Cement News tagged: International
Vietnam cement market expands 8% in 2022
Cement sales in Vietnam declined nine per cent YoY and seven per cent MoM to 5.694Mt in December 2022, according to the country’s cement association, VNCA. Of this total VICEM companies sold 1.792Mt, representing a 13 per cent YoY drop, while other VNCA member companies saw their sales shrink by 12 per cent to 1.192Mt. Sales by non-member cement producers were stable at 2.71Mt in December 20...
MPA welcomes news of urgent review of UK planning policy
UK producers of essential materials for infrastructure projects have welcomed news that an urgent review of national planning policy for major projects is to be carried out. UK chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has asked the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) to identify how the planning system could create greater certainty for infrastructure stakeholders – including the supply chain – ahead of...
El Salvador sees increase in Portland cement price
Average bagged cement prices in El Salvador saw YoY increases in January 2023, according to the country’s construction chamber, CASALCO. The price of a 42.5kg bag of Portland cement for ex-works delivery increased 6.1 per cent US$8.58 in January 2023 from US$8.09 in January 2022. At retail level, the price of the same bag increased by 3.7 per cent YoY to US$9.16 from US$8.83 in January 20...
SICK AG joins the WCA as associate corporate member
The World Cement Association (WCA) is welcoming SICK AG, a leading global supplier of sensor solutions, as an associate corporate member. The cooperation between SICK, WCA and its members will strengthen the global cement industry’s efforts towards sustainable cement production by sharing expert knowledge about decisive topics, such as gas analysis, functional safety, digitalisation, operat...
GCCA names Concrete in Life photo of the Year winner
Overall and Urban Concrete Pro winner Ferdz Bedaña A stunning image of a skateboard park in the United Arab Emirates has been named Concrete in Life Photo of the Year by the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA). It wins a top prize of US$10,000 in a global competition, which highlights the essential role that concrete plays around the world. The photograph, taken by profes...
Spain’s cement demand down 1% in 2022
Spanish cement consumption slipped 0.8 per cent YoY to 14.9Mt in 2022, according to the Spanish cement association, Oficemen. The annual total has been affected by inclement weather that saw a slowdown in construction in December. In the last month of 2022, cement demand was down by 6.3 per cent YoY. In addition the Ukraine-Russia war and rising energy prices have further impacted the cement...
Brazilian cement sales up 7% in January
Sales of cement in the Brazilian market increased by 6.8 per cent to 4.829Mt in January 2023 from 4.52Mt in January 2022 and by 8.1 per cent MoM from 4.467Mt, according to the country’s cement association, SNIC. However, this increase is from a low base in January and December, which had the worst performances of last year. The construction market continues to contract, both in terms of build...
Adoçim Çimento starts Turkish earthquake relief project
Titan Cement Group has responded to the earthquake catastrophe in Turkey by its Adoçim Çimento subsidiary being among the first to launch donation relief project. Relief goods, including food, clothing, and heaters, were shipped to the people of one of the most impacted areas, reaching them in less than 48h after the earthquake. In addition, Adoçim Çimento has offered fuel and food suppl...
Concrete Europe launched
The four European associations representing the concrete sector and its value chain, BIBM (the Federation of the European Precast Concrete Industry), CEMBUREAU (the European Cement Association), EFCA (the European Federation of Concrete Admixtures Associations) and ERMCO (the European Ready Mixed Concrete Organization), have joined forces in a new umbrella organisation called ' Concr...
US production and consumption increased in 2022
The US produced an estimated 95Mt of Portland and masonry cement in 2022, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), up from 93Mt in the previous year. Cement was produced at 96 plants in 34 states, along with two plants in Puerto Rico. Texas, Missouri, California and Florida were, in descending order, the four leading cement-producing states, accounting for approximately 43 per cent of ...
Chilean cement dispatches contract 13% in 2022
Chilean cement dispatches fell 16.9 per cent YoY to 310,073t in December 2022, reported the Chilean construction chamber, CChC. For the full year, deliveries were down 13.4 per cent from 4,388,207t in 2021 to 3,802,114t in 2022.
Argentina’s cement market expands 9% in January
Argentine cement demand increased by 9.2 per cent YoY and 2.7 per cent MoM to 957,958t in January 2023, according to the country’s cement association, AFCP. The market was entirely supplied by domestic producers, whose output, including export supply, expanded 8.9 per cent YoY and three per cent MoM to 965,361t. However, exports fell 15.8 per cent from 8793t in January 2022 to 7403t in Janu...
Italy’s cement output declines 10% in November
Italian cement production fell by 10 per cent YoY in November 2022, according to the country’s construction chamber, Federbeton. When compared with the 2015 base index production the value declined from 102 in October to 85 in November. Cement prices in November 2022 increased MoM to 212 when compared with the base year of 2015 (=100). Federbeton also reported a 69 per cent increase when comp...
Moroccan cement deliveries fall 6% in January
Cement deliveries by members of Morocco’s cement association, APC, declined by six per cent YoY in January 2023 to 1,060,585t from 1,128,552t in January 2022, reported the cement association. The data reflects the sales by Asment Temara, Ciments de l’Atlas, Ciments du Maroc and LafargeHolcim Maroc. In 2022 cement deliveries by APC members saw a 10.7 per cent fall YoY to 12.487Mt from 13.975...
Colombian cement market expands 4% in 2022
Grey cement dispatches in Colombia slipped 1.1 per cent YoY to 1.122Mt in December 2022 from 1.135Mt in December 2021, according to the country’s statistics agency, DANE. Bagged cement sales in December 2021 were down by 2.9 per cent YoY but this was offset by a 2.9 per cent increase in bulk sales. The 12.5 per cent YoY increase to ready-mix cement companies was unable to offset the decline ...
US Portland and blended cement shipments up 4% in 11M22
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, in the USA and Puerto Rico slipped to 9.3Mt in November 2022 when compared with November 2021, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The leading cement-consuming states were Texas, California, Florida, Ohio and Georgia, which accounted together for 35.9 per cent of total shipments in the month. The leading producing s...