Cement News tagged under: Dispatches
Akhangaracement 9M13 production and shipments rise, Uzbekistan29 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsAkhangaracement JSC, part of the Eurocement Group, produced 1.176Mt of cement and 853,503t of clinker in the first nine months of the year, up 1.61 per cent and 7.66 per cent YoY respectively. During the Jan-September period, the company said in a statement that it shipped 1.198Mt of cement, a rise of 0.97 per cent compared to the same period of the year before. It also observed an increase in bagged sales of 5.96 per cent as it dispatched 248,484t in 50kg bags over the first three quarter... |
Argentina: cement market expands 17% YoY18 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsIn September, Argentina’s cement producers delivered 1,050,170t of cement, including exports. While this represents a 2.7 per cent decrease when compared with August dispatches, the volume rose 15.8 per cent YoY. The internal market absorbed 1,041,084t, 2.8 per cent less than the previous month. However, when compared with September 2012, Argentine producers enjoyed a 17 per cent rise in sales. |
Ecuador Jan-Sept cement sales rise 11% YoY18 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Ecuador for the first nine months of 2013 have increased by 11 per cent YoY, latest data from the country’s cement association, Inecyc, shows. During the January-September period the company sold 4.836Mt compared to 4.356Mt in the first nine months of 2012. In September 2013 alone, cement sales were 565,775t, a rise of 8.8 per cent from the 519,919t recorded in the same month of last year. |
Brazil sales edge ahead 2.3%, Jan-Sept15 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsBrazilian cement sales in the first nine months of 2013 totalled 52.4Mt, a rise of 2.3 per cent on the same period of last year, latest data from Sindicato Nacional da Indústria do Cimento shows. Third quarter sales rose by 3.8 per cent to 18.8Mt, compared to 2.8 per cent growth in the same quarter of 2012. However, this is slower than the 4.8 per cent YoY growth seen in the second quarter of 2013. Cumulative sales over the last 12 months (October 2012-September 2013) reached 69.5Mt, an... |
Indonesia sales growth slows, Jan-Sept10 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsIndonesian sales growth has slowed over the first nine months of this year despite hitting a monthly record in September. Data from the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI) showed that domestic sales totalled 41.58Mt between Jan-September 2013, an increase of 5.3 per cent compared to 39.48Mt in the same period of last year. The YoY growth in the first nine months was lower than the 7.5 per cent growth recorded in the same period of last year. It was also slower than the 5.7 per cent adva... |
Vietnam sees double-digit rise in 9M13 sales10 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsVietnam sold 44.4Mt of cement in the first nine months of this year, representing an increase of 12 per cent YoY, the Building Materials Department under the Ministry of Construction has said. The total amount sold also included 10Mt of cement and clinker exports. At present, the industry has around 2.6Mt of unsold products, mainly clinker, including 1.2Mta of cement and clinker from the Vietnam Cement Industry Corp (Vicem). The department also said it expects the retail price of ceme... |
Polish monthly output declines 1.1% YoY09 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsCement output in Poland slipped slightly on an annual comparative basis by 1.1 per cent to 1.616Mt in September, data from the country’s cement association, SPC, said. However, cement sales rose 2.1 per cent YoY to 1.604Mt.? For the first nine months of 2013, cement output declined by 13.3 per cent to 10.709Mt, while sales dropped by 12.6 per cent to 10.899Mt. |
Pakistan September sales seen rising on higher domestic demand25 September 2013, Published under Cement NewsPakistan cement sales are expected to increase by six per cent YoY in September 2013 on the back of a rise in domestic demand. Dispatches are forecast to climb to 2.76Mt for the month compared to 2.61Mt in the same period of last year. Local sales are seen rising 11 per cent YoY to 1.98Mt, according to estimates by InvestCap. The south is anticipated to have grown 32 per cent on a YoY basis mainly due to a boom in construction activity. The region has also experienced two months of heavy r... |
Semen Baturaja expects higher 3Q output and sales23 September 2013, Published under Cement NewsPT Semen Baturaja anticipates third-quarter 2013 production and sales to rise by 14 and seven per cent YoY, respectively, but full-year sales are expected to fall short of an earlier target. The company’s corporate secretary, Zulkifri Subli, told local press that the company expects output to increase to 337,429t from a year earlier and dispatches to rise to 321,235t. However, full year sales are forecast to reach 1.37Mt, down from an earlier target of 1.5Mt due to slower sales in the f... |
Jan-August cement dispatches in Peru rise 9.9%20 September 2013, Published under Cement NewsCement shipments in the Peruvian market totalled 6.701Mt between January and August 2013, reflecting a 9.87 per cent increase YoY, according to the country’s cement association, Asocem. Cement production during the period was 6.847Mt, up 9.81 per cent from 6.236Mt recorded in Jan-Aug 2012. Exports in August reached 125,027t, noting a significant advance of 36 per cent YoY. In August 2012, Peru’s cement producers exported 91,834t. Roberto Flores of the research house Inteligo Broke... |