Cement News tagged under: Southeast Asia
Semen Indonesia sales volume declines 3% in 202228 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsSemen Indonesia Group (SIG) recorded lower sales volume inline with lower domestic demand in 2022. Domestic cement sales volume weakened by 3.4 per cent YoY to 63.03Mt led by a contraction in bag sales volume of 8.7 per cent YoY due to price increases, while the bulk market maintained growth of 14.5 per cent. SIG’s total sales contracted by 12.9 per cent YoY to 36.92Mt. Domestic cement sales declined 7.2 per cent YoY to 31.6Mt in 2022, while regional sales fell by 36.4 per cent YoY ... |
Vietnamese cement market expands 16% in February24 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsDomestic cement dispatches in Vietnam increased by 16 per cent YoY to 4,080,321t in February 2023, according to the Vietnam National Cement Association (VNCA). Of this total, VICEM dispatched 1,220,896t, up nine per cent YoY, while other VNCA members saw their sales increased by 10 per cent YoY to 879,425t. VICEM’s domestic market share reached 30.5 per cent while other VNCA members achieved a 20.5 per cent total market share. Non-affiliated companies reported a 23 per cent surge in sales ... |
SCG reports 7% increase in revenue24 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe Siam Cement Public Co Ltd (SCG) reported a 14 per cent drop in sales revenue to THB122,190m (US$3510.1m) in the 4Q22 when compare with the 4Q21. The company’s EBITDA fell by 53 per cent YoY to THB10,122m while profit was down by 98 per cent YoY to THB157m. The results were affected by lower chemicals product prices and volume driven by softer demand. In the 2022 financial year, sales revenues increased seven per cent YoY to THB569,609m, supported by the company’s Packaging and Ce... |
Pan-United Corp wins Tuas Port low-carbon concrete order22 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsPan-United Corp Ltd is driving sustainable change in Singapore’s built environment with the use of 360,000m 3 of CO 2 mineralised concrete over a 2.5-year period for the Tuas Port. This specialised low-carbon concrete is a building material for the berths and stacking yards at the Phase One container berth project by PSA Corp Ltd (PSA). Upon completion in early 2024, Tuas Port Phase One will effectively become a man-made carbon sink that prevents the emission of over 113.8m kg of CO 2 ... |
Cement sales in Vietnam drop 39% in January21 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsDomestic cement sales by Vietnam’s cement producers saw a 39 per cent YoY fall to 2.782Mt in January, reports VNCA, the country’s cement association. Of this total, VICEM sales were down by 37 per cent YoY to 872,557t. Other VNCA member companies reported a 42 per cent drop in sales to 529,473t. Sales by non-member companies decreased by 40 per cent YoY to 1.38Mt. Exports Exports fell by 68 per cent YoY to 1.894Mt in January 2023 with clinker exports down 74 per cent You to 572,410t a... |
Vietnam cement market expands 8% in 202220 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Vietnam declined nine per cent YoY and seven per cent MoM to 5.694Mt in December 2022, according to the country’s cement association, VNCA. Of this total VICEM companies sold 1.792Mt, representing a 13 per cent YoY drop, while other VNCA member companies saw their sales shrink by 12 per cent to 1.192Mt. Sales by non-member cement producers were stable at 2.71Mt in December 2022. In addition, Vietnamese cement producers exported 3.074Mt of cement and clinker, a nine per ce... |
Cebu cement production on the rise17 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe Philippines welcomed a new cement producer to its market this week as Century Peak Cement Manufacturing Corp (CPCMC), a subsidiary of Century Peak Holdings Corp, received a licence to sell cement in the archipelago of Visayas. The new player's entry comes just as the government's affordable housing programme and road transport projects are expected to increase cement demand. The new PHP10.9bn (US$198.8m) Pinamungajan cement plant in Cebu has 1Mta cement capacity. The factory is situated... |
CEMEX Philippines signs biosolids partnership08 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsCEMEX Philippines and Manila Water Co recently signed a partnership allowing the use of biosolids as alternative fuels, a first in the Philippines and a major accomplishment in helping address climate change in alignment with the Philippine government’s policy. Biosolids are organic materials coming from a sewage treatment process. Wastewater undergoes full treatment and clean water is discharged to rivers, and byproducts such as biosolids can be turned into useful resource, such as ... |
Holcim and Geocycle accelerate green growth03 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsGeocycle and Holcim have been paving the way for using low-carbon alternative fuels to reduce carbon emissions and divert industrial by-product waste from landfill. The US and Canada, in particular, have seen major developments from recent new investment by Holcim and Geocycle. In 2022 Geocycle LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holcim (US) Inc, claims that it prevented approximately 1.7Mt of waste in the USA going to landfill. It has targeted the provision of finding sustainable solutions... |
PT Solusi Bangun Indonesia orders silos from Claudius Peters17 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsPT Solusi Bangun Indonesia has ordered two Claudius Peters EC22 cement silos for a volume of approximately 17,200m³ via contractor PT Hutama Karaya (Persero). The scope of supply includes all process equipment of the silo technology as a complete deliver, starting from conveyors up to filters. The principle of the Expansion Chamber (EC) is a Claudius Peters invention and has proven its unsurpassed performance and reliability in more than thousand blending and storage silo facilities wor... |