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Domestic cement sales in Brazil increased 4% in 202410 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsDomestic cement sales in Brazil increased by 3.5 per cent YoY to 6.175Mt in August 2024 from 5.968Mt in August 2023, reports the country's cement association, SNIC. Sales volumes benefitted from a 5.6 per cent YoY rise in daily dispatches, reaching 252,000tpd in August 2024. Brazil is facing its worst drought in history, leading to the announcement of a red flag energy bill that could impact production costs and logistics, particularly in the North region. Additionally, labour shor... |
Senegal's market expands 17% in July09 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Senegal increased by 17.4 per cent in July 2024 to 672,700t when compared with 573,200t in July 2023, according to Senegal's Planning and Economic Study Directorate. Domestic production advanced by 15.8 per cent YoY to 823,200t from 711,000t in July 2023. Of this total, cement plants exported 167,900t of their output, up 17.9 per cent YoY when compared with exports of 142,400t in July 2023. January-July 2024 In the first seven months of 2024, Senegal's cement market exp... |
Egypt’s cement consumption expected to fall to 45Mt in 202409 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Egypt is expected to decline to 45Mt this year, compared to 47Mt in 2023, according to Ahmed Shireen, head of the Federation of Egyptian Industries' (FEI) cement division. In relation to this, multiple local contracting firms have temporarily suspended projects over the last two weeks. This suspension comes as a result of a decline in cement supply to their respective sites, according to official representatives from the firms. The officials attributed the cement sho... |
Pakistan cement dispatches witness 26% drop in August06 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsTotal cement dispatches in Pakistan declined by 25.7 per cent to 3.37Mt in August 2024 when compared with 4.53Mt in August 2023. According to the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA), domestic dispatches fell by 27.6 per cent to 2.75Mt in August 2023 from 3.8Mt in the year-ago period. Total exports were also down, by 16 per cent, with volumes decreasing to 613,857t from 730,755t over the same period. North-South breakdown In August 2024 cement mills based in the north ... |
Moroccan market expands 10% in August04 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsCement deliveries by Asment Témara , Ciments de l’Atlas , Ciments du Maroc , LafargeHolcim Maroc in Morocco advanced by 9.7 per cent YoY to 1,265,106t in August 2024 from 1,153,378t in August 2023, according to Morocco’s cement association, APC. Dispatches to the distribution segment were up 5.6 per cent to 721,796t in August 2024 from 683,550t in August 2023 while deliveries to the ready-mix concrete segment increased 21.7 per cent YoY to 295,921t from 243,232t. Off-take by the prefa... |
Colombia’s cement dispatches stable in July03 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsGrey cement dispatches in Colombia remained stable at 1.051Mt in July 2024, according to the country’s statistics agency, DANE. Bulk dispatches expanded by 1.9 per cent YoY, but sales of bagged cement were down 1.1 per cent when compared with the equivalent period of the previous year. Deliveries to ready-mix concrete suppliers saw a 3.4 per cent YoY drop in July 2024, but the off-take by construction companies and contractors was up 1.5 per cent YoY. Sales to the retail sector saw a 2.6 p... |
Italian cement grows in June03 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsItalian cement output expanded three per cent YoY in June. This follows a five per cent YoY expansion in May, according to the latest data from Italian concrete association, Federbeton. In year-to-date terms, cement output rose two per cent YoY in the January-June 2024 period. This is up on the five per cent YoY contraction recorded in the first half of 2023. Import and export data, which lag production data, show grey cement imports jumped 42 per cent YoY to 212,148t in May, with a to... |
Vietnamese cement market contracts 4% in July22 August 2024, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Vietnam fell four per cent YoY and slipped two per cent MoM in July 2024 to 4,911,727t, according to the Vietnamese cement association, VNCA. Of this total, VICEM sold 1,473,624t while other VNCA members posted sales of 1,018,103t. In addition, non-member companies dispatched 2,420,000t. Total exports dropped 10 per cent YoY but grew nine per cent MoM to 2,511,907t in July 2024. Clinker exports declined 14 per cent YoY but increased 47 per cent MoM to 779,203t. VICEM exporte... |
US and Puerto Rico cement markets contract in May19 August 2024, Published under Cement NewsIn May 2024 the USA and Puerto Rico reported a total of 0.56Mt of Portland and blended cement shipments, down 8.2 per cent YoY, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The leading cement-consuming states – Texas, California, Florida, Ohio and Georgia – received 39 per cent of shipments in May. The leading producing states for Portland and blended cement were Missouri, Texas, California, Florida and Alabama. Masonry cement shipments fell 7.2 per cent YoY to 203,000t in May 2024. The le... |
Kyrgyzstan sees acute cement shortage19 August 2024, Published under Cement NewsThe expansion of the construction market on an unprecedented scale has led to a critical cement shortage in Kyrgyzstan, according to Syrian Omorov, head of the regulated sectors department of the Antimonopoly Regulation Service. He said that output at the Kant Cement Plant , part of United Cement Group , already exceeded 1Mt, whereas in the past it barely reached 0.6Mta. "We are working at the limit of our capabilities," representatives of the plant noted. "Currently, the plant can pro... |