Cement News tagged under: Asocem
Peru's cement market expands 5% in January26 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsPeru's cement consumption expanded five per cent to 0.861Mt in January 2018 when compared with the previous year, but fell eight per cent MoM, according to the country’s cement association, Asocem. Per capita cement consumption in the Latin American country slipped 0.1 per cent YoY to 321kg but edged up 0.3 per cent when compared with December 2017, when it stood at 319kg. Peruvian cement producers increased their domestic dispatches by 3.9 per cent YoY to 0.798Mt from 0.767Mt while to... |
Peru's cement market ends year on positive note18 January 2018, Published under Cement NewsDecember 2017 was a positive month for Peru's cement production and dispatches, although volumes remained insufficient to reverse the accumulated fall in 2017, according to the country’s cement association, Asocem. In December 2017 the Peruvian cement market expanded 6.3 per cent YoY and 3.8 per cent MoM to 936,000t when compared with 881,000t in December 2016 and 902,000t in November 2017. Deliveries from Peru’s producers slipped 0.7 per cent MoM to 845,000t from 851,000t in November 20... |
Cement demand in Peru up 2.5% in November21 December 2017, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Peru totalled 0.902Mt in November, representing a 2.5 per cent YoY rise but a MoM drop of 2.5 per cent, according to Asocem, the country’s cement association. Output from Peru’s cement plants increased six per cent YoY but declined 3.3 per cent MoM to 0.892Mt in November 2017. Between January-November 2017, domestic dispatches reached 8.709Mt, representing a 1.1 per cent fall YoY. Imports advanced 11.7 per cent to 0.568Mt in the 11-month period. As a result, tot... |
Peru's cement market expands 12% in October17 November 2017, Published under Cement NewsCement demand in Peru increased 3.3 per cent MoM and 12.1 per cent YoY to 0.925Mt in October 2017, according to the country’s cement association, Asocem. In September 2017 consumption stood at 0.895Mt. Cement production in Peru increased 4.4 per cent MoM from 0.884Mt in September 2017 and 6.3 per cent YoY to 0.922Mt in October 2017. Domestic clinker output increased 54 per cent to 0.885Mt from 0.575Mt in September 2017. When compared with the year-ago period, clinker output rose 19.8 per ... |
Peru sees 4% rise in cement demand in September20 October 2017, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Peru advanced 3.8 per cent YoY from 0.82Mt in September 2016 to 0.851Mt one year later, according to data from Asocem, the country's cement association. Total dispatches increased 2.9 per cent YoY to 0.884Mt in September 2017 from 0.86Mt in the year-ago period. This includes a 14 per cent drop in cement exports to 33,000t. However, Peru’s cement producers also exported to 72,800t of clinker. Domestic cement production rose 4.3 per cent in September to 0.884Mt, wh... |
Peru's cement demand up 2% in August20 September 2017, Published under Cement NewsPeru’s cement association, Asocem, reported a 2.3 per cent YoY rise in domestic deliveries from 0.838Mt in August 2016 to 0.857Mt in August 2017. Cement imports remained largely stable at 43,800t while clinker imports reached 86,000t. Total cement consumption in the Latin American country reached 0.901Mt, up 2.2 per cent from 0.882Mt in the year-ago period and 15.6 per cent MoM. Output from Peru’s cement plants reached 0.873Mt, down 2.2 per cent YoY from 0.892Mt. Of this total, 29,000t wer... |
Peru’s cement dispatches stabilise in July17 August 2017, Published under Cement NewsPeru’s cement dispatches edged up 0.6 per cent YoY to 0.777Mt in July 2017, according to the country’s cement association, Asocem. Domestic supply was supplemented by 100t of imported cement and 44,400t of imported clinker. Output from the country’s cement plants fell 1.2 per cent YoY to 0.827Mt in July. Of this figure, cement producers exported 32,800t, around 16 per cent less than in July 2016. In addition, some 90,800t of clinker was exported. For the first seven months of 2017, dom... |
Peru sees 7% drop in domestic sales in February 201716 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsPeru's cement market contracted 6.9 per cent YoY with sales of 0.737Mt in February, according to Asocem, the country's cement producers' association. Output from Unacem, Cementos Pacasmayo and Cementos Yura reached 0.766Mt, 6.9 per cent below the 0.822Mt produced in February 2016. Domestic production was supplemented with 75,200t of cement, up 71 per cent YoY, mainly Vietnam and China. Vietnam shipped some 44,298t at an average price of US$66.28/t CIF, increasing volumes by one per ce... |
Peru's sees 3.4% market contraction in 201617 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Peru fell 5.2 per cent to 836,000t in December 2016, according to Asocem, the country's cement association. Exports decreased 43.5 per cent to 27,000t from 47,000t in December 2015. Cement production in December reached 886,000t, representing a 4.8 per cent decline YoY. For full-year 2016, Asocem reported a 3.4 per cent market contraction from 9.978Mt in 2015 to 9.643Mt. However, Peruvian cement producers found some solace in overseas markets and reported an 11.3... |
Peru’s cement market contracts more than 6% in November16 December 2016, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Peru continues to fall with domestic sales noting a 6.6 per cent YoY decline from 914,000t in November 2016 to 854,000t in November 2016, according to Asocem, the country’s cement association. Demand in the January-November 2016 period reached 10.029Mt, down three per cent YoY from 10.335Mt in 11M15. Production fell by 8.7 per cent YoY to 871,000t in November from 955,000t the previous year and noted a 2.6 per cent fall from 10.77Mt in 11M15 to 10.49Mt for the firs... |