output was down 8.9 per cent YoY to 0.985Mt in July 2023 from 1.081Mt. Clinker production fell ...
Australia considers carbon tariffs on imported cement and steel
The Australian government is considering the introduction of carbon tariffs on cement and steel imports from countries with lower climate goals. According to The Guardian, Australia’s climate change and energy minister, Chris Bowen, has confirmed that two rounds of consultation will now be held to discuss whether Australia should adopt a cross-border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), similar to the...
FLSmidth and Mannok partner on SCM project
FLSmidth and Ireland-based cement producer Mannok are partnering on a new decarbonisation research project to maximise supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) in cement composition, using digitalisation and advanced predictive modelling. SCMs are expected to play a key role in the cement industry’s pathway to net-zero. Covering a range of materials, from natural pozzolans to calcined ...
Morocco’s cement market expands by 24% in July
Moroccan cement deliveries by APC members Asment Temara, Ciments de l’Atlas, Ciments du Maroc and LafargeHolcim Maroc in July 2023 increased by 23.9 per cent YoY to 780,927t from 630,479t in July 2022, according to the Ministry of National Territory Planning, Land Planning, Housing and City Policy, based on APC data. The key retail sector saw a 23 per cent YoY advance to 526,847t in JulY 202...
Tajikistan lifts ban on cement exports
Tajikistan has reported cement production of 2.1Mt in the opening six months of 2023. Of this total, more than 538,000t were exported, down 138,000t compared to the same period a year earlier. The majority of these exports were sent to Uzbekistan (342,000t) and Afghanistan (194,000t), reports Asia Plus. The government had introduced a ban on cement exports in July this year due to a shortag...
Argentina’s cement market contracts 7% in July
Cement demand in Argentina declined by 6.9 per cent to 1,067,680t in July 2023 when compared with July 2022, when demand reached 1,146,900t, according to the country’s cement association, AFCP. All cement supplied was produced by domestic producers – there were no imports. Total production by Argentine producers fell 7.2 per cent YoY to 1,069,493t in July 2023, down from 1,152,412t in July 2...
Brazilian cement demand slips in July
Cement sales in Brazil decreased by 0.5 per cent YoY to 5.476Mt in July 2023 from 5.503Mt in the year-ago period, according to the national cement association, SNIC. While the main markets of the southeast and northeast saw a pick-up in demand to 2.573Mt (+1.5 per cent YoY) and 1.088Mt (+6.5 per cent YoY), respectively in July 2023, other regions saw a contraction of sales. The south reporte...
Colombian cement dispatches decline 8% in June
Colombia cement dispatches were down 7.5 per cent to 1.033Mt in June 2023 when compared with 1.117Mt in June 2022, according to the country’s statistics agency, DANE. Output from domestic producers fell 6.1 per cent YoY to 1.117Mt in June 2023 when compared with 1.189Mt ion June 2022. First half of 2023 In the January-June 2023 period consumption declined by 5.1 per cent YoY to 6.297Mt fr...
Construction in Great Britain contines to decline, warns MPA
New figures from the Mineral Products Association (MPA) provide more concrete evidence of the slowdown in Britain’s construction industry. The latest quarterly survey from the MPA – covering aggregates, asphalt, ready-mixed concrete and mortar in Great Britain – reveals a decline in actual sales volumes during the second quarter of 2023. The drop in construction activity, particularly in new h...
Forex shortage leads to cement scarcity in Malawi
Malawi’s Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Sosten Gwengwe, has attributed the scarcity of cement in the country to a shortage of foreign currency. He was responding to a question in parliament of Rumphi West Member Yona Adadawiza Mkandawire who suggested that the government should encourage cement imports. He said that the ministry has engaged the Reserve Bank to support local produ...
Rwanda commissions new cement plant
Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, inaugurated on 3 August 2023 the AnJia Cement Factory, a Chinese-funded cement plant Muhanga Industrial park, Southern Province, Rwanda. The AnJia Cement Factory was built by AnJia Prefabricated Construction Rwanda Co Ltd, a subsidiary of West International Holding, the African business of West China Cement Ltd. West China Cement has invested US$50m in the gr...
Ozinga opens new cement terminal in Florida
Ozinga, a fourth-generation family-owned construction materials company, has opened a new cement terminal at the Port of Palm Beach, USA. According to the company, the terminal includes a one-of-a-kind cement storage facility that was designed in a cooperative effort between Ozinga, the Port of Palm Beach and the City of Riviera Beach to enhance the visual landscape of the area and complement...