Cement News tagged under: Exports
Pakistan exports fall 16% in 1HFY1825 January 2018, Published under Cement NewsThe volume of cement exports from Pakistan fell by 16.04 per cent YoY in the first half of the current financial year (July-Dec 2017). Data released by the Federal Bureau of Statistics shows that Pakistan exported 2.35Mt of cement in the period, compared to 2.80Mt of the 1HFY17. The value of the cement exports decreased by 18.57 per cent, to US$118.5m from US$145.6m of the year-ago period. In December 2017 the country exported 293,522t of cement, a MoM decrease of 19.24 per cent from 363,4... |
India becomes second-largest market for Pakistani cement exporters22 January 2018, Published under Cement NewsPakistan’s cement exports to India grew by 26.3 per cent in FY17. Since beginning in 2010, India has become the second-largest market for cement exporters, with a 27 per cent share of the total exports from Pakistan in FY17. Elsewhere, exports to Pakistan’s largest market, Afghanistan, fell for the sixth consecutive year in 2017. This has been attributed to a large portion of Afghanistan’s demand now being met by cheaper cement imported from Iran. The decline is part of an overall decrea... |
Peru's cement market ends year on positive note18 January 2018, Published under Cement NewsDecember 2017 was a positive month for Peru's cement production and dispatches, although volumes remained insufficient to reverse the accumulated fall in 2017, according to the country’s cement association, Asocem. In December 2017 the Peruvian cement market expanded 6.3 per cent YoY and 3.8 per cent MoM to 936,000t when compared with 881,000t in December 2016 and 902,000t in November 2017. Deliveries from Peru’s producers slipped 0.7 per cent MoM to 845,000t from 851,000t in November 20... |
Pakistan cement exports down 11%16 January 2018, Published under Cement NewsCement exports from Pakistan in December 2017 fell 11.3 per cent to 328,000t from 369,000t in the year-ago period, according to data released by the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers’ Association (APCMA). Between July-December 2017, cement exports declined by 17.3 per cent rom 2.911Mt to 2.406Mt. Exports from southern-based mills were particularly affected as they were reduced by 36.2 per cent from 0.953Mt in July 2016 to 0.608Mt in July-December 2017. Northern mills saw their exports dec... |
Dalmia Bharat begins using national waterways for exports16 January 2018, Published under Cement NewsDalmia Bharat Cement exported its first cement shipment of 200Mt from Pandu port to Dhubri on Friday, reports The Telegraph. The occasion marked Dalmia’s fifth brand anniversary in the northeast region of India, with the shipment being released by Mahendra Singhi, Group CEO, Dalmia Cement. The company is using national waterways, such as the Brahmaputra, to transport cement in the hope that it will reduce the cost of logistics. |
Arabian Cement plans expansion into Africa and Asia15 January 2018, Published under Cement NewsArabian Cement is planning to expand into regional markets in Africa and Asia to boost its profitability amid strong competition in the Egyptian market, according to reports in the Daily News Egypt. To date the company, which has a output of around 5Mta, has exported to Libya, Kenya, Madagascar, Somalia and Yemen. Arabian Cement is a joint venture between Spain-based Grupo Cementos La Unión and a group of Egyptian investors. The company recently reached an agreement with the Natio... |
Hoang Phat Vissai exports 0.22Mt in January15 January 2018, Published under Cement NewsHoang Phat Vissai Group (The Vissai) has exported 220,000t of cement and clinker from Nghi Thiet port in Vietnam’s Nghe An province since the start of January. The exported cement is destined for the Philippines, Canada and China, according to Nguyen Quoc Tai, director of Nghi Thiet port and the grinding unit of Song Lam Cement JSC, a The Vissai affiliate. The Nghi Thiet grinding facility entered service in June 2017. |
Is a record cement year on the cards for Pakistan?12 January 2018, Published under Cement NewsThis week it was announced that Attock Cement Company has launched a new 1.2Mta cement plant in Hub , just outside Karachi, while several brownfield and greenfield plants are also underway. Meanwhile, Lucky Cement has climbed its way back to the top of installed domestic capacity by completing its 1.3Mta brownfield expansion project at its Karachi plant in December. But with all this capacity expansion, will 2018 be a record year for Pakistani cement producers? Pakistan’s cement industry... |
First cement shipment arrives at Barranqueras port12 January 2018, Published under Cement NewsThe first shipment of 3964t of cement was unloaded at the Argentine port of Barranqueras, Chaco region. The Bolivian cement was purchased by Cemento Avellaneda and will be distributed throughout the north of Argentina. Some 50,000tpa of cement was imported into Argentina in 2016 and 2017, according to The Global Cement Report, 12th Edition. |
Pakistan sees an increase in total cement dispatches for 2H1705 January 2018, Published under Cement NewsThe Pakistan cement sector experienced sales growth in July-December 2017 with total dispatches reaching 22.24Mt from 19.8Mt in the year-ago period, reports Business Recorder. In the final six months of 2017, domestic consumption reached 19.83Mt which is an increase from 16.89Mt in the corresponding period of the previous year. However, the decline in exports has continued with a drop of 17.3 per cent YoY to 2.4Mt from the 2.91Mt recorded in 2H16. Cement plants in Punjab and Khyber Pa... |