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PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa reports sales volumes of 17Mt in 2021

24 January 2022, Published under Cement News

PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk (INTP) (HeidelbergCement group) recorded sales of 17Mt in 2021, a three per cent increase from the previous year.   "This achievement is more or less in line with the target," explained Antonius Marcos, director and corporate secretary of Indocement.    Marcos explained a number of factors which impacted cement sales last year. "The main driving factor for sales was from the retail sector, which is increasing public optimism of the recovery of the...

Saudi cement sector reports positive 1Q20

17 April 2020, Published under Cement News

Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Saudi cement sector has reportedly seen a 33 per cent YoY average increase in cement market volumes during the 1Q20, according to an Al Rajhi Capital report. Qassim Cement saw the highest growth at 53 per cent, followed by Yanbu Cement and Yamama Cement with rises of 43 and 38 per cent, respectively.   However, restrictions imposed by the government have resulted in project delays, which may directly impact cement demand and cause under-uti...

Indian cement dealers expect volumes to decline 35-40%

31 March 2020, Published under Cement News

Following the impacts of COVID-19, Indian cement dealers are expecting volumes for March to decline by 35-40 per cent YoY and April to be a wash-out, according to The Financial Express. Volumes had been reportedly growing at 10-12 per cent YoY in the east, and 4-5 per cent YoY in the west and central regions. However, cement dispatches have stopped since 21 March and all major cement plants are now shut. Volume loss from the nationwide lockdown is estimated to be around 40 per cent in March...

Semen Indonesia Group and SBI see 47% rise in February sales

19 April 2019, Published under Cement News

Semen Indonesia Group and PT Solusi Bangun Indonesia (SBI) have posted sales of 3.095Mt in February 2019, a significant increase of 47 per cent YoY when compared with a sales volume of 2.106Mt noted in February 2018. Semen Indonesia reported a 7.4 per cent YoY advance in its sales volume to 2.157Mt  in February 2019. Of this total, the company supplied 1.856Mt to the domestic market, up 1.2 per cent when compared with 1.835Mt in February 2018. Around 300,772t was exported, representing a 7...

Saudi Arabia: sales volume falls 20% in 2M17

31 March 2017, Published under Cement News

Cement sales in Saudi Arabia remain weak and see a further downward revision in sector earnings for 2017.

 In the first two months of 2017, sales volume fell 20.4 per cent on an annual basis, while in 2016, cement dispatches declined 10 per cent YoY (54.8Mt), according to a report by Al Rajhi Capital. "In this context, we show the impact on companies based on our expectations of demand in 2017. With regard to prices, we have already seen prices decline sharply for Central and Western r...

India: UltraTech cement profits up 25%

18 October 2016, Published under Cement News

UltraTech Cement reported that for the quarter ending 30 September its profits rose 25.27 per cent YoY. A consolidated net profit of INR6.14bn (US$92.1m) was announced for the July-September 2016 quarter, compared to INR4.9bn in the same period last year. However, net sales fell 2.53 per cent to INR57bn from INR58.5bn. Despite an increase in net profit, the results were not as positive as expected. According to a Bloomberg poll, analysts estimated consolidated net profit to be reported at...

Philippines: 1H16 sales rise 10.7%

26 August 2016, Published under Cement News

Philippine cement manufacturers reported a 10.7 per cent increase in sales to 13.2Mt for the first six months of the year. This increase has been supported by government rises in infrastructure spending and the private sector engaging more heavily in construction activities. President of the Cement Manufacturers Association of the Philippines (CEMAP), Ernesto Ordoñez, revealed that the growth rate seen in 1H16 is better than the “moving average increase of 10 per cent in the last five yea...

Indonesia: Indocement cuts production by 1Mt

10 August 2016, Published under Cement News

PT Indocement Tunggal TBK will cease operations at two production lines at its Citeureup plant due to the national cement excess, resulting in a 1Mta drop in output levels. The fall in cement sales in the country resulted in Indocement seeing its domestic sales volume drop 3.7 per cent to 7.9Mt QoQ in 2Q16. However, exports for the company increased by 190,000t when compared to the same period last year. President Director of Indocement, Christian Kartawijaya, said, “we supply a lot of pr...

Saudi Arabia: sales volumes fall 27%

25 July 2016, Published under Cement News

Total cement sales in Saudi Arabia declined 27 per cent YoY and 39.6 per cent MoM in June, to 4.1Mt. Cement production in June was 3.66Mt, down 25 per cent YoY and 34.6 per cent MoM. June’s fall in sales volume can be attributed to Ramadan, which fell solely in June this year, unlike last year when it was split across June and July. All cement producers reported a decline in sales during the month. Al Jouf, Saudi and City Cement experienced the lowest declines in sales, with figures falli...