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Brazil's cement demand stable in March15 April 2020, Published under Cement NewsFollowing a good first half to the month, Brazilian cement consumption saw a sharp decline in the second half of March, according to the country’s cement association, SNIC. The fall was attributed to the circulation restrictions and a reduction in the pace of works as public transport, trades and support services near the buildings were limited. Therefore, cement sales in March remained stable when compared to March 2019 and slipped 0.5 per cent MoM to 4.1Mt. However, when cement sales per ... |
Brazilian cement sales stable in February13 March 2020, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Brazil remained stable at 4.1Mt in February 2020 when compared with February 2019, according to the country’s cement association, SNIC. When compared with January 2020, when sales were weak, there is a 0.5 per cent drop. Sales in the north and southeast continue to impact negatively on the country’s total as heavy rains affect construction activity. In terms of the number of working days, sales rose 7.4 per cent YoY and 5.8 per cent MoM in February 2020. "We had fewer wo... |
Cement consumption in Brazil slips 1% in January 202026 February 2020, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Brazil slipped 0.9 per cent YoY to 4.5Mt in January 2020, according to the country’s cement association, SNIC. Apparent cement consumption, which includes imports and domestic sales, totalled 4.5Mt, representing a 1.3 per cent decline when compared with January 2019. SNIC attributes the marginal drop to poor performance in the north, where sales contracted 4.8 per cent YoY, and the south, which saw a 3.2 per cent fall. In both cases, it blamed the heavy rains that hit the r... |
Brazilian cement sales reach 54.5Mt in 201910 January 2020, Published under Cement NewsDomestic cement sales in Brazil advanced 1.6 per cent YoY to 4Mt in December 2019, according to the country’s National Cement Industry Union (SNIC). In terms of sales per business day there was a 2.7 per cent YoY rise when compared with 2018. Apparent consumption in December was up 1.5 per cent YoY to 4Mt. For the full-year 2019 sales increased 3.5 per cent YoY to 54.5Mt, “the first positive result since 2014”, says SNIC in a statement. When viewed as sales per business day, the advance wa... |
What characterised the cement world in 2019?20 December 2019, Published under Cement NewsThis week ICR looks back at a big year for the cement sector when news centred on several core themes. Prominent trends in our news flow have been the evolution of cement volumes, overcapacity and CO 2 reduction measures. Cement volumes There were a number of positives for cement demand in the 2019, with key markets on the whole performing robustly. At the start of 2019, SNIC President, Paulo Camillo, was suggesting that Brazil would see a change in domestic volumes "After four years ... |
Brazilian cement market expands 4% in November09 December 2019, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Brazil increased 3.9 per cent YoY in November to 4.7Mt, according to SNIC, the country’s cement association. Apparent cement consumption, which includes imports, totalled 4.7Mt, up 3.5 per cent YoY, in November 2019. SNIC attributed the rise in sales to the recovery of the real estate sector. "The number of new residential launches accumulated an increase of 17 per cent until September compared to the same period of 2018. The number of new properties financed by SBPE (Brazil... |
Brazilian sales up 9% in October12 November 2019, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Brazil totalled 5.2Mt in October 2019, representing a 9.2 per cent increase when compared with October 2018, according to the country’s cement association, SNIC. The rise follows four consecutive years of decline. Domestic sales per working day edged up 0.6 per cent MoM and 6.9 per cent YoY. Apparent consumption, which includes imports, reached 5.2Mt, up 8.8 per cent YoY. “Sales performance in 2019 is the beginning of recovery from the huge fall the industry has suffered in... |
Brazilian cement market expands 5% in September10 October 2019, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Brazil increased 5.3 per cent to 4.7Mt in September 2019 when compared with the same month in the previous year, according to SNIC, the country’s cement association. Apparent consumption, which includes imports, totalled 4.8Mt in September, representing a YoY advance of 5.2 per cent. Domestic sales per business day in September, which takes into account the number of days worked and has a strong influence on cement consumption, increased by 2.7 per cent compared to August a... |
Brazil's cement market expands 3% in August10 September 2019, Published under Cement NewsApparent cement consumption in Brazil edged up 2.9 per cent YoY to 5.1Mt in August 2019, according to the country’s cement association, SNIC. Domestic cement sales increased three per cent to 5.1Mt in August 2019 when compared with August 2018. When considering the number of business days, daily sales were up 5.1 per cent YoY and 4.1 per cent MoM. In terms of regions, the southeast led growth with deliveries up 7.1 per cent YoY, followed by the southern region, which saw sales increase b... |
Brazilian cement sales edge up in 1H1912 July 2019, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Brazil in January-June 2019 increase 1.5 per cent YoY to 25.8Mt, according to the country’s cement association, SNIC. In June 4.2Mt of cement were sold, down 15.7 per cent YoY. In terms of domestic sales per working day increased 1.8 per cent MoM but fell 7.9 per cent when compared with June 2018. "The performance of June ended up adjusting the high expansion of the month of May of 2019, which originated the very low performance of the same month of the previous year occa... |