Cement News tagged under: cement consumption
Colombia: consumption falls 20% YoY in July31 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsColombia saw its cement market contract by 19.7 per cent YoY in July to 924,900t, according to the latest figures by Dane, the country’s statistics office. A round 68.2 per cent of this total was delivered as bagged cement and 31.8 per cent in bulk. Nearly 75 per cent of bulk cement was supplied to ready-mix companies and a further 17 per cent to construction companies and contractors. Domestic production contracted by 17.6 per cent to 915,200t in July when compared with the same mont... |
Indonesia: July cement demand up slightly, stronger growth anticipated24 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsAccording to figures released by the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI), cement demand in July was up slightly YoY, despite falling by 29 per cent compared to June, Indonesian Investments reports. Taken as a whole, the first seven months of 2016 have seen consumption rise by four per cent above the same period in 2015. However, demand remains below that recorded in 2014. The industry’s failure to regain its previous peak has been partly attributed to the government’s slow pace of spen... |
Peru's cement sales fall 3.7% in July19 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsPeru's cement market contracted 3.7 per cent YoY in July as 772,000t were sold, according to the latest data by Asocem, the Peruvian cement association. However, production increased 2.4 per cent YoY to 837,000t – a signed that the market has started to pick up, according to Asocem. There were no clinker imports, but around 44,000t of cement imports supplemented domestic production. In terms of exports, no clinker shipments were reported in July, but around 39,000t of cement was delive... |
Indonesia: uneven demand hitting company revenues08 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Indonesia was up by 3.1 per cent in the three months to June, but the national figures belie the patchiness of regional growth. According to the Jakarta Post, statistics from the Indonesian Association of Cement (ASI) show that demand in Java actually declined – albeit by just 0.13 per cent – whereas consumption in Sumatra grew by 6.8 per cent, twice as fast as the national average. The uneven distribution of growth has implications for Indonesia’s cement firms. S... |
Cemtech Asia and the Philippine growth trail01 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsCemtech Asia’s seventh conference and exhibition, which took place in Manila, Philippines, between 19-22 June, provided an exceptional opportunity to take stock of the industry’s progress in one of the world’s fastest-growing regions. Ernesto M Ordoñez, president of the Cement Manufacturers’ Association of the Philippines (CeMAP), delivered the keynote address, using the opportunity to highlight the country’s upward momentum in cement consumption. Ernesto M Ordoñez addresses delegates... |
Morocco: June sales down 11%, but market remains stable in 1H1628 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsMoroccan cement sales in June declined by 10.8 per cent from 1,164,837t in June 2015 to 1,039,383t, according to the Ministry of Housing and City Policy. Sales in the first half of 2016 edged up 1.7 per cent to 7,460,834t from 7,337,161t in 1H15. Gains were reported across the country in 1H16 although Beni Mellal-Khenifra, Draa-Tafilalet and Guelmim-Oued Noun saw their regional markets contract by 12, 8.3 and 9.5 per cent, respectively. At the other end of the spectrum the largest rise... |
Morocco: 5M16 sales up 4%22 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Morocco advanced four per cent in the first five months of 2016, according to the Department of Financial Forecast and Research of the country’s Ministry of Economy and Finance. During the same period, capacity utilisation in Morocco’s cement plants has improved by three percentage points to 64 per cent. |
USA: cement demand stable in April19 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsTotal Portland and blended cement shipments in the USA and Puerto Rico remained stable at 7.692Mt in April 2016 when compared with the previous year when 7.678Mt were delivered, according to the US Geological Survey’s latest data. Texas was the leading consumer with 848,730t, followed by California, Florida, Ohio and Georgia (in descending order). Together they accounted for 39 per cent of domestic consumption. The leading producing states for Portland and blended cement were Texas, Ca... |
Peru cement market contracts 3.5% YoY in June18 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsIn June, Peruvian cement demand fell by 3.5 per cent YoY to 0.756Mt from 0.781Mt, according to Asocem, the country's cement association. Domestic sales were supplemented with 23,000t of export sales, which slipped from 24,000t in June 2015. However, the country also imported 28,000t of clinker and 44,000t of cement. Cement output from Peru’s cement plants decreased three per cent in June when compared with the previous month and 0.5 per cent YoY. For the rolling year, between July 2... |
Indonesia: Consumption rises 3.1% in year to June 201618 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Indonesia reached 29.48Mt for the first six months of 2016, according to Indonesia Investments, but sales in Java – the largest market – recorded a decline in June. Overall, cement consumption for 1H2016 was up 3.1 per cent YoY. In June, Indonesia consumed 5.1Mt of cement, up by 1.8 per cent YoY. For the whole six-month period, only the Kalimantan region recorded a decline in consumption (of 16 per cent), but growth in Java was slow at just 1.3 per cent. Export fi... |