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Colombian cement consumption up 2% in May
Colombia’s cement market expanded by 2.1 per cent YoY to 1.126Mt in May 2023 from 1.104Mt in May 2022, according to DANE, the country’s statistics office. Sales to ready-mix concrete companies were up 5.8 per cent YoY while retail sales increased by 5.3 per cent YoY in May 2023. However, off-take by construction companies and contractors declined by 12.6 per cent in May 2023 when compared wi...
Chile’s cement demand contracts 4% in May 2023
Chilean cement dispatches declined 3.5 per cent YoY to 318,599t in May 2023 from 330,114t in May 2022, according to the national construction chamber, CChC. However, when compared with April 2023, cement demand increased by 6.2 per cent. In the first five months of 2023, dispatches decreased by 7.8 per cent to 1,544,518t from 1,675,216t in the 5M22.
Argentina's cement market expands 1% in 1H23
Cement dispatches in Argentina declined by 2.1 per cent YoY to 1,080,422t in June 2023 from 1,104,066t in June 2022, according to the country’s cement association, AFCP. When compared with the previous month, dispatches edged up by 0.8 per cent from 1,071,951t in May 2023. The market was entirely supplied by domestic production – no imports were reported. Total production from Argentina’s cem...
Swiss cement deliveries fall 8% in 2Q23
Cement deliveries in Switzerland declined 8.2 per cent YoY to 1,049,481t in the second quarter of 2023 from 1,143,153t in the 2Q22, according to cemsuisse, the national cement association. In the first half of the year, cement deliveries decreased by nine per cent YoY to 1,904,624t from 2,093,709t in the 1H22. Of this total, 1,843,798t, or 96.8 per cent of total deliveries, of cement was sup...
Sri Lanka agrees maximum price for cement
Cement producers in Sri Lanka have reached an agreement with the country’s Minister of Trade, Nalin Fernando, to establish a maximum retail price for a 50kg bag of cement. According to NewsWire, the agreed price has been set at LKR2300/bag (US$7.39/bag). Sri Lanka is currently home to one integrated cement plant and four grinding units, with a total cement production capacity of around ...
Pakistan cement dispatches fall 23% YoY in June 2023
All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) has released local and export dispatch data for June and July 2022-June 2023 (FY22-23). It shows a YoY decline of 22.8 per cent in June 2023 when total cement dispatches reached 4.063Mt compared to 5.264Mt in the same month of the previous year. Of this total, local cement dispatches in June 2023 were 3.487Mt compared to 4.979Mt in June 20...
Morocco's cement market contracts 14% in June
Total cement deliveries by APC members Asment Temara, Ciments de l’Atlas, Ciments du Maroc and LafargeHolcim Maroc declined 14.4 per cent YoY to 1,052,975t in June 2023 from 1,229,937t in June 2022, reported the country’s Ministry of National Territory Planning, Land Planing, Housing and City Policy, based on APC data. Construction companies reported a 30.6 per cent YoY drop in offtake to 3...
Cement prices in Italy see 27% rise in April
Cement production in Italy declined by 13 per cent YoY in April 2023 in addition to a nine per cent YoY drop in March, according to the country’s construction chamber, Federbeton. When compared with the 2015 base index production the value decreased from 101 in March 2023 to 90 in April 2023. Cement prices in April 2023 increased 27 per cent when compared with April 2022, following a 34 per c...
Aggregates Europe - UEPG joins Concrete Europe
Aggregates Europe – UEPG , which represents the European aggregates Industry in Brussels, has joined Concrete Europe as an associate member. According to Aggregates Europe - UEPG, the collaboration signifies its "collective commitment to shaping solutions for achieving the EU Green Deal within the construction ecosystem." “Joining Concrete Europe represents a significant ste...
Spain’s cement demand up 1% in May
Cement consumption in Spain has edged up 0.7 per cent YoY to 1,348,525t in May 2023, according the country’s cement association, Oficemen. In the first five months of 2023, the domestic market expanded by 1.2 per cent to 6,215,016t when compared with the 5M22. “The advancement of the general elections to July 23, when there are still local and regional governments in the constitution phase...
Discussions on the Asian cement sector's decarbonisation drive
Discussions on the Asian cement industry's drive and progress towards decarbonisation are well underway at the Cemtech Asia 2023 conference and exhibition in Hanoi, Vietnam, before an international audience of over 250 cement sector professionals. Cemtech Asia 2023 opens before an international audience of 250 cement industry professionals in the vibrant city of Hanoi, Vietnam ...
Cement production in Kyrgyzstan up by 16 per cent in May
Cement production by Kyrgyz cement producers increased by 15.6 per cent to 323,700t in May 2023, according to the country’s National Statistical Committee. In the January-May 2023 period, cement output in the country increased by 11.9 per cent to 1.1Mta. Cement production in 2022 was up 7.1 per cent YoY to 2.7Mt.
Vietnamese cement and clinker exports surge
Total cement and clinker exports from Vietnam increased by 66 per cent to 2,633,428t in May 2023 when compared with May 2022. Cement exports surged by 69 per cent YoY to 1,974,348t while clinker exports advanced by 56 per cent to 659,080t in May 2023. Clinker was exported by non-VNCA members only, who supplied 659,080t of clinker to overseas markets, up 65 per cent YoY. They also exported the ...
Provisional dispatches data show a mixed trend in June 2023
All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) is yet to release overseas and local cement dispatch data. Local cement sales are expected to grow by two per cent MoM in June 2023, but down 16 per cent YoY in the FY22-23 (July 2022-June 2023), according to a local research house. Topline Securities said Pakistan’s total cement sales in June 2023 are expected to increase by two ...
Argos strike in French Guiana ends
The three-week strike at Argos Guyane in French Guiana has ended. On 24 June and following several days of talks, an end-of-strike was signed between the parties and the company’s activities will resume on 26 June. The strike centred around three claims: a request for financial expertise, the arrival of the new CEO and the departure of the managers in place. While the first two claims were f...
Peru’s cement market contracts 12% in May
Peruvian cement consumption declined by 12 per cent YoY to 0.971Mt in May 2023, according to the country’s cement association, ASOCEM. Production by domestic cement producers fell 14 per cent YoY to 0.928Mt while clinker production was down seven per cent to 0.803Mt. Cement exports declined by 22 per cent YoY to 14,000t in May 2023. from 18,000t in May 2022 while clinker exports increased ...