Cement News tagged under: Ukraine
Ukraine industry moves against counterfeit cement24 September 2018, Published under Cement NewsThis week Ukrcement, the Ukranian cement association, reported that counterfeit cement was prevalent in Ukraine's cement market. It is more disappointing news for local producers who have seen cement production drop by 3.7 per cent in the first seven months of the year. The cement association recently commissioned GFK Ukraine to carry out research into the packaging of cement products sold in the domestic retail market. The research agency visited 180 building material outlets, supermark... |
Ukraine industry moves against counterfeit cement21 September 2018, Published under Cement NewsThis week Ukrcement, the Ukranian cement association, reported that counterfeit cement was prevalent in Ukraine's cement market. It is more disappointing news for local producers who have seen cement production drop by 3.7 per cent in the first seven months of the year. The cement association recently commissioned GFK Ukraine to carry out research into the packaging of cement products sold in the domestic retail market. The research agency visited 180 building material outlets, supermark... |
Ukrcement carries out cement quality study19 September 2018, Published under Cement NewsUkraine’s cement association, Ukrcement, has carried out a new study into the quality of cement on the consumer market. The research found that over 80 per cent of cement with incorrect labelling was counterfeit. "According to the new quality study of 50 cement bags with wrong labeling, 82 per cent of cement proved to be counterfeit, more than 50 per cent of samples had less weight than declared, 56 per cent with weaker strength were not cement at all, because they did not comply with reg... |
Ukraine’s cement output down 5% in July03 September 2018, Published under Cement NewsCement production in Ukraine has fallen by 4.7 per cent to 963,000t in July YoY, according to the latest data from the Ukrainian State Statistics Service. When compared with June, output decreased 6.1 per cent. In the first seven months of 2018, cement production declined by 3.7 per cent to 4.973Mt YoY. In 2017 cement output increased 2.3 per cent to 9.307Mt YoY. |
Ukrainian government approves ban on Russian clinker imports30 August 2018, Published under Cement NewsUkraine’s Cabinet of Ministers has approved a ban on the import of clinker originating from the Russian Federation. The decree was developed by the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine to protect the interests of national economic security and Ukrainian cement producers, according to the government portal. "The introduction of cement clinker in the list of goods prohibited for import is carried out within the policy of economic counteraction to discriminatory actions again... |
Ukraine cement production rises 5% in June25 July 2018, Published under Cement NewsUkraine has recorded a 5.2 per cent YoY increase in cement production to 1.025Mt in June, a rise of 0.2 per cent on the previous month. In the first half of 2018, however, production declined 3.5 per cent YoY to 4.01Mt. |
Ukraine's ICIT to initiate anti-dumping investigations05 July 2018, Published under Cement NewsOn 4 July 2018, Ukraine's Interdepartmental Commission on International Trade (ICIT) announced the initiation of two anti-dumping investigations into imports of steel and cement. The products being looked at by the investigations include cement originating from Russia, Belarus and Moldova. Both investigations are the latest in a series of Ukraine's probes into and measures against Russian and Belarus exports, but this is the first time when Ukraine called products from Moldova into questio... |
Ukrainian cement output up 13% in May26 June 2018, Published under Cement NewsUkraine’s cement producers increased their production by 12.9 per cent YoY in May, reports the Ukrainian News Agency. Output reached 1,024,000t and when compared to April, this represents a rise of 42.2 per cent. In April cement production reached 720,000t, a decrease of 12.5 per cent YoY. However, in the first five months of 2018, cement production fell 6.2 per cent YoY to 2.985Mt. In 2017 cement production edged up by 2.3 per cent YoY to 9.307Mt. |
Eurocement Ukraine improves sales27 March 2018, Published under Cement NewsEurocement Ukraine produced 1.12Mt of cement in 2017, representing a 1.9-fold rise YoY. The company shipped 1.1Mt of product to consumers. The company’s net loss contracted 14 per cent YoY to UAH145.6m (US$5.52m). |
Ukrainian cement output up 2% in January27 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsUkraine’s cement producers increased their cement output by 2.4 per cent YoY to 343,000t in January, according to Ukrainian News. Compared with December 2017, production fell by 22.5 per cent. In 2017 Ukrainian cement production advanced by 2.3 per cent YoY to 9.307Mt. Ukraine's cement industry currently operates 12 cement plants with a total production capacity of 18.3Mta, according to The Global Cement Report, 12th Edition. |