Cement News tagged under: Consumption
Brazilian cement market expands 1% in May13 June 2023, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Brazil (excluding imports) increased by 1.2 per cent to 5.56Mt in May 2023, when compared with 5.494Mt in May 2022, according to the Brazilian cement association, SNIC. The northern market saw the biggest increase, by 8.3 per cent YoY, to 234,000t, followed by the south, where the uptick was 3.9 per cent YoY to 975,000t. The country’s largest sales region, the southeast reported a 3.9 per cent expansion of its sales to 2,647,000t. However, in the northeast, sales were down 1... |
Cement demand in Argentina slips in May13 June 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe Argentine cement market contracted 1.5 per cent YoY to 1,072,110t in May 2023, according to the country’s cement association, AFCP. In May 2022 domestic consumption reached 1,088,000t. However, MoM demand was up 4.2 per cent from 1,028,598t in April 2023. Market demand was entirely supplied by domestic production, which contracted two per cent YoY from 1,098,484t to 1,076,287t in May 2023. MoM, output from Argentina’s cement plants increased 3.9 per cent from 1,035,525t in April 2023. ... |
Morocco’s cement deliveries up 26% in May08 June 2023, Published under Cement NewsCement deliveries in Morocco saw a 25.7 per cent advance to 1,189,110t in May 2023 from 945,706t in May 2022, reported the country’s Ministry of National Territory Planning, Land Planing, Housing and City Policy, based on APC data. In terms of market segments, the key retail sales were up 18.5 per cent YoY to 740,303t, followed by the ready-mix concrete sector received 221,378t, up 48.3 per cent YoY. Deliveries to the prefabrication segment were up 34.2 per cent You to 113,938t while dispat... |
US and Puerto Rico Portland and blended cement shipments down 6% in March07 June 2023, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cements, including imports, in the USA and Puerto Rico declined by six per cent YoY to 8.7Mt in March 2023, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). Of the total blended volume reported, 3.2Mt, or 96 per cent, was estimated to be Portland limestone cement (Type IL). The leading consuming states were Texas, Florida, California, Georgia, and Arizona, which accounted for 42.5 per cent of the total market. The leading producing states were Texas, Mis... |
Colombian grey cement market contracts 9% in April07 June 2023, Published under Cement NewsGrey cement dispatches in Colombia declined 9.3 per cent YoY to 0.987Mt in April 2023 from 1.089Mt in April 2022, according to the country’s statistics agency, DANE. Bulk cement sales were down 5.6 per cent YoY while bagged sales saw an 11.1 per cent drop. Construction companies and contractors represented the largest contraction, by 19.9 per cent YoY, followed by the retail sector, where sales were down 9.1 per cent. Ready-mix concrete companies reduced their off take by 2.4 per cent YoY. ... |
Spain’s cement market contracts 12% in April30 May 2023, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Spain dropped 11.6 per cent YoY to 1,182,325t in April 2023, according to the Spanish cement association, Oficemen. The YoY drop needs to be considered against “an untypical high result – the highest in the last decade”, said the organisation. "The reason was the rebound effect that occurred in the construction sector, once the transport strike ended," explains Oficemen General Director, Aniceto Zaragoza, who adds that "the works that had been paralysed due to lack of... |
Vietnam cement sales down 14% in April 202326 May 2023, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Vietnam saw a 14 per cent YoY decline to 5,621,586t in April 2023, according to the Vietnam National Cement Association (VNCA). Of this total, VICEM sales fell by 14 per cent to 1,834,092t while other VNCA members reported a 28 per cent drop in aggregate sales to 1,077,494t. Non-members saw an eight per cent YoY decrease in sales to 2,710,000t in April 2023. Exports were down 22 per cent YoY to 2,542,040t in April 2023. The drop was steeper for clinker, of which exports fel... |
Peru's cement market contracts 17% YoY in April24 May 2023, Published under Cement NewsCement dispatches in Peru fell by 17 per cent YoY to 0.883Mt in April 2023, according to the Peruvian cement association, Asocem. Of this total, 0.851Mt was delivered by Asocem members. Cement production declined 11 per cent YoY to 0.913Mt in April 2023. Clinker production fell 19 per cent YoY to 0.631Mt in April 2023. Cement exports decreased by six per cent YoY to 0.014Mt while clinker exports saw a three per cent uptick to 0.036Mt. Cement imports dropped 86 per cent YoY to 5300t with... |
Cement sales in Chile fall 10% in March18 May 2023, Published under Cement NewsChile’s cement market contracted by 10.3 per cent YoY to 328,003t in March 2023 from 365,8926t in March 2022, according to the country’s construction chamber, CChC. In the January-March 2023 period sales were down 10.3 per cent to 926,061t from 1,032,001t in the first quarter of 2022. |
Brazilian market sees 11% contraction in April17 May 2023, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Brazil declined 11.4 per cent YoY to 4.577Mt in April 2023 from 5.164Mt, according to the Brazilian cement association, SNIC. The association attributed the market contraction to rising unemployment, a slow recovery of wages and high interest rates (currently at 13.75 per cent), which all led to a drop in building material sales and a fall in real estate launches and financing. “The results point to a worrying performance of the cement industry in view of the discussions on... |