Cement News tagged under: Dispatches
Colombian market grows 14.7% in May30 June 2014, Published under Cement NewsDispatches and output of cement in Colombia rose by 14.7 and 15.3 per cent, respectively in May, according to domestic statistics office, Dane. May deliveries reached 1.034Mt while production rose to 1.071Mt. Sales in Norte de Santander lead the market expansion, rising by 46.3 per cent, followed by Cundinamarca (30 per cent), Atlántico (23.8 per cent), Antioquia (20 per cent) and Bogotá (15 per cent). In the year to date, sales have increased 12.2 per cent to 4.772Mt while production r... |
Brazilian monthly cement sales slip27 June 2014, Published under Cement NewsPreliminary industry data and market estimates indicate that cement sales in the Brazilian domestic market in May 2014 reached 5.932Mt, down 0.7 per cent YoY, latest data from SNIC shows. Sales for the period January-May 2014 reached 28.8Mt. Compared to the same period of 2013, showed growth of 2.8 per cent. Cumulative sales in the last 12 months (June 2013 – May 2014) reached 70.7Mt, an increase of 3.1 per cent over the previous period (June 2012 - May 2013). |
Vicem’s sales increase boosted by exports11 June 2014, Published under Cement NewsState-owned Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem), the country's leading cement producer recorded a seven per cent rise in sales over the first four months of the year boosted by an increase in exports. In the January-April 2014 period, Vicem sold 7.4Mt, surpassing the initial target by 13.5 per cent. Some 5.87Mt of cement were sold domestically (-10.4 per cent YoY) and 1.54Mt were exported (+312 per cent). The corporation also produced 5.25Mt of clinker between January and April... |
PPC Zimbabwe sales fall 5%10 June 2014, Published under Cement NewsPPC Zimbabwe's domestic sales fell by five per cent in the first five months of the year as housebuilding activity slows. Managing director, Njombo Lekula, said domestic market sales have been flat compared to last year when growth in housing projects boosted demand for cement. "For the past few years there has been significant growth in housing, which boosted cement demand, however, the current economic situation is beginning to have an impact on home building activities," he said. ... |
Vietnam monthly cement sales up04 June 2014, Published under Cement NewsCompanies in Vietnam sold 6.07Mt of cement in May, up 9.7 per cent from a year ago, including 4.77Mt sold at the domestic market, rising by 11.9 per cent YoY, the Vietnam Building Material Department under the Ministry of Construction has said. In the first five months, the country’s cement sales rose by 18.4 per cent YoY to 27.27Mt, fulfilling 43.98 per cent of the whole-year target, the department said. The five-month growth was contributed by the surging demand for this product in th... |
Ecuador monthly sales see marginal YoY gains26 May 2014, Published under Cement NewsEcuador cement sales during January-April 2014 period reached 2.047, just 0.8 per cent ahead on the 2.030Mt sold in the comparative period of last year, latest data from domestic cement and concrete institute INECYC shows. April 2014 sales totalled 524,903t down 3.8 per cent from the same period of last year when dispatches reached 545,440t. However, sales were higher than those recorded in March 2014 (497,600t), representing a 5.5 per cent MoM increase. |
Peru records stable 4M14 cement deliveries21 May 2014, Published under Cement NewsPeru’s domestic cement dispatches reached 3,279,640t between January and April 2014, edging up 0.1 per cent YoY, according to the country’s cement association, Asocem. Cement output followed a similar trend, totalling 3,344,562t over the period with producers shipping 3,349,510t – including exports – in the first four months of the year, representing a 0.13 per cent increase YoY. According to Pablo Otero, analyst at Maximixe, the rise in dispatches reflects the dynamism in both public ... |
Brazilian monthly cement sales rise 4.9% YoY19 May 2014, Published under Cement NewsBrazilian cement sales in April 2014 climbed by 4.9 per cent YoY to 5.9Mt, preliminary data and market estimates gathered by Sindicato Nacional da Industria do Cimento (SNIC) reveal. During January - April 2014, sales totalled 22.8Mt, a 3.3 per cent rise compared to the first four months of last year. Accumulated cement sales for the 12 months between May 2013 - April 2014 reached 70.7Mt, expanding by three per cent compared to the same period of the previous year (May 2012 - April 2013). |
Vietnam cement sales climb 20% YoY15 May 2014, Published under Cement NewsCement sales by Vietnamese cement producers in the first four months of the year totalled 21Mt, up 20 per cent from a year ago and fulfilling 34 per cent of the 2014 target, according to data from the country’s Ministry of Construction (MoC). Of the total, 15.5Mt were sold domestically while about 5.5Mt of cement and clinker were exported. In April, cement sales climbed by 11 per cent YoY to 6.05Mt, thanks to the implementation of state budget projects such as hospitals, schools and re... |
US first-quarter shipments seen surpassing 15.5Mt mark13 May 2014, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico of Portland and blended cement in the first quarter of 2014 reached 15.664Mt, preliminary data from the US Geological Survey shows. Imports for the three months to the end of March accounted for 1.168Mt of the total. Total dispatches in March alone stood at 6.106Mt, of which 434,484t were imported. Clinker production for the first three months of the year reached 14.3Mt and output during March 2014 tota... |