Cement News tagged under: Dispatches
Pakistan achieves monthly sales high08 August 2017, Published under Cement NewsPakistan achieved record monthly sales in July, increasing by 44 per cent YoY to 3.382Mt during the month led by robust growth in domestic demand. Data from the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) said local sales increased by 55 per cent YoY to 2.906Mt in July, while exports remained flat at 0.476Mt during the month. “The dispatch figures for July are most encouraging,” International News (Pakistan) quoted an APCMA’s spokesman as saying. “The industry has established... |
Pakistan producers see mixed dispatch performance19 July 2017, Published under Cement NewsPakistan cement producers recorded a mixed performance in total dispatches for FY17 as a double-digit decline in exports was witnessed. During FY17, which drew to a close at the end of last month, the industry recorded growth a four per cent rise in dispatches YoY to 40.267Mt. Of this total, local sales climbed eight per cent YoY to 35.604Mt, while exports fell by 21 per cent YoY. Dispatches by local producers for the 12 month period included: • Lucky Cement: 6.89Mt (-1 per cent YoY) •... |
Expected decline in 2Q Saudi cement sales14 July 2017, Published under Cement NewsSaudi cement sales volumes are expected to have declined by 17 per cent YoY and 11 per cent QoQ due to a lower pace of project spending, Riyadh Capital writes in its latest preview report on the domestic cement sector. However, some welcome relief could come in the form of the government's decision to reduce the export tariff by 50 per cent, the research house adds. The Saudi cement industry has been affected by falling cement prices and lowering demand amid the ongoing supply glut. Dispatc... |
Pakistan full-year growth slows10 July 2017, Published under Cement NewsPakistan dispatched 40.315Mt of cement of during fiscal year 2016-17, up 3.71 per cent YoY, the latest data from the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) shows. Capacity utilisation for the year was 86.9 per cent. During the July 2016-June 2017 period domestic cement dispatches from the north zone were 29.141Mt (+7.72 per cent) and exports were 3.150Mt (-18.22 per cent). Meanwhile, dispatches from the south zone rose by 9.47 per cent YoY to 6.511Mt. However, exports were... |
Saudi five-month cement sales down 18.7%15 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsSaudi cement sales fell by 18.7 per cent YoY in the first five months of this year to 22.6Mt, while clinker output was down 11.3 per cent, according to the Saudi Cement Sector Monthly by Al Rajhi Capital. Northern Cement and Najran Cement reported the steepest declines during the period, with reductions of 50 and 43 per cent, respectively. Al Rajhi Capital said in the report that demand is unlikely to pick up in the remainder of the year given that construction activity is expected to ... |
Vietnam Jan-May sales up 6%07 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsVietnam sold 33.27Mt of cement in the first five months of this year, an increase of six per cent YoY, fulfilling 41.58 per cent of the whole-year target, the country's Ministry of Construction said. The volume included 24.76Mt of domestic sales, up one per cent YoY, and 8.5Mt of exports, the ministry added. However, local cement producers have encountered difficulties in promoting exports of their clinker and cement due to export duties. These have directly affected domestic cement p... |
Pakistan's positive nine-month performance22 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe Pakistan cement industry has demonstrated a good performance in the first nine months of the current fiscal due in part to an acceleration of private sector construction activity, the commencement of work on mega housing schemes and projects across the country and the partial materialisation of budgeted Public Sector Development Programme projects. Consequently, the cement industry saw growth of 7.19 per cent YoY over the July 2016-March 2017 period, and increased by 7.10 per cent in... |
Brazil's Jan-April sales down 10.1%17 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsIn the first four months of 2017, Brazilian cement sales to the domestic market totalled 17Mt, according to preliminary data from Sindicato Nacional da Indústria do Cimento (SNIC). This amount represented a decline of 10.1 per cent compared to the same period of last year. In the 12 months to the end of April 2017, cumulative sales totalled 55.5Mt, 10.7 per cent less than the comparative period a year earlier. Standalone figures for April 2017 show sales were down by 16 per cent YoY to... |
Argentine cement demand sees 12% rise08 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsArgentina saw a 18.1 per cent MoM drop to 845,690t in dispatches (including exports) in April but noted a 10.7 per cent rise YoY, according to the country’s Portland Cement Manufacturers’ Association. Domestic deliveries fell by 184,000t or 17.8 per cent to 844,324t when compared with March, despite a rebound in the first few months of the year, supported by private and public works. However, when compared with April 2016, the domestic market expanded by 11.6 per cent. Exports were dow... |
Pakistan dispatches up 6.21%08 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsPakistan dispatched 33.88Mt of cement during the first 10 months (July-April) of the current fiscal, up by 6.21 per cent YoY, latest figures from the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) show. During the period, domestic consumption rose by 10.74 per cent YoY to 29.871Mt while exports were down by 18.63 per cent to 4.01Mt during the 10-month period under review. In April 2017 dispatches totalled 3.576Mt, of which 2.734Mt were destined for the north and 0.596Mt headed so... |