Cement News tagged under: Morocco
Moroccan market sees 10% YoY contraction in August20 September 2017, Published under Cement NewsMoroccan cement consumption decreased by 10.3 per cent YoY to 1,227,932t in August 2017 from 1,368,884t in the year-ago period, according to the country’s Ministry of Housing and Urbanisation. The largest above-average market contractions were noted in Drâa-Tafilalet, where consumption plummeted 26.3 per cent to 35,736t, and Oriental, which saw demand fall by 20.7 per cent to 97,781t. The largest regional market Casablanca-Settat also saw a significant downturn as sales fell some 12 per ce... |
Morocco July sales see 42% hike11 August 2017, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Morocco increased 42 per cent in July, jumping to 1.2Mt, when compared with the year-ago period. The rise in sales has been attributed to “the resumption of self-construction, which represents 40 per cent of national demand, encouraged by the massive influx of Moroccans residing abroad,” according to L’Economiste. In addition, a revival in the public works, particularly road projects in Casablanca, is key to the pick-up in demand. The Casablanca-Settat market absorbed 2... |
Moroccan monthly sales down 31%17 July 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe Moroccan cement market contracted in June by 30.6 per cent YoY to 721,846t from 1,039,544Mt in June 2016, according to the country’s Ministry of Housing. The drop in sales was attributed to a slowdown in construction activity. In the first half of 2017, demand decreased 9.24 per cent to 6,771,681t with all parts of country seeing a drop in sales, apart from a few southern provinces. The largest MoM decline was reported in the eastern region, where sales fell by 39.8 per cent, from... |
LafargeHolcim Laâyoune grinding unit enters operation12 July 2017, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim Maroc has completed the construction of its 0.2Mta grinding unit in Laâyoune, according to the company’s management board. Meanwhile, work has started on the building of a new 1.7Mta cement works in Souss. Equipment for the plant has been ordered from Germany-based thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions. |
Moroccan cement market contracts 8% in May07 July 2017, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Morocco fell 7.6 per cent to 1.24Mt in May. The drop has been attributed to the recession in the real estate sector following a slump in social housing and the slowdown on construction sites as a result of the delay in the formation of a new government and adoption of Finance Law 2017. In the first five months of 2017, cement sales retreated six per cent to 6.05Mt YoY. |
4M17 sales retreat 5.3% in Morocco28 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Morocco have fallen 5.3 per cent in the first four months of 2017 YoY following a 3.5 per cent rise the previous year, according to the Moroccan Economics and Finance Ministry. The fall has been attributed to the drop in sales in Marrakech-Safi (-11.7 per cent), Casablanca-Setta (-6.7 per cent), Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima (-9.7 per cent) and Oriental (-10.4 per cent). Growth in Souss-Massa (+6.9 per cent), Guelmim-Oued Noun (+51.1 per cent, Fès-Meknès (+4.4 per cent), Dakhl... |
Chad: President Idriss Déby opens CIMAF plant13 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsChad’s President, Idriss Déby Itno, inaugurated on Monday the new Lamadji cement plant just north of the capital, N’Djaména. The works marks the cooperation between the country and Morocco’s CIMAF and represents an investment of XOF23bn. It has a cement capacity of 0.5Mta, which can be further expanded to 1Mta. |
Morocco’s Tekcim project online 2019?27 April 2017, Published under Cement NewsFirst announced in 2012, Tekcim’s cement plant in El Jadida, Morocco, is expected to open in 2019 with work to begin in a few months’ time, reports La Tribune. To finance the project, Tekcim’s parent, SGTM Group, has approached the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the bank is expected to finalise the case in early summer. The cement plant represents an investment of MAD2.5bn (US$252m). The project includes a 500ha quarry. |
Moroccan demand slips 0.7% YoY in March26 April 2017, Published under Cement NewsMorocco’s cement demand fell 0.7 per cent YoY in March from 1.334Mt in March 2016 to 1.324Mt one year later. While the Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dehab region saw sales soar by 27.7 per cent YoY to 8042t, advances were more modest in Fès-Meknès (+19.13 per cent to 125,085t) and Souss-Massa (+12.8 per cent to 127,584t). However, Morocco’s key markets all saw sales contract. Casablanca-Settat experienced a 2.1 per cent drop to 292,487t, the Marrakech-Safi market shrunk by 8.3 per cent to 163,902t and ... |
Morocco: LafargeHolcim to open Laâyoune grinding unit21 April 2017, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim is preparing to inaugurate its first cement grinding unit in Laâyoune, southern Morocco. The new facility is expected to support the development of the entire south of the country as it supplies cement to major infrastructure and housing projects. HeidelbergCement subsidiary Ciments du Maroc already operates a 0.25Mta grinding works in the area. The company has the option to double its capacity when required. In addition, Anouar Invest has announced plans to build a 0... |