Cement News tagged under: consumption
Brazil cement consumption declines 7% in April14 May 2020, Published under Cement NewsWhile Brazilian cement sales in April fell 6.9 per cent YoY to 4.1Mt, sales per business day saw a drop of only 2.5 per cent to 185,500t, according to Brazil’s cement association, SNIC. “After a slightly negative quarter of sales (-0.3 per cent 1Q20 x1Q19), caused mainly by the damming of cement purchases in January and February due to heavy rains, which hit several parts of the country, and the beginning of social isolation and demobilisation of sectors of the economy, which started in Ma... |
US and Puerto Rico February Portland and blended cement shipments up 13%13 May 2020, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, in the USA and Puerto Rico advanced 13 per cent YoY in February 2020 to 6.4Mt, reports the US Geological Survey (USGS). The top five state markets were Texas, California, Florida, Arizona and Georgia, which accounted for a total share of 49 per cent of the month’s shipments. The leading producing states for Portland and blended cement were Texas, California, Missouri, Florida, and Alabama. Masonry cement shipments were up sl... |
Argentina’s market contracts 55% in April13 May 2020, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Argentina dropped 55.2 per cent YoY and 19.7 per cent MoM in April 2020 to 403,652t from 900,938t in April 2019, according to the latest data by the country’s cement association, AFCP. Production in domestic cement plants fell by 55.1 per cent to 407,645t in February 2020 from 908,737t in the equivalent period of the previous year. When compared with March 2020, the decline was 19.8 per cent. There were no imports in April. Exports saw a 48.8 per cent YoY decrease t... |
Gabon cement consumption up 9% in 201912 May 2020, Published under Cement NewsThe Gabon cement market expanded 8.5 per cent YoY to 529,814t in 2019 on the back of strong domestic demand and sales saw a 9.7 per cent YoY increase to XAF39.6bn (US$65.3m), according to data from the country’s Directorate General of the Economy and Fiscal Policy. Cement production in Gabon increased by 10.6 per cent YoY to 538,729t in 2019. The rise in output is attributed to improved efficiency of production equipment but also to the resumption of the CimGabon plant. Domestic output wa... |
Moroccan cement dispatches contract 56% in April05 May 2020, Published under Cement NewsMorocco’s cement deliveries saw 55.5 per cent drop to 552,472t in April 2020 from 1,241,463t in April 2019, according to the members of the country’s cement association, APC. In the first four months of 2020, dispatches declined by 20.6 per cent to 3.919Mt from 4.808Mt in the 4M2019. APC members are Votorantim-owned Asment Temara, Ciments de l’Atlas, Ciments du Maroc (HeidelbergCement) and LafargeHolcim Maroc with a combined cement capacity of approximately 24Mta. |
Colombian cement market contracts 29% in March04 May 2020, Published under Cement NewsCement dispatches in Colombia fell by 28.6 per cent to 739,700t in March 2020 from 1,035,800t in March 2019, according to the latest data by the country’s statistics agency, DANE. Domestic output declined 25.6 per cent YoY to 848,600t from 1,139,900t in the year-ago period. In the first quarter of 2020 deliveries contracted by 5.7 per cent to 2.759Mt from 2.926Mt in the 1Q19 while output was down 4.1 per cent YoY to 2.927Mt from 3.053Mt in the 1Q19. However, the statistics agency report... |
Vietnamese cement dispatches slip in March29 April 2020, Published under Cement NewsVietnamese producers supplied 6,508,053t of cement to the domestic market in March 2020, according to the Vietnam National Cement Association (VNCA). This represents a decrease of one per cent YoY but a 55 per cent MoM rise. VICEM sales in March 2020 fell five per cent YoY but rose 61 per cent MoM to 2,224,216t while deliveries by its affiliates saw a nine per cent YoY drop and 50 per cent rise MoM to 1,773,837t. Other cement companies supplied 2,510,000t, up nine and 53 per cent YoY and M... |
Kenya's cement consumption recovers in January29 April 2020, Published under Cement NewsKenyan cement consumption reached a 17-month-high in January 2020, according to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS). Demand hit 528,904t during the month and marked the second straight month of recovery. The last time consumption was above this level was in August 2018 at 531,119t. The recovery is expected to relieve pressure on cement producers in the country which has seen new capacity come onstream despite declining demand. Bamburi Cement’s Managing Director, Seddiq Hassa... |
Russia picks up the pace27 April 2020, Published under Cement NewsFollowing a stagnation of the Russian cement market in recent years, domestic cement producers are expected to see moderate growth in demand in 2020. However, as the government ramps up its national construction projects, market expansion is forecast to accelerate from 2021 onwards. By Alexey Semenov, GS-Expert LLC, Russia. While office construction was down in 2019, other construction markets offset the segment’s decline, resulting in an expanding non-residential construction s... |
US Portland and blended cement market expands 7% in January27 April 2020, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, in the US and Puerto Rico increased by 7.4 per cent YoY to 6.9Mt in January 2020, according to data from the US Geological Survey (USGS). Around 47 per cent of total shipments were received by the five leading cement-consuming states – Texas, California, Florida, Georgia and North Carolina. Product was mainly manufactured in Texas, California, Florida, Missouri and Alabama. Masonry shipments slipped to 190,000t in January 2... |