Cement News tagged: International
Brazilian cement demand up 1% in June
Brazil’s cement market expanded by 1.4 per cent YoY to 5.253Mt in June 2023 from 5.182Mt in June 2022, according to the country’s cement association, SNIC. “Brazil's economy is starting to show signs of recovery with the expectation of growth in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), control of inflation and improvement in labour market indicators. Even so, the Brazilian cement industry remains ca...
Sarawak signs MoU with two cement producers
Sarawak’s cement industry is set to expand with the arrival of YTL Cement Bhd and SCG International (Thailand). Innocement Sdn Bhd, a joint venture between Sarawak’s Economic Development Corp and Bintulu Development Authority, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the two cement producers on 14 July 2023, reports The Star. Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg, premier of Sarawak, s...
Sudden rise in Nigerian cement prices
Cement prices in Nigeria have risen suddenly, reportedly driven by high inflation that advanced to 22.4 per cent in May. In some markets, a 50kg bag of cement has increased in price from NGN4600-4700 (US$5.92-6.04) to NGN5000 in the space of a few days. According to The Guardian, the prices of building materials have increased by more than 70 per cent between 2022 and July 2023. Retailers h...
Pakistan's cement industry performance in FY22-23
In FY22-23, Pakistan’s cement industry’s local dispatches were affected by expensive construction (high steel and cement prices), declining consumer buying power and cuts in public sector spending. However, the industry saw some respite in the latter half of the year when exports picked up and the industry sustained profitability. Looking ahead, some relief in the import price of Afghan coal a...
US/Puerto Rican Portland and blended shipments drop 7% in April
Portland and blended cement shipments, including imports, in the USA and Puerto Rico declined by 6.7 per cent YoY to 8.5Mt in April 2023, reports the US Geological Survey (USGS). Of the total blended cement volume, 3.2Mt (96 per cent) was Portland limestone cement (Type IL). The largest state markets for Portland and blended cement in April 2023 were Texas, California, Florida, Georgia and Ari...
Sinoma to build cement plant in Iraq
Sama Samawa Industries Commissioner revealed an agreement with Sinoma to establish a cement factory in Muthanna Governorate, southern Iraq. While stating that the production will reach 7000tpa, the director of the Chinese company affirmed that the factory will be operational by 2025. Taha Mashat, commissioner of Sama Samawa Industries, stated: "The project aims to produce various types of c...
Colombian cement consumption up 2% in May
Colombia’s cement market expanded by 2.1 per cent YoY to 1.126Mt in May 2023 from 1.104Mt in May 2022, according to DANE, the country’s statistics office. Sales to ready-mix concrete companies were up 5.8 per cent YoY while retail sales increased by 5.3 per cent YoY in May 2023. However, off-take by construction companies and contractors declined by 12.6 per cent in May 2023 when compared wi...
Chile’s cement demand contracts 4% in May 2023
Chilean cement dispatches declined 3.5 per cent YoY to 318,599t in May 2023 from 330,114t in May 2022, according to the national construction chamber, CChC. However, when compared with April 2023, cement demand increased by 6.2 per cent. In the first five months of 2023, dispatches decreased by 7.8 per cent to 1,544,518t from 1,675,216t in the 5M22.
Argentina's cement market expands 1% in 1H23
Cement dispatches in Argentina declined by 2.1 per cent YoY to 1,080,422t in June 2023 from 1,104,066t in June 2022, according to the country’s cement association, AFCP. When compared with the previous month, dispatches edged up by 0.8 per cent from 1,071,951t in May 2023. The market was entirely supplied by domestic production – no imports were reported. Total production from Argentina’s cem...
Swiss cement deliveries fall 8% in 2Q23
Cement deliveries in Switzerland declined 8.2 per cent YoY to 1,049,481t in the second quarter of 2023 from 1,143,153t in the 2Q22, according to cemsuisse, the national cement association. In the first half of the year, cement deliveries decreased by nine per cent YoY to 1,904,624t from 2,093,709t in the 1H22. Of this total, 1,843,798t, or 96.8 per cent of total deliveries, of cement was sup...
Sri Lanka agrees maximum price for cement
Cement producers in Sri Lanka have reached an agreement with the country’s Minister of Trade, Nalin Fernando, to establish a maximum retail price for a 50kg bag of cement. According to NewsWire, the agreed price has been set at LKR2300/bag (US$7.39/bag). Sri Lanka is currently home to one integrated cement plant and four grinding units, with a total cement production capacity of around ...
Pakistan cement dispatches fall 23% YoY in June 2023
All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) has released local and export dispatch data for June and July 2022-June 2023 (FY22-23). It shows a YoY decline of 22.8 per cent in June 2023 when total cement dispatches reached 4.063Mt compared to 5.264Mt in the same month of the previous year. Of this total, local cement dispatches in June 2023 were 3.487Mt compared to 4.979Mt in June 20...
Morocco's cement market contracts 14% in June
Total cement deliveries by APC members Asment Temara, Ciments de l’Atlas, Ciments du Maroc and LafargeHolcim Maroc declined 14.4 per cent YoY to 1,052,975t in June 2023 from 1,229,937t in June 2022, reported the country’s Ministry of National Territory Planning, Land Planing, Housing and City Policy, based on APC data. Construction companies reported a 30.6 per cent YoY drop in offtake to 3...
Cement prices in Italy see 27% rise in April
Cement production in Italy declined by 13 per cent YoY in April 2023 in addition to a nine per cent YoY drop in March, according to the country’s construction chamber, Federbeton. When compared with the 2015 base index production the value decreased from 101 in March 2023 to 90 in April 2023. Cement prices in April 2023 increased 27 per cent when compared with April 2022, following a 34 per c...
Aggregates Europe - UEPG joins Concrete Europe
Aggregates Europe – UEPG , which represents the European aggregates Industry in Brussels, has joined Concrete Europe as an associate member. According to Aggregates Europe - UEPG, the collaboration signifies its "collective commitment to shaping solutions for achieving the EU Green Deal within the construction ecosystem." “Joining Concrete Europe represents a significant ste...
Spain’s cement demand up 1% in May
Cement consumption in Spain has edged up 0.7 per cent YoY to 1,348,525t in May 2023, according the country’s cement association, Oficemen. In the first five months of 2023, the domestic market expanded by 1.2 per cent to 6,215,016t when compared with the 5M22. “The advancement of the general elections to July 23, when there are still local and regional governments in the constitution phase...