Cement News tagged under: Consumption
Morocco’s cement deliveries up 4% in September02 October 2024, Published under Cement NewsCement deliveries by Asment Témara , Ciments de l’Atlas , Ciments du Maroc , and LafargeHolcim Maroc in Morocco in September 2024 increased by 4.1 per cent YoY to 1,088,124t from 1,045,795t, according to the country’s cement association, APC. In the January-September 2024 period, cement sales by APC members advanced by 6.9 per cent YoY to 9.818Mt from 9.186Mt in the year-ago period. |
Puerto Rican cement sales fall 7% in May30 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsPuerto Rican cement sales in May 2024 declined 6.9 per cent YoY when compared with 1.3m bags of 42.6kg (94lb) or 55,380t, according to the Puerto Rican Statistics Institute. Sales had increased 7.5 per cent in April following a 17.1 per cent drop in March. In the first five months of the year, sales contracted by 4.2 per cent YoY. Production Cement production fell by 15 per cent to 31,609t (742,000 bags) in May 2024 – the fourth drop in five months. Output in the first five months of... |
Vietnam's cement market expands 10% in August23 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Vietnam increased 10 per cent YoY to 4,922,817t in August when compared with August 2024 and remained stable when compared with July 2024, when sales reached 4,911,7272t. Of this total VICEM reported a nine per cent YoY uptick in sales to 1,497,024t while other VNCA members saw a four per cent increase to 1,035,793t. Sales of non-VNCA members were up by 14 per cent to 2,390,000t. However, export sales in August 2024 declined by 13 per cent YoY to 2,345,152t. Clinker expor... |
Spanish cement market contracts 1% in 8M2420 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsCement demand in Spain slipped 1.4 per cent in the January-August 2024 period to 9,641,354t when compared with the first eight months of 2023, according to Oficemen. "Despite the decline in August, the evolution of accumulated consumption in 2024, once the figures for the two summer months have been incorporated, has improved by almost two percentage points the 3.3 per cent drop recorded in June, which confirms our forecasts of a moderate change in trend towards the more positive data for ... |
Peruvian market shows stability in August19 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsPeruvian cement dispatches in August 2024 remained stable at 1.101Mt when compared with August 2023, reports the country's cement association, Asocem. Of this total, 1.005Mt was supplied by Asocem members. Cement production edged up one per cent YoY to 1.107Mt in August 2024 from 1.011Mt in August 2023 while clinker production increased by 12 per cent YoY to 0.786Mt from 0.703Mt. Cement exports increased nine per cent to 11,700t in August 2024 from 10,700t in the year-ago period. Meanwhi... |
Indonesian cement market stable in August18 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Indonesia amounted to 6.117Mt in August. This is an increase of 0.1 per cent YoY compared to the 6.111Mt reported a year earlier. Regional sales remain a mixed bag. The strongest growth was reported in Kalimantan where the development of Indonesia’s new capital, Nusantara, is ongoing. Sales there rose 7.5 per cent YoY in August to 542,788t, up from 505,065t a year earlier. Java, the country’s largest market accounting for 52 per cent of all sales, saw dispatches rise 1.7 p... |
Cement demand in Panama contracts 3% in January-July 202418 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Panama was down 3.1 per cent to 752,427t in the January-July 2024 period from 776,126t in the 7M23, according to INEC, Panama’s national institute of statistics and census. The drop in sales has been attributed to the slowdown in the construction sector, where private investment has decelerated. While some public works have been carried out, the segment was unable to offset lower sales elsewhere. Cement production declined by 12.7 per cent to 765,667t in the 7M24 from... |
New production line in Vietnam17 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsThanh Thang Cement Group has launched the fifth production line in Vietnam’s northern province, Ha Nam, with a capacity of 2.3Mta, with an output of 6000tpd. The new line features a dry-process design with advanced systems including a rotary kiln, a two-branch, five-stage cyclone heat exchange tower and operates on 100 per cent low volatile coal. The site also includes a 10MW heat recovery power generation system. The Vietnam Cement Association has reported a decline in cement consumption... |
US and Puerto Rican markets contract 13% in June16 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsShipments of Portland and blended cement in the USA and Puerto Rico, including imports, declined by 13.2 per cent to 9.34Mt in June 2024 when compared with June 2023, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The leading cement markets for Portland and blended cement were Texas, California, Florida, Ohio and Georgia, which accounted for a total share of 37.9 per cent of shipments. The key producing states were Missouri, Texas, California, Florida and Alabama. Masonry cement shipments d... |
Argentina's cement market contracts by 26% in August13 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsCement dispatches in Argentina fell by 26.4 per cent YoY and 2.7 per cent MoM to 888,745t in August 2024 from 1,208,153t and 913,317t, respectively, according to the country's cement association, AFCP. Of this total 509t was imported. In August 2024, domestic production fell 26.3 per cent YoY and 2.6 per cent MoM to 891,576t in August 2024 from 1,209,673t and 915,454t, respectively. Domestic cement producers exported 3340t of cement, up 119.6 per cent when compared with 1521t in August 202... |