Cement News tagged under: clinker exports
Dangote eyes US$700m in foreign exchange18 June 2019, Published under Cement NewsDangote Cement Plc announced plans to attract US$700m in foreign exchange from cement exports to boost Nigeria’s economy, according to AllAfrica. While addresssing shareholders at the AGM in Lagos, he company’s Chairman, Aliko Dangote, said: We have a lot of on-going projects aimed at increasing capacity, and by next year, we will not only export one million tonnes as we normally do now, we will be servicing both the domestic and other African countries from Nigeria. "We will have a cap... |
Pakistan's cement export value rises 31%21 May 2019, Published under Cement NewsPakistan’s cement export revenue for the first 10 months of the current fiscal observed a YoY growth of 30.9 per cent and 52.3 per cent in terms of dollar value and quantity, respectively, according to Pakistan's Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The country’s cement industry earned foreign exchange revenues of US$243.11m by exporting 5.71Mt of cement and clinker during the 10MFY18-19, compared to US$185.74m at 3.74Mt in the same period last year. In terms of export value in Pakistani rupee, ex... |
Vietnamese exports rise 15% in February12 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsVietnamese exports have risen 15.2 per cent in volume and 36.3 per cent in value for February 2019, rising to around 2.5Mt and US$105m, respectively. The average export price has increased 18.3 per cent YoY to US$42/t, according to the country’s Foreign Trade Agency. The three main export markets for Vietnamese cement were the Philippines, China and Bangladesh at 2.1Mt in February, accounting for more than 75 per cent of total exports. In the first two months of the year, exports were up 7.... |
Qatar National Cement signs deal to expand export operations12 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsQatar National Cement (QNC) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Qatar Primary Materials, which will allow the company to expand its cement export operations. The deal will see the cement company use Qatar Primary Materials’ facilities, silos and platforms to export cement and clinker, according to a statement posted to the country’s stock exchange. |
Iranian province records export increase10 December 2018, Published under Cement NewsIran’s southern province of Hormozgan reported a 40 per cent increase in clinker and cement exports to 400,000t during the eight-month period between 21 March-21 November 2018, according to Masoumeh Mousavi of the country’s Mine and Trade Department. Products from the area were exported to Oman, UAE, Tanzania and South Africa. |
Pakistan resumes clinker exports03 April 2018, Published under Cement NewsPakistan has resumed exports of bulk clinker after a gap of over six years. This has been achieved by the start-up of Pakistan's International Bulk Terminal Ltd (PIBTL) at Port Qasim, devaluation of Pakistan’s currency by about 10 per cent and expansion in capacity as well overseas demand. According to local media, bulk clinker exports will resume as one of the leading south-based cement manufacturers has received export orders from west African countries and Kenya. It is reported that At... |
Vietnam exports rise 30% for the first 11 months of 201715 December 2017, Published under Cement NewsVietnam exported 17.48Mta of cement and clinker worth US$613.3m in the first 11 months of this year, according to Vietnam News. This represents a 30.4 per cent increase in volume and a 20.2 per cent rise in value from the year-ago period. In November 2017 exports of clinker and cement reached 2.4Mt, a significant increase of 43.3 per cent in volume from the previous month. The value of these exports amounted to US$82.29m for the same period, 46.2 per cent up from October 2017. The coun... |
Iran exports 7.1Mt of cement in 7FY17-1815 November 2017, Published under Cement NewsIran has exported cement to the value US$233m in the first seven months of the current financial year (started 20 March 2017). In terms of volumes, 7.1Mt of cement were exported to some 34 countries during this period. Exports included US$5000 of white Portland cement to the US but Iran’s main customer was Iraq, with an offtake of cement to the value of US$64m. Smaller shipments were delivered to Afghanistan (US$46m) and Kuwait (US$23m). In terms of products, white cement was the most... |
ASI: Indonesia cement sales up 7%02 November 2017, Published under Cement NewsFor the first nine months of 2017, cement consumption in Indonesia rose 6.6 per cent to 47.432Mt from 45.504Mt, according to the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI). The data reflects sales by ASI members only. Demand in Java increased 11.3 per cent to 26.962Mt YoY while the off-take from ASI members in Sumatra showed a 4.2 per cent rise to 9.988Mt and in Nusa Tenggara, ASI members supplied 2.687Mt (+2.1 per cent) in 9M17. The Kalimantan market contracted by 5.8 per cent in the period to 2... |