Cement News tagged under: Consumption
Ecuador first-quarter cement sales rise 10.5% YoY18 April 2013, Published under Cement NewsDomestic cement sales on the Ecuadorian market in the first quarter of 2013 rose by 10.5 per cent YoY while March sales almost reached the half-a-million-tonne mark. Dispatches for the three months to 31 March 2013 were 1.485Mt compared to 1.344Mt in the same period of 2012, according to the latest statistics from the country's cement association Inecyc. In March alone, sales reached 499,742t compared to 496,799t in March 2012. Greater purchasing power among the Ecuadorian populatio... |
Russia: status and prospects17 April 2013, Published under Cement NewsThe Russian cement industry is ranked in the world top 10 in terms of cement capacity. Amongst the BRIC nations, Russia is second only to China in terms of per capita cement consumption. In recent years, the industry has witnessed a real turning point with consumption continuing to climb and new capacity being installed. But what does the long-term future hold? By CMPro, Russia. A view of Moscow’s city centre. The capital has developed into modern and bustling city, as the many new... |
Brazilian first-quarter cement sales decline16 April 2013, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Brazil reached 16.1Mt in the first quarter of 2013, a decline of 1.9 per cent from the same period of last year, latest data from local association SNIC shows. The decline in sales confirms a deceleration trend compared to the quarterly expansions seen in 2012 which rose 13.7 per cent, 5.9 per cent, five per and 4.1 per cent in the 1Q-4Q12, respectively. In March 2013 alone, reached 5.5Mt, down 8.3 per cent YoY. Cumulative sales for the last 12 months (April 2012 – ... |
Credit Suisse sees Indian demand higher from next fiscal11 April 2013, Published under Cement NewsDespite the Indian cement sector facing a number of challenges last year, Credit Suisse forecasts improvements in consumption going forward with higher growth rates expected from the next fiscal. The domestic market saw mixed results in calendar year 2012, with the first half proving encouraging but a slowdown in the second part of the year fell short of analysts expectations. While the initial months of 2013 have failed to bring any real cheer to the sector, analysts at Credit Suisse see... |
Indonesia first-quarter sales rise 8.6%11 April 2013, Published under Cement NewsIndonesian cement sales rose by 8.6 per cent in the first quarter of 2013 to 13.6Mt, latest data from the country’s largest producer, Semen Indonesia, shows citing figures from the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI). While cement demand in the Southeast Asian country continues an upward climb, cement sales in March only rose by 3.5 per cent YoY to 4.5Mt – the slowest pace in seven months. Some analysts attributed the slowing sales to delays in the government’s infrastructure projects. ... |
US January shipments rise 5%09 April 2013, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement in the US and Puerto Rico for January 2013 were up by five per cent to 4.8Mt compared to the same month a year ago, latest data from the US Geological Survey shows. The leading consuming states (Texas, California, Florida, Arizona and Oklahoma, in descending order) received about 46 per cent of the total January shipments. The leading Portland cement-producing states in January were Texas, California, Florida, Missouri and Alabama (in desc... |
South Africa sales rise by 3% in 201204 April 2013, Published under Cement NewsSouth African cement sales edged ahead 2.9 per cent in 2012 to reach 11.6Mt from 11.23Mt the year before, data from the Cement and Concrete Institute (C&CI) shows. For the final quarter of the year, sales were just over 3Mt, also representing an increase of 2.9 per cent on the same period of 2011 when fourth-quarter sales were 2.944Mt. The C&CI will be closing down at the end of April, and as such, these are the last set of statistics to be issued by the institute. |
Ube Industries prepares for further growth in domestic demand, Japan04 April 2013, Published under Cement NewsJapanese cement producer Ube Industries is to develop a limestone mine in Yamaguchi Prefecture to prepare for further expected increases in cement demand. This will be the company’s first mine development in 35 years and production is expected to start in 2017, according to a Nikkei Report. The mine has estimated reserves of some 300Mt and Ube Industries plans to operate the mine for about 40 years. Ube Industries operates three plants with a combined clinker capacity of 7Mt and in FY1... |
Colombia’s cement demand down 2.7% in February02 April 2013, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Colombia slipped 2.7 per cent YoY to 823,700t in February, according to Dane, the country’s national statistics bureau. Retail dispatches fell 5.7 per cent and were the key factor in the falling demand. Construction companies and contractors, on the other hand, increased their use by three per cent. Cement production fell 4.8 per cent YoY to 823,700t in February. In the past 12 months, consumption decreased by 3.2 per cent to 1.617Mt when compared with the yea... |
Zambia cement demand set for strong growth28 March 2013, Published under Cement NewsZambian cement demand is forecast to double over the next 10 years, according to the country’s largest cement producer Lafarge Zambia Cement. Domestic consumption in 2012 is expected to have reached 12Mt, having increased 11 per cent YoY. The average pace of growth will be 10 per cent a year until 2018, according to a report by Bloomberg citing Lafarge Zambia’s Cement’s acting CEO Chrissie Moloseni. Zambia is presently readying itself to co-host the United Nations World Tourism Organis... |