Cement News tagged under: Dispatches
Venezuela central bank to visit cement producers28 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsVenezuela’s Minister of Industries, Wilmer Barrientos, said representatives of the country’s central bank would visit cement companies to find solutions to the sector’s issues. The visits would be part of the government’s efforts to revive cement production in the country. “Those [cement companies] who need to be strengthened, we will strengthen,” he said. The central bank welcomed the measures and confirmed its technical support. While the minister did not give a figure for the governme... |
Vicem February sales rise 42% YoY27 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsVietnam Cement Industry Corp (Vicem), the country’s leading cement producer, sold 1.48Mt of cement and clinker in February, up 2.78 per cent from the previous month and 42 per cent from a year ago. Of the total, 1.12Mt of cement and clinker were sold domestically, a rise of 15.1 per cent YoY, while 359,000t of were exported – marking an increase of 513 per cent YoY, In the first two months of the calendar year, total sales rose three per cent YoY to 2.84Mt, of which 2.14Mt was sold to the ... |
Ecuador’s monthly sales return to growth21 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsEcuador cement sales in February rose by 14.3 per cent YoY to 511,794t, latest data from domestic association INECYC reveal. For the first two months of 2014, sales advanced by four per cent to 1.024Mt. The February advance follows a 4.6 per cent YoY decline in January sales, the association’s statistics show. |
Peruvian domestic dispatches stable19 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsCement dispatches in Peru edged up 0.14 per cent in Jan-Feb 2014 to 1,639,454t when compared with the equivalent period of the previous year, according to Peru’s cement association, Asocem. However, producers saw a 25.3 per cent YoY drop in exports, which reached 32,569t. Cement production in the country’s cement plants fell 1.2 per cent to 1,657,696t when compared with Jan-Feb 2013. |
Morocco: February cement sales slip 5.4%19 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsMoroccan cement sales decreased by 5.4 per cent in February, resulting in a drop of 9.1 per cent in the first two months of 2014, according to the country’s Ministry of Finance. While the market continues to contract, when compared with the same period of 2013, the decrease is less marked. In Jan-Feb 2013, sales fell by 18.4 per cent. The ministry attributed the improvement to the recovery in real estate credit, which it believes will pave the way for further advances in the coming mo... |
Indonesia February cement sales advance17 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsIndonesian cement sales rose 2.7 per cent last month to 4.4Mt from a year earlier, state-owned Semen Indonesia announced, citing data from Indonesia Cement Association (ASI). Cement sales during February 2014 in the main market of Java rose four per cent to 2.5Mt from the same period last year, despite the eruption of Mount Kelud in East Java on 13 February which disrupted flights and economic activities in the surrounding areas. Shipments in East and West Java rose just over 12 per cent... |
Polish sales boosted by favourable weather14 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsPolish cement sales were 40 per cent higher in February 2014 than a year ago, latest data from the Polish Cement Association (SPC) shows. Sales hit 1.29Mt as favourable weather and signs of a construction recovery boosted results. Cement production went up 33.7 per cent in February compared to the respective month of last year to reach 1.14Mt. This year, cement sales are expected to reach 15-15.2Mt. (Source: Polish News Bulletin) |
Pakistan February sales 8.7% higher12 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsPakistan cement sales rose by 8.7 per cent YoY in February 2014 to 2.135Mt, led by strong demand from the domestic market. The All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) revealed that during the first eight months of the current fiscal, local dispatches stood at 16.274Mt, representing growth of 2.9 per cent YoY. “We are getting healthy demands from the domestic market,” he said, adding that during February, local dispatches increased to 1.76Mt on average in the northern again... |
Saudi sees monthly sales decline12 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsSaudi cement sales declined by three per cent to 4.59Mt in February 2014, compared to 4.74Mt in the same month of last year, local media have reported. Out of the 14 cement companies operating in the kingdom, 10 reported a declining in sales, according to a report prepared by Argaam Business Info. Clinker production, however, jumped by five per cent during the month to 4.07Mt, the report stated. |
Vietnam Jan-Feb sales rise 6.7% YoY05 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsVietnam sold 8.4Mt of cement in the first two months of this year, up 6.7 per cent from a year earlier, the Ministry of Construction said. Of the total, 5.3Mt of cement was sold in the domestic market while about 3.1Mt of cement and clinker was exported. At present, the local cement industry has around 2.6Mt of inventory, mainly clinker. Vietnam’s cement sales are predicted to rise by 1.5-3 per cent YoY to between 62-63Mt this year, including 48.5-49Mt of domestic sales and 13.5-1... |