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Weak first quarter for Spanish cement02 May 2024, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Spain dropped a notable 23.6 per cent YoY in March 2024, to 1.102Mt, down from 1.144Mt in March 2023, according to the Spanish cement association, Infocemento. Infocemento notes two downward drags on the sector during the month: “On the one hand, the calendar effect, having more festive holidays than previous years due to the celebration of Holy Week in March instead of April; and on the other, the rain effect, since last month's precipitation doubled the usual, with Ma... |
Portuguese cement consumption up 13% YoY in February02 May 2024, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Portugal in February 2024 advanced by 13.4 per cent, compared to the same period a year earlier, according to the Association of Civil Construction and Public Works Industries (AICCOPN). Consumption for the month came in at 646,000t. In the opening two months of 2024, the number of licences issued for new construction or rehabilitation works of residential buildings in Portugal declined 0.9 per cent, compared to the same period a year earlier, reports The Portugal Ne... |
Vietnam exporters looking further afield01 May 2024, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Vietnam continue to struggle versus their year-ago levels. Sales were down 17 per cent YoY to 5.113Mt in March 2024, from 6.161Mt a year earlier, according to the Vietnam National Cement Association (VNCA). However, they did show a strong uptick from February, rising 130 per cent MoM. Of the total, VICEM companies saw sales down 23 per cent YoY to 1.625Mt. Other VNCA-affiliated companies report contractions of 12 per cent YoY to 1.077Mt. Non-VNCA members reported sales of 2.4... |
66th IEEE-IAS/PCA 2024 achieves record attendance in Denver01 May 2024, Published under Cement NewsThe 66 th IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Conference and Exhibition in Denver, Colorado, USA, announced a record attendance of 1200 delegates, as the technical sessions began on 30 April 2024. Brian Keefe, Bridge Gap Engineering’s managing director, opened the technical sessions and thanked the team of 61 volunteers that made up the organising committee for this year’s event. The record attendance was supported by a strong international representation with delegates attending from 25 countries and a... |
New MYR1.2bn cement plant for Sabah01 May 2024, Published under Cement NewsA MYR1.2bn (US$251.5m) integrated cement plant project in Kampung Kawayoi Pinangah, Tongod, central Sabah, Malaysia, will help boost the economy of the local community upon completion. Malaysia’s Sabah Chief Minister Datum Seri Hajiji Moor said that the new plant would complement the existing Cement Industries Sabah (CIS) Sen Bhd plant. “I believe this new factory will not only boost our cement production but we can also be a cement exporter,” he said, during the factory's groundbreaking ce... |
Uzbekistan sees opening of new 2.5Mta cement plant30 April 2024, Published under Cement NewsThe opening ceremony of a new 2.5Mta cement plant took place in the Andijan region of Uzbekistan, according to Trend. China-based Conch International Holdings Ltd and Zhejiang Shanfeng Building Materials Co Ltd invested US$250m in the Andijan Conch project near the border with Kyrgyzstan. Uzbek cement production reached 15.5Mt in 2023. In January 2024 the sector supplied an output of 627,900t, more than doubling the production of January 2023. |
Difficult start to 2024 for US cement market26 April 2024, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, in the US and Puerto Rico amounted to 5.886Mt in the first month of 2024, down 14.3 per cent YoY from the 6.872Mt recorded in January 2023, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). Of the total blended volume reported, 2.745Mt, or 98 per cent, was estimated to be Portland limestone cement. The key destination for Portland cement shipments was California after a jump of 23.9 per cent YoY to 592,269t. Followed by Tex... |
Indian cement demand to grow by 6-7% in FY24-2526 April 2024, Published under Cement NewsIndian cement volume growth recovered to a healthy 7-8 per cent YoY in the last quarter (1 January 2024-31 March 2024) of FY23-24, on aggressive volume push, after growing ~15 per cent YoY in the first half of the year and logging a moderate slowdown in the third quarter due to regional hindrances, according to CRISIL MI&A Research. This ensured a third straight year of healthy demand growth at ~11 per cent to ~441Mt. On this high base, CRISIL expects cement demand growth in India to cool t... |
Adbri is granted US$32.5m for upgrade at Birkenhead plant26 April 2024, Published under Cement NewsThe Adelaide-based cement manufacturer, Adbri , has been granted US$32.5m by the Australian federal government. The grant will finance a new front-end engineering and design (FEED) study at the company’s Birkenhead cement plant. The aim of the study is to assess the possible addition of a new vertical roller mill and post-production blending system math the site. The proposed upgrade is expected to diversify the plant’s portfolio of low-carbon cements. The funding comes under th... |
Outlook improving for Indonesia cement demand, clinker exports robust25 April 2024, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Indonesia amounted to 65.501Mt in 2023. This is an increase of 3.4 per cent YoY compared to the 63.346Mt reported in 2022. Regional sales were a mixed bag, with over a third recording sale contractions. Java, the country’s largest market, saw sales rise a modest 0.3 per cent YoY to 33.56Mt, while sales in the capital Jakarta rose 5.5 per cent YoY to 2.714Mt. Sales volumes were largest in Jabar, coming in at 10.695Mt, though this was down 1.3 per cent YoY from 2022. Sales a... |