Cement News tagged under: Consumption
Peru’s Jan-Nov demand advances 7.5% YoY02 January 2014, Published under Cement NewsCement dispatches in Peru fell from 939,135t in October to 896,600t in November. However, the country’s cement companies produced 920,636t, up from 916,774t the previous month and cement exports rose from 18,090t to 23,236t during the period. For January to November, Peruvian cement demand increased by 7.45 per cent YoY to 9,408,853t while exports rose 5.33 per cent to 182,427t. Around 9,598,552t of cement was produced, an advance of 6.9 per cent when compared with Jan-Nov 2012. |
Vietnam full-year output seen 4.7% higher30 December 2013, Published under Cement NewsVietnam is estimated to have produced 57Mt of cement in 2013, up from 4.7 per cent a year ago, the government's General Statistics Office (GSO) has said. During December, output is estimated to have increased by 7.54 per cent from the previous month, and nine per cent YoY to reach 5.5Mt, according to the latest GSO estimates. The office, however, revised down November output to 5.3Mt from a previously-estimated 5.5Mt. Cement sales are expected to have risen by 4-5 per cent this year t... |
Catalonian monthly sales tumble23 December 2013, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Spain's autonomous region of Catalonia during November 2013 fell by 21.8 per cent YoY to 110,140t. The decline was more than double the 9.3 per cent fall overall in Spain. Sales for the accumulated January to November period in Catalonia were also down 20.7 per cent to 1.43Mt. (Source: Expansión) |
Brazil Jan-Nov cement sales ahead YoY23 December 2013, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Brazil over the first 11 months of the year increased by 2.5 per cent to 64.9Mt, latest data from local association SNIC, shows. During November 2013, preliminary data and market estimates put sales at 6Mt, an increase of 2.3 per cent YoY. For the 12 months between December 2012-November 2013, total sales reached 69.9Mt, representing a 2.2 per cent increase on the comparative period of the previous year (December 2011-November 2012). |
Morocco’s November cement sales up 29.7%23 December 2013, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Morocco increased by 29.7 per cent in November 2013 compared to November 2012. However, on a year-to-date basis, sales continue to decline by 6.52 per cent. The fall in cement consumption has been attributed to several factors. The National Federation of Developers points out that the major factor impacting the sector is the lack of liquidity due to the banking crisis. The continued weakness in real estate demand and the slowdown in public works have affected the demand fo... |
Bangladesh awaits more funds23 December 2013, Published under Cement NewsBangladesh’s has a fragmented cement sector with a multitude of independent grinding units, making it one of the most competitive markets in the world. It has no abundant, natural-lying domestic limestone reserves, but there is a wealth of opportunity for cement and clinker importers to establish grinding plants near the main population areas. Bangladesh’s low-lying coastal regions and settlements on river banks are prone to severe flooding as occured in June 2012 Bangladesh ... |
Spain: cement consumption to drop 20% in 201318 December 2013, Published under Cement NewsNational cement consumption is expected to register a double-digit decline for its sixth-consecutive decline as Spanish cement association, Oficemen, put the YoY drop at 20 per cent. Oficemen also points out the decreasing profit margins for the country’s producers as demand continues to falls and production costs move in the opposite direction. The lack of competitive power prices, which sees price differences between Spanish and German power of around EUR15-30/MWh have pushed up product... |
SCCC maintains positive outlook for 2014, Thailand18 December 2013, Published under Cement NewsSiam City Cement Co (SCCC) maintains a positive outlook for cement demand in its domestic market of Thailand despite government infrastructure project having been delayed due to current political instability. Thailand’s second-largest cement producer expects cement demand to increase by five per cent as government-supported infrastructure should resume following next year’s general election, according to a report by Asia Plus Securities. An increase in demand through 2013 has helped lift... |
Indocement eyes 6% sales growth in 201410 December 2013, Published under Cement NewsIndocement has set a growth target of six per cent next year on the back of new capacity additions and rising domestic demand. In the first nine months of the year, the company increased total cement and clinker volume by just 0.6 per cent per cent. The Citeureup works is adding 1.9Mta of grinding capacity later this year which will boost total capacity to 20.6Mta. It is further adding 4.4Mta of integrated capacity in 2015 in a brownfield project which started construction in October. Two ... |
Lafarge Republic receives “buy” rating on typhoon reconstruction demand09 December 2013, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Republic Inc (LRI) has received a “buy” rating from AB Capital Securities Inc, as post-typhoon reconstruction in the region of Visayas, Philippines, is expected to boost demand. "Aside from increased sales volume due to higher cement production and cement retail prices, we think that LRI's upside will be supported by the steady demand from the construction sector, which should be boosted by the reconstruction efforts in typhoon Yolanda-affected areas," BusinessWorld quoted AB Capi... |