Cement News tagged under: Mozambique
Cimentos de Maiaia launches and aims to lower cement prices06 June 2018, Published under Cement NewsCimentos de Maiaia has begun commerical operations in Mozambique. President Filipe Nyusi inaugurated Mozambique's third cement factory at the end of May. The Cimentos de Maiaia plant has a cement capacity of 0.25Mta and is located in the northern port of Nacala city. The production unit is 85 per cent Chinese owned and cost US$10.28m to build. Cimentos de Maiaia employs 48 local residents and 60 workers in total. It will make its own clinker instead of relying on imports. "Our immediate ... |
Cimentos de Mocambique denies responsibility for price rises06 March 2018, Published under Cement NewsCimentos de Mocambique (CM), which operates two cement factories in the northern province of Nampula, has denied authorising any increase in the price of its product. Jorge Reis, the managing director of CM, said his company has nothing to do with the sudden increases in the price of cement charged by retailers, All Africa confirmed. In the last two months the price of a 50kg bag of cement produced at the CM factories in Nacala has risen from MZN470 (US$7.50) to a maximum of MZN610 (US$9... |
Cement price surge in Nampula26 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsThe price of cement in Nampula, northeastern Mozambique, has soared since the start of the year despite the existence of two cement plants in the port of Nacala, 200km to the west. At the end of 2017 the cement price reached MZN435-470 (US$7.30-7.80) per 50kg bag but by 23 February, this had risen to MZN570-610/bag. Demand in the northern provinces has boomed and the two cement plants cannot supply the entire market requirement, according to the Mozambique News Agency. Nampula Provincia... |
Limak's 0.7Mta Matola plant inaugurated22 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsMozambican President Filipe Nyusi inaugurated Limak Cement Group’s new cement plant in Matola on 21 February 2018. The new plant has a 0.7Mta capacity and will employ over 140 people, mostly Mozambicans. President Nyusi said he expected the new factory “to contribute to stabilising prices in a scenario of high levels of demand for cement. “This prospect strengthens our conviction that our dream of building national infrastructures using exclusively cement produced in Mozambique ca... |
Cabo Delgado plant runs at third of its capacity07 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsLack of demand has caused a cement plant in Mozambique to operate at a third of its capacity, according to Macauhub. The 0.25Mta facility was commissioned in October 2016 and represents an investment of US$24m. Despite its capability, the Cabo Delgado plant is producing just 300tpd. The low production level has been attributed to subdued demand in the northern region of the country. Paulo Wang, a director of the unit, says this could change when construction of natural gas facilities begi... |
Vietnam April exports up 6.7%19 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsVietnam exported more than 1.9Mt of cement and clinker, reflecting an export value of US$67.4m, according to the country’s Customs Department. This represents a YoY increase of 6.7 and 7.6 per cent, respectively. In the first four months of the year, the country exported 6.7Mt of cement and clinker, up 12.8 per cent YoY. In terms of value a 7.9 per cent rise to US$235m was reported. Bangladesh and the Philippines were the largest importers, accounting for 37 and 32 per cent, respectively o... |
Vietnam 1Q exports rise 11% YoY18 April 2017, Published under Cement NewsVietnam exported 4.82Mt of cement and clinker worth US$168.65m in the first quarter of this year, representing 11 per cent increase YoY in volume and 6.4 per cent in value, according to the latest data of the General Department of Vietnam Customs. In March the country’s clinker and cement exports rose 7.8 per cent from February in volume and 7.6 per cent in value to 1.8Mt worth US$62.67m, the Xay Dung online newspaper quoted the government department as saying. Bangladesh remained the ... |
Cimentos de Moçambique increases prices 5-10%08 November 2016, Published under Cement NewsCimentos de Moçambique, Mozambique’s largest cement producer, has raised its prices by 5-10 per cent. The lowest price rise recorded in the company’s two plants in Matola, southern Mozambique. The price of a 50kg bag of cement rose from MZN347 (US$4.49) to MZN364. In the northern port of Nacala, price increases were higher, from MZN390 to MZN429/50kg bag, while at the central Mozambican town of Dondo a similar price hike of 10 per cent was carried out. The company has attributed the... |
Vietnam cement exports fall 17.2% YoY in 9M1620 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsIn September Vietnam’s clinker and cement exports fell 0.3 per cent to 1.15Mt when compared with August but climbed 3.5 per cent to US$48.16m, according the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade. Vietnam exported 11.28Mt of cement and clinker in the first nine months of 2016, which represents a 6.6 per cent fall when compared with the same period the previous year. Total value of the exports was down 17.2 per cent YoY to US$429.3m. The Philippines, Bangladesh, Taiwan and Mozambique... |
Mozambique: cement prices soar23 September 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe price of cement has risen sharply in the northern Mozambican province of Nampula, with retailers across the province charging MZN480 (US$6.30) for a 50kg sack, compared with MZN350 (US$4.50) just three months ago. In July the price rose from MZN350 to MZN380, followed by a further rise in August to MZN450, and to MZN480 at present. Some establishments in Nampula city are even charging MZN500. Worse still, some retailers appear to be illegally altering the weight of the sacks, reported ... |