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Azerbaijan records 2% decline in cement production

22 July 2020, Published under Cement News

Cement production in Azerbaijan declined 2.4 per cent YoY to 1.57Mt in the first half of 2020, according to the State Statistics Committee. However, ready-mix concrete production rose 3.6 per cent to 821,500t. Overall, the value of building materials produced in the country reached AZN327.6m (US$192.82m) in the 1H20, down 10.4 per cent compared to the corresponding period of last year.

Azerbaijan sees 9% fall in cement production

01 June 2020, Published under Cement News

Cement production in Azerbaijan fell 8.7 per cent YoY to 911,400t in the first quarter of 2020, according to the State Statistical Committee. Ready-mix concrete production rose 9.9 per cent to 461,400t, while prefabricated structures were down 4.3 per cent to 13,500m 3 . In total, construction materials worth AZN203.9m (US$119.9m) were produced in in the country between January-April 2020, a 4.5 per cent decline compared to the same period of 2019.

Gazakh Cement plant output stable in 4M20

11 May 2020, Published under Cement News

Gazakh Cement Plant LLC in Azerbaijan reported a stable output in the first four months of 2020. The company produced over 209,000t of cement and 273,000t of clinker. This represents an increase of 20 and 10 per cent, respectively when compared with 2018.

Azerbaijan’s Gazakh Cement to increase exports in 2020

25 March 2020, Published under Cement News

Gazakh Cement Plant plans to significantly increase export sales from Azerbaijan to neighbouring countries such as Georgia in 2020, according to Trend. "Last year, the plant established clinker exports to Georgia, and this year we plan to significantly increase the total volume of exports. In 2019, export volumes in this direction amounted to over 1000t of clinker and cement," Trend’s source said. "At the moment, we are in search of partners among the countries of the region. We are consid...

Azerbaijan sees cement production decline in January

24 February 2020, Published under Cement News

Azerbaijan has recorded a 24 per cent YoY fall in cement production to 191,900t in January 2020, according to the country’s State Statistical Committee. However, ready-mix concrete output advanced 21.7 per cent YoY to 114,900t. The volume of building bricks climbed 8.3 per cent to 37,200m 3 and the production of prefabricated structures also increased 19.4 per cent to 3,700m 3 . Overall, the value of construction material output surged 35.2 per cent YoY to AZN52.4m (US$30.8m) in January ...

Azerbaijan records fall in production for 2019

23 January 2020, Published under Cement News

Azerbaijan produced around 3.4Mt of cement during 2019, a 1.4 per cent decrease compared to the previous year, according to the State Statistics Committee. The decline in production indicators has been attributed to a 6.1 per cent contraction in capital investments for construction and installation works to AZN11.2bn (US$6.6bn) in 2019. During the year, AZN1.358bn was invested in housing construction, representing a 4.8 per cent fall from 2018. During the first 11 months of 2019, the c...

Azerbaijan: output of cement falls 1.6 per cent over 11 months to November 2019

30 December 2019, Published under Cement News

Construction materials worth AZN709.8m (USD417.5m) were produced in Azerbaijan from January through November 2019, which is 4.4 percent more compared to the same period of 2018, according to the State Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan. The volume of cement production over the 11 month period amounted to over 3.1Mt, representing a decline of 1.6 percent compared to the same period of 2018. The volume of construction lime was 40,600t (an increase of 48.5 percent), while building blocks and ...

Azerbaijan records 2% decline in cement production

04 December 2019, Published under Cement News

Azerbaijan has seen a two per cent YoY decline in cement production to 2.8Mt during the 10M19, according to the State Statistical Committee. Overall construction materials output rose by 3.8 per cent YoY in terms of value to AZN648.7m (US$382.3m). Ready-mix concrete production surged 27.8 per cent to 1.52Mt compared with the 10M18, while the output of prefabricated concrete structures decreased 55.4 per cent to 35,700m 3 .

Azerbaijan sees 6% YoY fall in clinker export value

05 November 2019, Published under Cement News

Azerbaijan’s Gazakh cement plant exported about 253,000t of clinker to Georgia in January-August 2019, according to Turan. The average export value of Azerbaijani clinker to Georgia has amounted to US$37.48/t so far this year. However, at the same time the export value of clinker decreased 5.8 per cent compared to the average for 2018. According to the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan, a total of US$9.48m was generated from the export of clinker to Georgia during the first eight months...

Azerbaijan Gazakh cement plant to raise output

30 October 2019, Published under Cement News

Azerbaijan-based Gazakh cement plant plans to raise its cement output from a current 1Mta to 1.2Mt by the end of the year. A further increase is scheduled for next year, when the facility’s output target is 1.5Mt. Cement production at the works advanced by 25 per cent YoY due to the installation of modern equipment that increased production capacity at the plant to 3300tpd.