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Brazilian cement market contracts 2% in 9M2313 October 2023, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Brazil declined by 4.6 per cent YoY to 5.222Mt in September 2023 from 5.476Mt, according to the Brazilian cement association, SNIC. High basic interest rates of 12.75 per cent continue to impact the amount of real state financing for construction, which had a reduction of 44 per cent in the period up to August 2023 when compared with the previous year. In addition, the recovery of population income continues to slow and there remains a high level of household debt, which reac... |
Argentina’s cement market contracts 8% in September12 October 2023, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Argentina fell by 7.8 per cent YoY to 1,118,042t in September 2023, according to the country’s cement association, AFCP. Argentina’s total demand was met by local producers and no imports were recorded. Domestic cement producers manufactured 1,122,500t of cement, down 7.8 per cent YoY in September 2023. Of this total, they exported 4458t, representing a 10.5 per cent decrease when compared with September 2022, when 4982t were exported. January-September 2023 In the... |
Moroccan cement dispatches down 11% in September11 October 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 decreased by 11 per cent YoY to 1,045,795t in September 2023 from 1,174,683t in September 2022, according to the Ministry of National Territory Planning, Land Planning, Housing and City Policy. Dispatches to the infrastructure segment of the construction market increased by 31.5 per cent to 73,160t in September 2023 from 55,619t in September 20... |
Saudi cement sales drop 6% YoY11 October 2023, Published under Cement NewsSaudi Arabian cement sales declined to 4.01Mt in September 2023, down six per cent compared to the 4.26Mt seen in the same period a year earlier, according to Aljazira Capital. Over the same timeframe, cement exports advanced too 776,000t, up slightly from 773,000t in September 2022. Over the first nine months of 2023, export sales have remained stable YoY at 6.4Mt. September 2023 saw clinker inventories of 39.69Mt, marking an 11 per cent increase YoY and 0.4 per cent advance MoM, reports... |
Italy’s cement market contracted 9% in 202206 October 2023, Published under Cement NewsTotal consumption in Italy was down by 6.7 per cent YoY to 19.07Mt in 2022 from 20.45Mt, according to Federbeton. Of this total 1.944Mt was imported, up 15.1 per cent YoY from 1.69Mt. In per capita terms, domestic consumption fell from 346kg/inhabitant in 2021 to 324kg/inhabitant in 2022. Cement dispatches in the country decreased by 8.7 per cent YoY to 17.125Mt in 2022. Declines were felt across the country. In the north dispatches were down 8.6 per cent YoY to 8.891Mt while in central Ita... |
US and Puerto Rico imports increase 16% in July28 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsPortland and blended cement shipments in the USA and Puerto Rico slipped 2.1 per cent to 9.3Mt in July 2023 when compared with July 2022, when 9.5Mt was shipped, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). Of the total blended cement volume reported, 4.9Mt or 98 per cent was Portland limestone cement (Type IL). In terms of market size, Texas, California, Florida, Georgia and Ohio led the rankings, receiving a combined 38.4 per cent of shipments. The leading producing states for Portland... |
Vietnamese cement market contracts 11% in August21 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Vietnam declined 11 per cent YoY to 4,471,258t in August 2023 when compared with August 2022, according to the Vietnam National Cement Association (VNCA). Of this total, VICEM reported sales of 1,375,727t, down 12 per cent YoY, while other VNCA member companies saw sales fall by 16 per cent YoY to 995,531t. Non-VNCA member sales decreased by nine per cent YoY to 2,100,000t in August 2023. Exports Total exports in August 2023 declined 17 per cent YoY to 2,706,159t. Cement ... |
Cement demand in Spain falls 1% in 8M2320 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Spain fell by 1.3 per cent in July and by 7.9 per cent in August 2023 when compared with year-ago volumes, according to the country’s cement association, Oficemen. In July demand declined to 1,208,697t and in August 1,058,267t of cement were sold. "Although the holiday months are usually moderate in consumption, this year other variables have been added: the post-electoral political uncertainty that affects both public works and private initiative, the negative data on... |
Peru’s cement market contracts by 10% in August18 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsCement dispatches in Peru declined by 10 per cent YoY to 1.089Mt in August 2023 from1.211Mt in August 2022, according to the country’s cement association, ASOCEM. Of this total, ASOCEM members supplied 1.015Mt, down from 1.167Mt in August 2022. Non-members dispatched 74,000t, up from 44,000t in August 2022. However, when compared with July 2023, dispatches were up six per cent. Cement production in member plants was down 12 per cent YoY to 1.011Mt in August 2023 from 1.145Mt in the year-ag... |
Chile’s dispatches increase 1% in July14 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsCement dispatches in Chile were up by 1.4 per cent YoY to 280,545t in July 2023 from 276,554t in July 2022, says the Chilean construction chamber, CChC. However, in the January-July 2023 period, the country’s cement market contracted by 7.6 per cent YoY to 2.079Mt from 2.249Mt in the first seven months of 2022. |