Cement News tagged under: Dispatches
Peru: Pacasmayo 1Q net income down30 April 2014, Published under Cement NewsPeruvian producer Cementos Pacasmayo reported a drop in net income of 11.8 per cent YoY to PEN39.8m (US$14.1m) in the first quarter of 2014. EBITDA came in at PEN80.7m compared to PEN81.3m in the corresponding period of 2013. However, cement sales volumes grew by four per cent YoY, exceeding market growth, with cement net sales improving by 5.9 per cent YoY and total sales by three per cent YoY. During the Jan-Mar 2014 period, cement shipments in Peru increased marginally by 1.35 per cen... |
Philippine sales climb in first three months30 April 2014, Published under Cement NewsSales of local cement manufacturers grew by 8.6 per cent to 5.2Mt in the first three months of the year, on the back of continued growth in the construction and real estate industries. Cemap president Ernesto Ordoñez told the Philippine Inquirer that the increase in sales could be attributed to the hike in infrastructure spending by the government, as well as the continued spending and the confidence shown by the private sector in the local economy. Going forward, Ordoñez added that C... |
Ecuador 1Q14 sales ahead21 April 2014, Published under Cement NewsEcuador cement sales during January-March 2014 period reached 1.522Mt, a 2.5 per cent increase compared to 1.485Mt sold in the first quarter of last year, latest data from domesic cement and concrete institute INECYC shows. March 2014 sales totalled 497,601t, down 0.4 per cent from the same period of last year when dispatches reached 499,743t. Sales were also down when compared to February 2014 (511,795t), representing a 2.8 per cent MoM decline. |
Brazil’s first quarter sales rise 6.4% YoY18 April 2014, Published under Cement NewsBrazil’s first quarter sales rose 6.4 per cent YoY to 17.1Mt, preliminary data from SNIC shows. Sales in March reached 5.6Mt, representing YoY growth of 1.9 per cent compared to the same month of 2013. Cumulative sales for the last 12 moths (April 2013 – March 2014) rose by 4.3 per cent against the comparative period of the previous year (April 12 – March 2013). |
Semen Indonesia first-quarter sales rise 3.5%17 April 2014, Published under Cement NewsPT Semen Indonesia, the country’s leading cement producer, sold 6.16Mt of cement to the domestic market during Jan-March 2014, a 3.5 per cent increase compared to the same period last year. During the first three months of this year, Indonesian consumption increased by 3.7 per cent, a much slower rate compared to the 8.6 per cent growth registered in 1Q13. The 1Q14 slowdown was partly attributed to adverse weather conditions in January and February but domestic demand rebounded in March, in... |
Peru: market expands 1.35% in 1Q1416 April 2014, Published under Cement NewsIn March, the Peruvian cement market remained broadly stable from 815,317t in February to 814,495t, according to domestic cement association, Asocem. Output from local producers increased 1.4 per cent from 832,275t the previous month to 844,301t and exports rose 8.1 per cent from 15,349t in February to 16,599t. Between Jan-Mar 2014, cement shipments in Peru totalled 2,453,948t, a YoY increase of 1.35 per cent. Production in the first quarter of 2014 reached 2,501,997t, slipping b... |
Morocco: March cement sales up 8.23%10 April 2014, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Morocco expanded 8.23 per cent YoY in March, offering local cement producers hope for a better year after a difficult start. However, with a sales decline of 3.18 per cent in the January-March period cement sales have still not recovered. The region of Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira experienced the largest fall in sales in the first three months of the year with a 19.9 per cent drop. The largest volume was sold in Greater Casablanca where 478,781t represented a YoY decrease of 2.6 ... |
Pakistan sales edge ahead in 9MFY13-1408 April 2014, Published under Cement NewsPakistan cement sales during the first nine months of the current fiscal rose marginally by 0.7 per cent to 24.705Mt, according to preliminary statistics. Data released by Invest Cap Research shows domestic dispatches rose by 1.6 per cent during the July 2013 – March 2014 period to 18.66Mt. However, cement exports declined by two per cent YoY to 6.044Mt. During the month of March alone, total dispatches rose 15.5 per cent to 3.139Mt compared to February 2014 shipments. However, on an a... |
US January shipments edge ahead, imports lower03 April 2014, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in January were 4.9Mt, up slightly from the January 2013 level, USGS data released today shows. The leading Portland cement-producing states in January were Texas, California, Florida, Missouri and Alabama, in descending order. The leading consuming states (Texas, California, Florida, Arizona and Oklahoma, in descending order) received about 52 per cent of total January shipments. Clinker production totall... |
Vietnam 1Q14 domestic sales rise 8% YoY31 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsVietnam sold 10.23Mt of cement in the domestic market in the first quarter of this year, up eight per cent from a year ago, the Ministry of Construction (MoC) said. Shipments in March 2014 alone totalled 4.68Mt. The three-month sales figure accounted for 21 per cent of the country’s full-year target, the MoC said on its website last week. The country exported US$66m worth of cement and clinker between January and March, fulfilling 19.5 per cent of the whole-year target, including US$20m... |