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Philippine first-quarter cement sales up 9.6%

30 April 2015, Published under Cement News

Philippine cement sales grew 9.6 per cent in the first quarter from a year ago to 5.7Mt, latest statistics from the Cement Manufacturers Association of the Philippines (CeMAP) show. Growth was attributed to demand from projects being undertaken by the public and private sectors. CeMAP president Ernesto Ordoñez said  public sector spending, particularly that of the Department of Public Works and Highways increased. Private sector spending also improved because of growing confidence in the...

Lafarge Republic inaugurates new mill at Teresa works, Philippines

16 April 2015, Published under Cement News

Lafarge Republic Incorporated (LRI) inaugurated a new cement mill in its Teresa plant, Rizal, the Philippines, on Wednesday. The new Fives FCB Horomill has a cement capacity of 0.85Mta and raises output at the Teresa plant to 2Mta. “We aim to keep the country abreast with the latest technology and support the country’s growth,” Renato Sunico, president of LRI told local press. Cement capacity is also being increased at the cement producer's Norzagaray plant in Bulacan, the contract for ...

Bangladesh, Indonesia and Taiwan top Vietnamese importers

23 March 2015, Published under Cement News

Bangladesh, Indonesia and Taiwan were the top importers of Vietnamese clinker and cement in the first two months of this year, the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade said. Bangladesh took the lead after importing 1.12Mt of cement worth US$43.19m from Vietnam in the period, while Indonesia came second with 559,188t worth US$27.2m and Taiwan ranked third with 170,296t worth US$7.39m. Next in line were the Philippines followed with 157,200t worth US$6.17m, and Laos with 59,255t wort...

Holcim Philippines income and revenues rise 13% YoY

26 February 2015, Published under Cement News

Holcim Philippines posted another record performance last year with a double-digit rise in sales on the back of strong and private infrastructure spending. The company said that its net income rose by 13 per cent to PHP5.14bn from the previous year’s PHP4.55bn. Revenues also advanced 13 per cent to PHP32.64bn from last year’s PHP28.89bn, the company said. “The healthy economy continues to provide opportunities for our business to thrive. Last year, with the sustained construction boom, ...

Philippine prices set to rise?

03 February 2015, Published under Cement News

Cement prices in the Philippines are set to rise by PHP10/40kg bag shortly, according to separate advisory statements issued by three domestic producers to local distributors. Cemex Corp, Lafarge and Eagle Cement have each notified distibutors of the impending rise, the Manila Standard reported yesterday. The daily noted that Cemex’s Rizal cement currently sells for PHP198/bag (US$4.49), while Lafarge Republic’s brand sells at PHP197 and Eagle Cement at PHP193/bag. The planned price hike i...

Lafarge

02 February 2015, Published under Cement News

Lafarge is negotiating with CRH to sell of its assets in Germany and certain assets in the United Kingdom, the Philippines, Brazil and Réunion.

All eyes on the ASEAN

30 January 2015, Published under Cement News

The southeast Asian cement markets of the Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand are set for continued growth in 2015, while elsewhere in the region there is plenty to keep investors interested. Philippines – sustained growth ahead Cement industry sales in the Philippines have benefitted from robust demand thanks to bustling construction activity nationwide. Last year sales increased by 8.7 per cent YoY, according to the Cement Manufacturers’ Cement Association of the Philippines (CeMAP). Loc...

Philippine full-year cement sales up 9.6%

27 January 2015, Published under Cement News

Philippine cement sales increased by 9.6 per cent YoY in 2014, Ernesto M Ordonez, president of the Cement Manufacturers’ Association of the Philippines (CeMAP), confirms. Sales by producers in the local market by end-2104 reached 21.3Mt compared to 19.44Mt in the previous year. The Southeast Asian country also saw a jump in 4Q14 sales which increased by 15.7 per cent to 5.21Mt. The increase in sales is being supported by continuous growth in construction projects. Data from the Philipp...

Indonesia, Malaysia and Taiwan top Vietnam export table

12 November 2014, Published under Cement News

Indonesia, Malaysia and Taiwan were the largest importers of Vietnamese clinker and cement in the first nine months of this year, according to data released by the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade. During the period, Indonesia imported 1.76Mt of clinker and cement worth US$83m from Vietnam, while Malaysia acquired 1.05Mt worth US$52m and Taiwan purchased 969,678t worth US$41.7m. Following on were the Philippines with 816,060t worth US$31.2m and Cambodia with 389,373t worth US$2...

Holcim

03 November 2014, Published under Cement News

ACC Ltd in India increased cement deliveries in the three months to the end of September by 2.6 per cent to 5.546Mt, while the nine-month figure was off by 0.5 per cent at 18.08Mt. The turnover for the nine months fell by 2.7 per cent to INR82.15bn (US$1.3bn), with EBITDA falling by 29.7 per cent to INR12.682bn and the pretax profit declining by 15.3 per cent to INR9.764bn. At the net attributable level, however, there was a 1.2 per cent improvement to INR8.19bn. Expansion work at the Jamul...