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Peru cement sales fall 3.9% in July19 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsCement dispatches in Peru reached 845,907t in July, representing a 3.9 per cent decline YoY, according to Asocem, the country's cement producers' association. In the year to date, the latest figures reflect a 0.11 per cent increase YoY while output in domestic cement plants edged up 0.66 per cent to nearly 6Mt. Exports in the first seven months were up 0.64 per cent, surpassing the 5.8Mt mark. |
Iran exports surpass 6.6Mt in first four months18 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsIran exported approximately 6.62Mt of cement and clinker in the first four months of the current Iranian year (21 March - 22 July 2014), a cement industry official has said. "We have exported a sum of 6,620,958t of cement and clinker in the first four months of the current year," Secretary of Iran's Cement Industry Employers Guild Association Abdolreza Sheikhan said. Iran exported approximately 18.812Mt of cement and clinker in last Iranian calendar year (ended 20 March 2014), according t... |
Pakistan sales decline in first month of new fiscal12 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsPakistan cement dispatches during the first month of the new fiscal (FY14-15) proved disappointing with both domestic and export sales registering YoY declines. Total sales during July 2014 fell 14.12 per cent to 2.23Mt compared to 2.6Mt, latest data from the Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) shows. Domestic dispatches during July 2014 were down by 6.5 per cent YoY to 1.73Mt. Meanwhile, exports were 503,000t versus 749,000t during July 2013, representing a YoY decline o... |
Vietnam sales up 8% in first seven months12 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsVietnam sold 37Mt of cement in the first seven months of this year, up eight per cent from a year ago and fulfilling 59.75 per cent of the whole-year target, the country's Ministry of Construction said. Of the total, 28.5Mt was sold to the domestic market and 8.52Mt was exported, the Nhan Dan newspaper cited the ministry as saying Monday. In July, the country’s cement and clinker sales inched down one per cent from June but rose two per cent on a YoY basis to 4.98Mt. This volume comprised ... |
Argentina's July cement demand up 7.2% MoM08 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsIn July 2014, Argentina's cement market required 949,904t of cement (including imports), 7.2 per cent more than in June, but registering a 5.4 per cent YoY fall. The country's cement producers delivered 967,752t to domestic and overseas markets, which represents a MoM increase of 7.6 per cent. When compared with July 2013, however, a 4.7 per cent drop was noted. |
Algeria to become net exporter?06 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsAlgeria's cement imports have increased by 30 per cent to US$283.9m in 1H14, according to the country's Customs Office. In terms of volumes, imports reached 3.086Mt in the six first months of 2014, up 26.6 per cent when compared with 2.438Mt in 1H13, said the National Information and Statistics Office. However, Algeria's current cement shortage could be reversed in the next few years as several new plants enter service. The most recent project, funded by the National Investment Coun... |
Nordic warm-up06 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsIn 2013, the Nordic region registered gains of varying levels in its cement demand with all countries, except Finland and Sweden, enjoying an upturn. With GDP growth rates generally set to improve this year, cement producers can perhaps expect a wider recovery of cement consumption throughout the area although market expansion appears somewhat elusive. Can Nordic cement producers expect cement markets to follow the predicted economic upturn? (Pictured: Aalborg Portland’s Rørdal pla... |
Pakistan export revenues down in FY1428 July 2014, Published under Cement NewsPakistan reported a decline in export revenue in FY14, due in part to lower sales to Afghanistan and a decline in average export prices. Encouraging trends were, however, noted in exports to India and other parts of the world. Data from the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association shows that total dispatches increased by 2.52 per cent YoY to 34.273Mt. Exports totaled 8.73Mt on revenues of US$509.46m compared to 9.09Mt at US$577.44m in FY13. This translated to a fall of 3.97 per cen... |
Argentina cement sales slip 1.8% YoY17 July 2014, Published under Cement NewsArgentina's cement deliveries fell 2.5 per cent MoM from 919,866t in May and 1.8 per cent YoY from 913,101t in June 2013 to 896,860t, according to the latest data from the country's cement association AFCP. Exports reached 14,637t in June, up 57 per cent from 9336t the previous month, but down 19 per cent from 18,030t noted in June 2013. For 1H14, Argentina's cement producers delivered 5,304,617t of cement, some three per cent less than 1H13. Moreover, exports fells sharply from 144,60... |
Iran first-quarter exports exceed 5Mt14 July 2014, Published under Cement NewsIran exported over 5.07Mt of cement and clinker during the first quarter of the Iranian year, according to local news reports. In the third Iranian calendar month of Khordad (22 May - 21 June 2014), cement and clinker exports totaled over 1.203Mt and 398,798t, respectively, the Mehr News Agency reported on Sunday. In the previous Iranian calendar year, which ended on 20 March 2014, exports amounted to 18Mt of cement. Volumes have previously been delivered to some 24 countries including I... |