Cement News tagged under: Consumption
Moroccan cement sales slip 10% in February20 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsMorocco's cement market contracted 9.9 per cent YoY in February to 1.064Mt from 1.181Mt in February 2016. The Laayoun-S Elhamra region saw the largest decrease of 39.4 per cent YoY to 6.761Mt while other significant decreases of 15-16 per cent YoY were reported in the key markets of Tanger-Tétouan and Al Houceima, Casablanca-Settat and Marrakech-Safi. However, YoY growth was noted in Guelmim-Oued Noun (+88.1 per cent), Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab (+27.7 per cent), Drâa-Tafilet (+74 per cent) and... |
Spanish cement market starts 2017 with good growth17 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsSpain's cement market expanded by 4.2 per cent YoY in February 2017 when sales reached 910,252t, according to Oficemen, the Spanish cement association. However, exports fell by around nine per cent to 611,000t. "We consider that this slight increase in the consumption of cement is an unexpected and punctual data, due to the volatility of the market," says Oficemen General Director, Aniceto Zaragoza. "To this we have to add with concern, that the current motor of the construction sector, t... |
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... |
Saudi Cement producers see sales fall 25% in February15 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsSaudi cement producers saw sales fall by 24.9 per cent in February 2017. Cement companies sold 4.09Mt of cement in the second month of the year, down from 5.44Mt in February 2016. Output also decreased by 26 per cent YoY from 5.47Mt to 4.04Mt during the same period while inventories increased to 1.07Mt, up 18.2 per cent YoY from 0.906Mt in February 2016. Yanbu Cement topped cement sales as it reported a volume of 0.474Mt but nevertheless experienced a 21.3 per cent YoY drop from 0.602M... |
US/Puerto Rican shipments down 8.6% YoY in December, up 1.9% in 201613 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement in the USA and Puerto Rico in December were 6.04Mt, representing a 8.6 per cent YoY fall, according to the US Geological Survey. The total includes 617,045t of imports to supplement the 5.42Mt supplied by domestic producers. Texas was the leading cement-consuming state, followed by California, Florida, Georgia and New York. These states received 44 per cent of December shipments. The leading cement-producing states were Texas, California,... |
Puerto Rico: cement sales dip 2.3% in February13 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsPuerto Rican cement sales in February slipped 2.3 per cent in February following a 0.2 per cent rise the previous month. Cement sales in Puerto Rica have been declining since 2013 and last year, they contracted by 12.3 per cent YoY. In 2015 the domestic market contracted by 8.5 per cent after a 9.8 per cent fall in sales in 2014. The decrease in cement sales has been attributed to the decline in the housing construction sector as well as the failure of the government to invest in infr... |
Argentina cement market contracts 0.8 per cent in 2M1707 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsArgentina's cement producers dispatched 801,782t of cement in February, a 0.8 per cent drop MoM and 8.7 per cent YoY, according to the Argentine cement producers' association, AFCP. Domestic sales decreased 0.8 per cent YoY to 801,782t in February 2017 from 808,310t in February 2016. Exports increased 9.3 per cent YoY to 6652t from 6084t. Supply from local cement plant was supplemented by 4210t of imports, which saw a considerable hike when compared with 30t imported in February 2016.... |
China: order and growth06 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsFollowing a drop in apparent cement consumption in 2015, China’s cement industry has been destocking ever since. As a result, the country’s cement market has started 2017 on a positive note with cement inventories reported to be decreasing. This resilience is supported by improved producer discipline, increased cooperation between top players and robust government investment in infrastructure and housing. By Addison Dai, DBS Vickers, Hong Kong. China’s cement plants, such as Heidelber... |
US December deliveries down, but full-year 2016 shipments up20 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsPortland and blended cement shipments in the USA fell 8.4 per cent to 6.039Mt in December 2016 from 6.59Mt in December 2015, according to preliminary data from the US Geological Survey (USGS). US producers delivered 5.423Mt to domestic markets, down 8.3 per cent from the year-ago period, when they shipped 5.916Mt. Meanwhile imports dropped to 616,423t from 674,530t in December 2015. However, full-year 2016 data show Portland and blended cement deliveries edging up two per cent to 93.3... |
Spanish producers adapt to survive10 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsSpain's road back to high cement volumes seems a rather tortuous journey with Fomento de Constructions & Contratas (FCC) announcing a net loss of EUR1625.2m this week for its close of business in 2016. While the financial impact being felt on Spanish producers is extenuated with exchange rate fluctuations, the report also highlighted that construction business for the company was down 17 per cent in its domestic market, while the Spanish building market had fallen by 35.4 per cent for the c... |