Cement News tagged: International
Puerto Rican cement sales decline 7% in 2022
Cement sales in Puerto Rico fell by 6.8 per cent YoY in 2022 to 14.5m bags of 42.6kg, or 618,247t, according to the Puerto Rican Statistics Institute. It is the first decline since 2019. In 2021 cement sales reached their peak since eight years. However, in June they started to fall and this trend was maintained until December 2022, when they decreased by 3.4 per cent. Cement production ad...
Chile’s cement dispatches fall 23% in November
Cement dispatches in Chile saw a 22.9 per cent YoY drop to 300,800t in November 2022, according to the country’s construction chamber, CChC. In the January-November 2022 period total dispatches reached 3.492Mt, down 13 per cent YoY from 4.015Mt in the year-ago equivalent period.
Peruvian cement market contracts 6% in December
Peru’s cement dispatches reached 1.092Mt in December 2022, representing a six per cent decline YoY from 1.159Mt, according to the country’s cement assocation, Asocem. Of this total, 1.054Mt were dispatched in December 2022 by Asocem members. Cement production edged down three per cent YoY to 1.087Mt while clinker output slipped by one per cent to 0.913Mt YoY in December 2022. In December 2021...
Côte d’Ivoire amends cement standards to include dolomite
In Côte d’Ivoire the government has modified cement production standards to include dolomite. It will enable cement producers to reduce the cost of manufacturing cement. Currently limestone is imported from Asia and Europe, which has become very expensive, according to government spokesperson Amadou Coulibaly. Dolomite, which is imported from Ghana and Togo, is a more accessible substitute a...
Steel shortage may impact the cement industry
The Pakistan Ship Breakers Association (PSBA) said on 18 January that the shipbreaking industry is on the verge of closure as local banks are reluctant to open letters of credit to import vessels for breaking up (recycling) and as a result, producing raw material for the steel industry. This is expected to lead to an acute shortage of construction steel bars in the country. Therefore ,...
Bolivian cement market expands 6% in 10M22
Bolivia’s cement sales increased by 5.6 per cent YoY to 3.1Mt in the January-October 2022 period, according to the country’s National Institute of Statistics (INE). In the 10M21 demand reached 2.9Mt. “Speaking of annual values, in 2019 it [sales] closed with 3,956,990t. In 2020 with just 3,031,190t,” said Marcelo Alfaro, general manager of the Bolivian Institute of Cement and Concrete (IBCH)...
Ministry ready to act on cement and clinker price rises
The Turkish Ministry of Commerce stated that measures will be taken in Ankara, Anatolia region, to prevent cement and clinker price increases and to relieve domestic supply. The following statements were made in the written statement made by the Ministry: “These products were added to the 'List of Goods for Exports' on 4 September 2021, in order to closely monitor the exports of cement and ...
US market expands in October 2022
Shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, in the USA and Puerto Rico increased by 8.8 per cent YoY to 10.7Mt in October 2022, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The top five cement-consuming states were Texas, California, Florida, Illinois and Ohio. They received 36.5 per cent of October shipments.The leading producing states were Missouri, Texas, California, Mich...
MPA calls for electrification push by UK government
The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has welcomed the UK government’s announcement of the new Energy Bill Discount Scheme (EBDS), extending the Energy Bill Relief Scheme. The broad support available through the EBDS encompasses most of the products manufactured by MPA members, including aggregates, asphalt, cement, concrete and industrial minerals. However, the MPA says the proposed support ...
Swiss market contracts by 1% in 2022
Cement deliveries in Switzerland, including Liechtenstein, were down 6.3 per cent YoY to 971,994t in the fourth quarter of 2022 from 1,037,394t in the 4Q21, according to cemsuisse, the Swiss cement association. Low-carbon cements accounted for 94.7 per cent of sales. A total of 73.2 per cent of deliveries were supplied to ready-mix concrete companies while 20.2 per cent of deliveries represent...
Holcim acquires NICEM
Holcim has acquired Nicem srl, a leader in ground calcium carbonate based near Bergamo, Italy. Calcium carbonate is a highly versatile, low-carbon raw material that is useful for a broad range of applications. Nicem’s customer base spans industries from construction to plastic, rubber and paints. With this acquisition, Nicem’s low-emission raw materials will accelerate the green formulation ...
First Graphene teams up with Suvo for low-carbon options
First Graphene Ltd has entered into a joint development agreement (JDA) with Suvo Strategic Minerals to research and develop low-emission cement and concrete products. The agreement aims to investigate the potential for further improvements in CO 2 emission reductions by combining the already successful outcomes achieved from the addition of graphene to cement and concrete with Suvo’s metakao...
Argentina’s cement market expands 7% in 2022
Cement demand in Argentina fell by nine per cent to 932,661t in December 2022 from 1,144,123t in December 2021, reports the country’s cement association, AFCP. When compared with the previous month, the December volume sold dropped 18.5 per cent. All cement was supplied by domestic producers and there were no imports. Argentine cement plants produced 936,893t in December 2022, representing a...
South Korean producers set to hike cement prices
South Korea’s major cement producers are implementing another hike in wholesale prices amid strengthening in the key ingredient bituminous coal and construction activity, adding woes to concrete mixers and builders. According to multiple sources from the cement industry, the country’s top cement producer Ssangyong C&E has decided to raise the price of its top-grade bulk cement to KRW93...
Puerto Rican cement sales continue decline in Oct-Nov period
Cement sales in Puerto Rico declined 3.6 per cent YoY in October 2022 to 1.17m bags of 42.6kg, or 49,842t, according to the country’s Statistics Institute. In November 2022 sales dropped 11.5 per cent YoY to 1.1m bags, or 46,860t. In 2021 Puerto Rican cement sales totalled 15.6m bags (664,560t), up 12.5 per cent YoY and the highest annual sales since 2013. Cement production Domestic ceme...
Nearshoring is leading to Mexican demand growth
The growing development of industrial properties due to nearshoring is leading to a rise in Mexico’s cement demand of approximately 10 per cent, particularly in the north of the country. The focus of demand is reported to centre on the Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. "In segments such as the construction of warehouses, industrial and commercial parks, in Mexico due to all the nearshoring activity ...