Cement News tagged under: Consumption
Colombia’s cement market contracts 7% in July11 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Colombia declined 6.5 per cent YoY to 1.052Mt in July 2023 when compared with 1.125Mt in July 2022, according to the country’s statistics office, DANE. In July 2023 sales to construction companies and contractors dropped by 14.6 per cent YoY, while sales to ready-mix concrete companies edged up by 0.3 per cent YoY. The retail sector’s off-take was down by 5.8 per cent YoY. Bagged cement sales declined by 7.3 per cent YoY in July 2023 while sales of bulk cement saw a... |
Brazilian cement sales up 2% in August08 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Brazil increased by 1.8 per cent YoY to 5.973Mt in August 2023 from 5.867Mt in August 2022, according to the national cement association, SNIC. The recovery of the macroeconomic framework and of the labour market as well as the initial results of the debt settlement programme (Programa Desenrola) are leading to improved consumer confidence. However, the lower income of the population, high interest rates and high family indebtedness are continuing to affect cement sales. ... |
Moroccan cement deliveries up by 8% in August08 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsDeliveries by members of Morocco’s cement association APC ( Asment Temara , Ciments de l’Atlas , Ciments du Maroc and LafargeHolcim Maroc ) have increased by 7.6 per cent YoY to 1,153,378t in August 2023 from 1,071,990t in August 2022, according to the Ministry of National Territory Planning, Land Planning, Housing and City Policy. The infrastructure segment increased its off-take in August 2023 by 30.2 per cent YoY to 71,224t, followed by an increase of 15.8 per cent YoY to 112,546t in... |
US and Puerto Rican cement market contracts in June06 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement in the USA and Puerto Rico slipped 2.5 per cent to 10.5Mt in June 2023 when compared with June 2022, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). Of the total blended volume, 4.7Mt or 95 per cent, was estimated to be Portland limestone cement (Type IL). The largest cement-consuming markets were Texas, California, Florida, Ohio and Illinois, who accounted for a total 37.3 per cent of June 2023 shipments. The leading producing states were Texas, ... |
Indonesian cement market contracts 5% in 1H2324 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Indonesia totalled 28.052Mt in the first six months of 2023, down 4.8 per cent from 29.417Mt in the 6M22. Java, the country’s largest market, saw sales decline by 6.8 per cent YoY to 14.571Mt as sales in Jateng fell by 17.1 per cent. In Sumatra, sales decreased by 3.4 per cent to 6.094Mt in the 6M23 from 6.307Mt in the year-ago period. The 21.2 per cent sales increase in Riau, 6.1 per cent increase in Jambi and 2.2 per cent uptick in Sumut were unable to offset decreased ... |
Iran's cement market expands by 32% in July23 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsIranian cement consumption increased by 32.2 per cent to 7.09Mt in July 2023 when compared with July 2022, according to the Iranian Cement Association. Domestic cement production edged up by 3.9 per cent YoY to 5.82Mt while clinker output increased by 11.5 per cent YoY to 5.84Mt in July 2023. Iran’s cement producers exported 0.427Mt of cement, up 25.6 per cent YoY, and 0.87Mt of clinker, up 7.4 per cent YoY in July 2023. As a result, total exports increased by 12.8 per cent YoY to 1.297M... |
Vietnamese market contracts by 18% in July18 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsCement 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 cent YoY to 2,790,355t in July 2023. Cement exports were up 23 per cent YoY in the period with non-V... |
Peru's cement market contracts 7% in July16 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsPeruvian 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 by 34.2 per cent YoY to 0.624Mt in July 2023 from 0.949Mt. When compared with July 2022, cement ex... |
Morocco’s cement market expands by 24% in July14 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsMoroccan 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 2023 when compared with 428,521t in July 2022. Ready-mix concrete producers increased their off take by... |
Argentina’s cement market contracts 7% in July10 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsCement 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 2022. Of this total, 1814t were exported in July 2023, representing a 67.1 per cent decline when comp... |