Cement News tagged under: Consumption
Saudi Arabia cement exports advance 46% in February22 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Saudi Arabia edged up one per cent to 4.215Mt in February 2023 from 4.155Mt in February 2022, according to Yamama Cement . Export sales, which accounted for four per cent of total sales, advance 46 per cent YoY to 119,000t from 174,000t in February 2021. January-February 2023 In the year to date domestic sales declined 10 per cent YoY to 8.118Mt from 8.994Mt in January-February 2022. Export sales surged 113 per cent to 389,000t in the 2M23 from 183,000t in the 2M22. Sa... |
Cement sales in Brazil drop 7% in February14 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsBrazil’s cement association, SNIC, reported that cement sales in the domestic market declined by 7.2 per cent YoY to 4.42Mt in February 2023 from 4.763Mt. SNIC attributes the contraction to Brazil’s economic scenario with high household debt, high interest rates and inflation as well as above-average rainfall. Consumer confidence showed a second-consecutive month’s drop. Industry confidence was negatively affected by a slowdown in demand and high input costs. The decline was the largest in... |
Colombia's cement market contracts 4% in January08 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsColombian cement dispatches declined 3.5 per cent to 0.93Mt in January 2023 from 0.964Mt in January 2022, according to the country’s statistics office, DANE. When compared with January 2019 cement demand increased 1.4 per cent from 0.917Mt. The 3.5 per cent drop in dispatches was driven by the contraction in Antioquia (-9 per cent) and Nariño (-64.9 per cent). While bulk dispatches remained stable, bagged cement sales fell by five per cent YoY in January 2023. Bulk sales growth of 14.3 p... |
Argentina's cement consumption down 5% in February07 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe cement market in Argentina contracted by 4.5 per cent YoY and 6.5 per cent MoM to 895,938t in February 2023, according to the country’s cement association, AFCP. In February 2022 demand reached 938,072t while in January 2023 it stood at 958,230t. All domestic demand was supplied by local cement producers, who produced 900,150t, down 5.1 per cent YoY from 948,858t and -6.8 per cent MoM from 965,633t. Of total output, 4212t was exported, representing a 60.9 per cent YoY drop from 10,786t... |
Spain's cement demand increases 5% in January23 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Spain in January expanded by 5.4 per cent to 1,066,959t, according to Oficemen, the Spanish cement association. “We expected lower values at this beginning of the year, but it has been a particularly dry month in which the weather may have allowed us to recover part of the consumption lost in December due to heavy rains. The calendar effect has also had an influence, due to the absence of holidays. In fact, the average daily consumption has had a practically flat growt... |
Peru’s cement market contracts in January22 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsTotal cement dispatches in Peru fell by 16 per cent to 0.915Mt in January 2023 when compared with 1.088Mt delivered in January 2022, according to Asocem, the country’s cement association. Of this total, Asocem members dispatched 0.883Mt in January 2023 while non-affiliated companies dispatched 0.032Mt. Cement production in Peru declined 13 per cent YoY to 0.931Mt in January 2023. The output level is an aggregate of all Asocem members. Clinker production surged by 46 per cent to 1.079Mt in ... |
Cement sales in Vietnam drop 39% in January21 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsDomestic cement sales by Vietnam’s cement producers saw a 39 per cent YoY fall to 2.782Mt in January, reports VNCA, the country’s cement association. Of this total, VICEM sales were down by 37 per cent YoY to 872,557t. Other VNCA member companies reported a 42 per cent drop in sales to 529,473t. Sales by non-member companies decreased by 40 per cent YoY to 1.38Mt. Exports Exports fell by 68 per cent YoY to 1.894Mt in January 2023 with clinker exports down 74 per cent You to 572,410t a... |
Vietnam cement market expands 8% in 202220 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Vietnam declined nine per cent YoY and seven per cent MoM to 5.694Mt in December 2022, according to the country’s cement association, VNCA. Of this total VICEM companies sold 1.792Mt, representing a 13 per cent YoY drop, while other VNCA member companies saw their sales shrink by 12 per cent to 1.192Mt. Sales by non-member cement producers were stable at 2.71Mt in December 2022. In addition, Vietnamese cement producers exported 3.074Mt of cement and clinker, a nine per ce... |
Spain’s cement demand down 1% in 202214 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsSpanish cement consumption slipped 0.8 per cent YoY to 14.9Mt in 2022, according to the Spanish cement association, Oficemen. The annual total has been affected by inclement weather that saw a slowdown in construction in December. In the last month of 2022, cement demand was down by 6.3 per cent YoY. In addition the Ukraine-Russia war and rising energy prices have further impacted the cement industry. “Despite the excellent start-up results and the expectation of becoming the year of rec... |
Brazilian cement sales up 7% in January13 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsSales of cement in the Brazilian market increased by 6.8 per cent to 4.829Mt in January 2023 from 4.52Mt in January 2022 and by 8.1 per cent MoM from 4.467Mt, according to the country’s cement association, SNIC. However, this increase is from a low base in January and December, which had the worst performances of last year. The construction market continues to contract, both in terms of building material sales and real estate financing. In addition, confidence by businesses and consumers is... |