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Vietnam's export volumes fall 5% in October02 November 2020, Published under Cement NewsVietnam is estimated to have exported 3.2Mt of cement and clinker worth US$126m in October, down 4.8 per cent in volume and five per cent in value YoY, according to the General Statistics Office data released on 29 October. In the first 10 months of 2020, the country is estimated to have exported 31.45Mt of cement and clinker at a value of US$1.17bn, up 18.2 per in volume and 5.6 per cent in value. |
Tajikistan exports 31% of production in 9M2028 October 2020, Published under Cement NewsTajikistan exported 990,000t of cement in the January-September period of 2020, according to the country’s Ministry of Industry and New Technologies. Around 31 per cent of the cement produced in the country was exported in the 9M20, mainly to Uzbekistan (562,000t), Afghanistan (391,000t) and Kyrgyzstan (43,000t). Three Tajik-Chinese joint ventures accounted for 82 per cent of cement production in the nine-month period. This included Huaxin Gayur Cement (27.1 per cent), Chzungtsai Mohir... |
New US$435m project set for Oman26 October 2020, Published under Cement NewsOman’s Duqm International Cement Projects Co is preparing to launch the country’s biggest integrated cement plant project with an investment of US$435m, according to the Oman News Agency. The new factory, to be located in the Special Economic Zone in Duqm (SEZAD), is expected to have a capacity of 3.5Mta (10,000tpd). It is due to start operations in 2023. The spokesman for the project stated that the new project will meet local market demand and also export to external markets such as ... |
Ciments de Bizerte resumes bulk exports by sea26 October 2020, Published under Cement NewsTunisia-based Ciments de Bizerte announced it is resuming bulk cement exports by sea from the Port of Bizerte. The first ship was loaded with bulk cement destined for the Libyan market. The company has invested in new loading and unloading facilities. |
Vietnamese cement market contracts 12% in September23 October 2020, Published under Cement NewsTotal cement sales in Vietnam fell by 12 per cent YoY and by seven per cent MoM to 4,826,791t, according to the Vietnamese National Cement Association (VNCA). Of this total VICEM sales reached 1,593,160t, down 13 per cent YoY and two per cent MoM, while VICEM’s affiliates reported an eight per cent YoY and four per cent MoM falls in sales to 1,283,631t. Other cement producers saw deliveries fall by 14 per cent YoY and 13 per cent MoM to 1,950,000t. However, exports doubled YoY to 5,320,173... |
Spain's September demand advances but exports drop22 October 2020, Published under Cement NewsCement demand in Spain has declined by 11.6 per cent YoY to 9.858Mt at the end of the 3Q20, according to Oficemen, the country’s cement association. In September cement consumption edged up by 0.9 percent YoY to 1.246Mt. However, Oficemen President, Víctor García Brosa, warned against an overly optimistic outlook. “This slight positive value does not change the strongly negative trend of the year, and that, as we have already indicated, will probably cause us to close the 2020 financial y... |
Pakistan cement exports record positive trend in 3MFY2119 October 2020, Published under Cement NewsPakistan's Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS) released cement export data for July-September 2020 and September alone, which showed a positive trend on a cumulative YoY and MoM basis. Pakistan's cement industry earned US$72.29m of export revenue by exporting 2.197Mt of cement and clinker in the 3MFY20-21, compared to US$66.77m from 1.689Mt of exports in July-September 2019. Shipping represents an 8.3 per cent jump in dollar terms and a growth of 30.1 per cent in dispatches YoY. ... |
Peru's cement producers see 10% rise in local dispatches in September15 October 2020, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Peru remained largely stable at 1.018Mt in September 2020 when compared with August 2020 and increased 10 per cent YoY. Of this total, local dispatches accounted for 1.001Mt, representing a 7.3 per cent rise MoM and a 10.4 per cent increase YoY, according to Asocem, the country’s cement association. Cement production rose 6.7 per cent YoY and three per cent MoM to 1.006Mt in September 2020 while clinker output fell 26.6 per cent YoY but increased 7.4 per cent MoM to 0.... |
Cilas de Biskra exports 50,000t of clinker to Gabon13 October 2020, Published under Cement NewsAlgeria-based cement producer Cilas de Biskra has exported a shipment of 50,000t of clinker from Annaba to Gabon, according to Hafid Ouchiche, export director of LafargeHolcim Algérie. It is the fourth export shipment to Africa by Cilas and since January, the company has exported 0.5Mt of clinker. However, there is a need to invest in the logistical development of the port of Annaba to increase its loading capacity from 10,000tpd to 18,000tpd and expand its storage capacity. Investment... |
Vietnam sees exports rise 14% YoY13 October 2020, Published under Cement NewsIn the first eight months of 2020, Vietnam exported more than 23.5Mt of cement and clinker, an increase of 13.7 per cent YoY. The biggest importers were China (12.6Mt), the Philippines (nearly 4.5Mt) and Bangladesh (1.7Mt). Some reports suggest that the current export cement prices are lower than the domestic cement rates, according to Vietnam News. However, insiders have disagreed with this and state that the export price should not be compared with selling prices in the local market ... |