Cement News tagged under: Iran
Iranian cement shrinks in September10 October 2024, Published under Cement NewsIranian domestic cement sales contracted 11.8 per cent YoY to 5.520Mt in September, down from 6.260Mt a year earlier, according to the Iranian cement association. Producers manufactured 6.524Mt of cement and 6.279Mt of clinker, decreases of 1.9 per cent YoY and 5.9 per cent YoY respectively, when compared with September 2023. A total of 931,760t of cement and clinker were exported in September, a decrease of 9.5 per cent YoY, dragged down by lower clinker exports, which shrank 37.4 per ce... |
Iran’s cement market contracts 17% in August11 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsIranian cement demand decreased 17.2 per cent YoY to 4,778,492t in August 2024 from 5.77Mt in August 2023, according to the Iranian Cement Association. Cement production cement production declined 4.7 per cent YoY to 5,449,818t in August 2024 from 5.72Mt in the year-ago period. Clinker production fell 49.3 per cent from 2,836,993t in August 2024 from 5.6Mt in August 2023. In August 2024 cement exports advanced 38.6 per cent to 526,509t from 0.38Mt in August 2023 while clinker exports d... |
Challenging times for Iran02 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsThe cement industry in Iran is one of the largest in the world, but in recent times has faced challenges due to overcapacity, contracting domestic demand, upheaval in some of its export markets, as well as electricity and gas outages. By Bahman Massoumi Nejad , Mansour Arbab Afzali and Sara Enferadi , Asia West Cement Complex, Iran, and Bita Lak , Iran Cement Association, Iran While some cement plant projects have been put on hold, others continue to progress, adding to the cu... |
Iran cement growing robustly despite a plethora of concerns18 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsIranian cement sales slipped in June versus the previous month to come in at 5.353Mt, down from 5.568Mt in May but were up a notable 24 per cent YoY from 4.78Mt in June 2023, according to the Iranian cement association. Producers manufactured 6.123Mt of cement and 6.76Mt of clinker, decreases of 3.4 per cent YoY and one per cent YoY, respectively, when compared with June 2023. A total of 1.013Mt of cement and clinker were exported in June, a decrease of 11.1 per cent YoY, with cement exp... |
Iranian cement rebounds in May11 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsIranian cement sales rebounded in May to come in at 6.240Mt, up from 4.051Mt a month earlier and up 7.2 per cent YoY from 5.820Mt in May 2023, according to the Iranian cement association. Producers manufactured 6.575Mt of cement and 7.634Mt of clinker, increases of 3.2 per cent YoY and 4.6 per cent YoY respectively, when compared with May 2023. A total of 1.177Mt of cement and clinker were exported in May, a decrease of 3.1 per cent YoY, with cement exports increasing 23.4per cent YoY to... |
April disappoints for Iran cement but YtD robust30 May 2024, Published under Cement NewsIranian cement sales came in at 4.051Mt in April, down 10 per cent YoY from 4.5Mt a year earlier, according to the Iranian cement association. Producers manufactured 4.676Mt of cement and 6.97Mt of clinker, decreases of 4.4 per cent and four per cent, respectively, when compared with April 2023. A total of 1.029Mt of cement and clinker were exported in April, an increase of 9.8 per cent YoY, with cement exports decreasing 9.4 per cent YoY to 0.348Mt, but clinker exports rising 23.1 per c... |
Strong cement sales cool oversupply concerns in Iran29 May 2024, Published under Cement NewsIranian cement sales came in at 5.75Mt in March, down two per cent from 5.87Mt a year earlier, according to the Iranian cement association. Producers manufactured 4.676Mt of cement in March 2024, a notable drop of 25.5 per cent YoY, while clinker rose a robust 13.3 per cent YoY to 6.97Mt. A total of 1.28Mt of cement and clinker were exported in March, a 17.4 per cent expansion from a year earlier, with cement exports increasing 16.2 per cent YoY to 0.43Mt and clinker exports rising 18... |
Iranian cement exports rise 12% in under two years16 April 2024, Published under Cement NewsThe head of Iran’s Cement Industry Producers Association, Ali-Akbar Alvandian, said on Saturday that the country had exported 10.5Mt of cement in the first nine months of the Iranian calendar year 1402 (21 March-21 December 2023). He added, that in the previous year, 13Mt of cement had been exported. Alvandian noted that Iran produces about 90Mta, 60Mta of which is consumed domestically. Moreover, cement production in the country has grown 12 per cent since Ebrahim Raisi came to power in... |
Strong growth in Iran cement despite risks10 April 2024, Published under Cement NewsIranian cement consumption rose 15.2 per cent YoY in February 2024 to 4.93Mt, up from 4.28Mt, according to the Iranian cement association. Producers manufactured 5.13Mt of cement and 5.04Mt of clinker in February, an increase of 11.8 and 18.9 per cent, respectively, when compared with February 2023. A total of 0.93Mt of cement and clinker was exported in February, with cement exports decreasing 11.1per cent YoY to 0.32Mt and clinker exports dropping 37.1 per cent YoY to 0.61Mt. January-Fe... |
Iranian cement consumption up 30% in January29 February 2024, Published under Cement NewsIran’s cement market expanded 30.4 per cent YoY to 5.27Mt in January 2024 from 4.04Mt in January 2023, according to the Iranian cement association. Domestic cement producers manufactured 5.78Mt of cement and 6.21Mt of clinker in the first month of 2024, representing an increase of 33.2 and 31.8 per cent, respectively, when compared with January 2023. A total of 1.18Mt of cement and clinker was exported in January 2024 with cement exports advancing 63 per cent YoY to 0.44Mt but clinker ex... |