Cement News tagged under: Dispatches
Indonesia monthly sales growth picks up05 December 2013, Published under Cement NewsSales in Indonesia increased by 7.9 per cent in October, having experienced slowing growth in recent months. Data from the Indonesian Cement Association shows October sales reached 5.58Mt, rebounding from 5.3 per cent growth in the previous month. The October growth rate was mainly attributed to increased demand from islands other than Java, with a significant rise in consumption registered in Sumatra particularly. Indonesia's second most populous island bought 1.15Mt of cement. Java co... |
Pakistan November dispatches decline, prices hold firm05 December 2013, Published under Cement NewsPakistan cement dispatches in November fell six per cent compared to the previous month but cement prices have risen by four per cent since the start of the current fiscal. Preliminary data shows that dispatches declined to 2.6Mt in November 2013 as the onset of winter hampers sales. However, on a YoY basis, sales were down by only two per cent. Domestic demand is expected to have reached 2Mt, down three per cent MoM but up by three per cent on an annual comparative basis. Exports, howeve... |
Colombian market expands 14% in October04 December 2013, Published under Cement NewsColombia’s cement production jumped 18.4 per cent YoY to 1.4Mt in October while deliveries increased by 13.9 per cent to 1.032Mt, according to the country’s national statistics office, DANE. Norte de Santander noted the biggest rise in deliveries with 52.2 per cent, followed by Caldas (31.5 per cent), Bolivar (27.3 per cent), Ontario (27 per cent) and Antioquia (17.7 per cent). In Bogotá demand rose by 4.8 per cent. The rise in consumption has been attributed to several new hotel and ... |
Vietnam: Jan-Nov cement sales increase03 December 2013, Published under Cement NewsVietnam has reported a double-digit rise in sales over the first 11 months of the year, with exports up 63 per cent YoY. A total of 55.2Mt of cement was sold over Jan-Nov 2013, up 13 per cent from a year earlier, Le Van Toi, director of the Building Material Department, said. The volume included 12.5Mt of cement and clinker exports. The main export destinations were the Middle East, Africa, as well as some other Southeast Asian markets. Cement prices remained unchanged since the Sept... |
Pakistan dispatches slip in first four months of FY13-1429 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsPakistan cement sales in the first four months of the current fiscal slipped 0.39 per cent, while capacity utilisation stood at 70 per cent due to heavy monsoons and Eid holidays, a spokesperson from the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association has said. During the July-October period, total sales were 10.437Mt compared to 10.477Mt in same period of last year. Local cement dispatches during the period stood at 7.518Mt against 7.524Mt the year before. Exports during the four months wer... |
Peru’s cement deliveries up 8% YoY15 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsCement shipments in Peru reached 939,135t in October, according to the country’s cement association, Asocem. For the Jan-Oct period, deliveries increased by eight per cent YoY. Asocem members exported 18,090t of cement in October. |
Ecuador October cement sales see monthly, annual gains14 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Ecuador totaled 611,987t in October 2013, an increase of 4.4 per cent YoY, the Institute of Cement and Concrete (INECYC) has reported. The figure also marks a MoM increase of 8.17 per cent compared to the 565,775t sold in September 2013 For the first 10 months of the year, sales have increased by 10.2 per cent to 5.45Mt against the 4.93Mt in the comparative period of 2012. |
Brazil sees rise in monthly cement sales13 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsPreliminary data and market estimates show that cement sales in Brazil during October reached 6.5Mt, a 4.7 per cent YoY increase from the same period of last year. Data from local cement association SNIC shows that over the first nine months of the year, sales totalled 58.9Mt, a YoY increase of 2.4 per cent. For the 12 months between November 2012-October 2013, sales reached 69.7Mt, representing an increase of 2.2 per cent on the comparative period of the previous year. |
Vicem sees significant rise in exports in first 10 months12 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsIn the first 10 months, Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem) sales rose by 9.2 per cent YoY to 17.65Mt, including a significant rise in exports. Of the total, 15.84Mt was sold in the domestic market, while 1.8Mt was exported, up 4.8 per cent and 74.2 per cent YoY, respectively. Between January and October, Vicem’s cement and clinker output rose by 9.3 per cent and 10.4 per cent on-year to 12.39Mt and 12.46Mt, respectively. In October alone, the state-owned group sold 1.77Mt of... |
Lipetskcement output increases 27.9%, Russia30 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsRussia-based Lipetskcement, part of the Eurocement Group Holding, produced a total of 1.33Mt of cement, an increase of 27.9 per cent (247,350t) compared to the the first three quarters of 2012. In September 2013 alone, the company produced 122,410t of cement, a rise of 46 per cent compared to the same period of last year. During the nine-month reporting period, Lipetskcement shipments reached 1.145Mt, a rise of 27.4 per cent YoY. A total of 753,281t of cement was by delivered by rail, up 4... |