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Vietnam sales seen rising 4-7% in 2015

01 December 2014, Published under Cement News

Vietnam's sales of cement and clinker are predicted to rise by 4-7 per cent next year to between 71-73Mt, according to estimates by the country’s Ministry of Construction (MoC). Of the total, domestic sales are expected to reach 52-53Mt while exports are anticipated to amount to 19-20Mt during the year, state media cited the ministry as saying last week. Vietnam currently has 74 cement production lines with a combined output of 77Mta. This year, four cement plants with a total capacity ...

Ecuador monthly sales up 4.61%

21 November 2014, Published under Cement News

Ecuador cement sales during October 2014 reached 602,748t, up 4.61 per cent compared to the previous month. Accumulated sales over the first 10 months of this year were 5.381Mt, according to the latest data from domestic cement association INECYC.

Sibirsky Cement anticipates 2015 sales decline

20 November 2014, Published under Cement News

Russian concrete producer Sibirsky Cement expects its sales to decrease by per cent YoY in 2015, First Vice President Gennady Rasskazov told reporters. “We are making budget plans for next year, but I think that it (sales) will stand at 4-4.1Mt,” Rasskazov said. In 2014, sales are expected to remain flat from the previous year and stand at around 4.3Mt, he said.

Vicem October sales up 19% YoY

19 November 2014, Published under Cement News

State-owned Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem) said it sold 2.09Mt of cement and clinker in October, rising 18.9 per cent from a year ago. Of the volume, 1.65Mt of cement and clinker were sold in domestic market, up 10.7 per cent YoY, and 439,000t were exported, rising 65 per cent. In the first 10 months, Vicem’s clinker and cement sales rose 3.2 per cent YoY to 18.22Mt, of which 15.37Mt were sold in domestic market, and 2.84Mt exported, rising 3.2 per cent and 59.54 per cent Yo...

Vietnam cement sales exceed 40Mt

18 November 2014, Published under Cement News

Vietnam cement companies sold 41.54Mt of cement in the domestic market in the first 10 months of this year, including 4.27Mt in October, the country’s Ministry of Construction (MoC) said. The 10-month figure accounted for 85.6 per cent of the year’s target, the ministry said on its website, giving no YoY comparative figures. Clinker and cement exports were estimated at 11.68Mt over the Jan-Oct 2014 period, including 2.81Mt of cement. The country’s cement sales are predicted to rise...

Pakistan sales up 8.87% in first four months of FY14-15

10 November 2014, Published under Cement News

Pakistan cement sales increased by 8.87 per cent to 8.197Mt during the first four months of the current fiscal year, latest data by All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) shows. In July-October, exports of cement decreased 4.43 per cent to 2.79Mt  over the same period last fiscal year. Cement factories in the North Zone dispatched 6.872Mt during the July-October period, up 10.4 per cent YoY. Exports from the north, however, declined by 12.3 per cent to 1.742Mt. Cement fac...

Argentina: cement consumption rises 5% MoM but notes 3% YoY decline

07 November 2014, Published under Cement News

The Argentine cement market expanded by 5.3 per cent MoM to 1,101,072t in October 2014 but contracted by 3.1 per cent YoY, according to AFCP, the national cement producers’ association. The country’s cement producers dispatched 1,115,224t in the period. The figure, which includes exports represents a MoM increase of 5.8 per cent but a fall of 3.1 per cent YoY.

Vietnam's October sales slip

03 November 2014, Published under Cement News

Vietnam’s cement sales are estimated to have fallen by three per cent YoY during October to 5.37Mt, latest data from the country's Ministry of Construction shows. Of the total sales volumes, domestic shipments accounted for 4.25Mt. In the first 10 months of the year, total sales are estimated to have risen six per cent YoY to 53.22Mt, including 41.51Mt for the local market. Vietnam’s cement sales are predicted to rise by 1.5-3 per cent to between 62-63Mt, comprising 48.5Mt of domest...

Vicem Jan-Sept sales edge ahead

15 October 2014, Published under Cement News

State-owned Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem), the country’s leading cement producer, said it sold 16.14Mt of cement and clinker in the first nine months of this year, up 1.6 per cent from a year ago. Of the total, 13.7Mt of cement and clinker were sold in domestic market, down 4.7 per cent YoY, while 2.43Mt were exported, up 61 per cent. In the third quarter, the corporation’s cement and clinker output rose 1.5 per cent YoY to 5.3Mt, of which 4.74Mt were sold in domestic mark...

Pakistan first-quarter dispatches up 4.86% YoY

08 October 2014, Published under Cement News

Pakistan's total dispatches for the first quarter of the current fiscal increased by 4.86 per cent YoY as domestic sales offset lower exports. Domestic sales increased by 9.85 per cent in the July-September period, according to the latest data. Exports however, dropped by 8.13 per cent YoY during the period. Total dispatches during September 2014 were 3.15Mt compared to 2.94Mt during the same month last year. Domestic dispatches in September were down 13.86 per cent 2.42Mt compared to 2...