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Vicem sales climb 4.2% in 2015

19 January 2016, Published under Cement News

State-owned Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem), the country’s leading cement producer, said it sold about 22.97Mt of cement and clinker in 2015, rising 4.2 per cent from a year ago and fulfilling 96.3 per cent of the whole-year’s target. Of the volume, 20.87Mt of cement and clinker were sold in domestic market, up 11.2 per cent YoY, and 2.1Mt were exported, down 35.9 per cent. In 2015 Vicem’s clinker production climbed 3.8 per cent YoY to 17.12 Mt, while its cement output rose ...

Vietnam sales up three per cent in 2015

15 January 2016, Published under Cement News

Companies in Vietnam sold 72.71Mt of cement and clinker in 2015, rising three per cent from a year earlier and exceeding the whole-year target by one per cent, the country's Ministry of Construction said. Of the total, 56.5Mt of cement were sold at the domestic market, up 11.1 per cent YoY, while 16.25Mt were exported, falling 17.3 per cent YoY and failing to realise the full-year export target of 20Mt. During the year the two cement plants were inaugurated, raising the total number of ...

Vicem sets 2016 export target

12 January 2016, Published under Cement News

Vietnam's largest cement producer, Vicem, has set an export target of 3Mt in 2016, comprising 1Mt of cement and 2Mt of clinker. In 2015 Vicem exported 2.1Mt, including 860,000t of cement and 1.245Mt of clinker. In the first 11 months of last year the state-owned corporation sold 20.06Mt of cement and clinker, up 2.9 per cent from a year earlier.

Domestic deliveries drive Vicem's 11-month sales rise

08 January 2016, Published under Cement News

Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem), the country’s leading cement producer, sold 20.06Mt of cement and clinker in the first 11 months of 2015, up 2.9 per cent from a year earlier. Of the volume, 16.99Mt of cement and clinker were sold in the domestic market, up 10.6 per cent YoY, and 3.07Mt were exported, down 39.6 per cent. In November the corporation sold 1.91Mt of cement and clinker, up 13.6 per cent YoY, of which 1.63Mt were made up of local sales (+19.4 per cent YoY), while ex...

Vietnam production increases by nearly 11 per cent in 2015

29 December 2015, Published under Cement News

Vietnam is estimated to have produced 67.9Mt of cement in 2015, up 10.7 per cent from a year ago, including 6.6Mt in December, up 11.9 per cent, the government-run General Statistics Office said. In the first 11 months, the country’s cement production hit 61.3Mt, according to the revised figure. The country now has 76 cement production lines with a combined annual output of 81.56Mt. The Ministry of Construction forecasts that Vietnam's annual sales of cement and clinker will rise between f...

Vietnam cement exporters fail to hit target

22 December 2015, Published under Cement News

Vietnamese cement producers are struggling to maintain high volumes of cement exports due to falling overseas demand. According to the Vietnam National Cement Association (VNCA), Vietnamese cement makers have been facing fierce competition from China, the world’s biggest cement producer, which accounted for 60 per cent of the world total output. Selling at lower prices and trying to boost export whilst facing tough times domestically have led to a spreading malaise across the Asian ma...

Vietnam: La Hien hits 2015 target

18 December 2015, Published under Cement News

Vietnam’s La Hien Cement Joint Stock Co has reached its 2015 production and sales targets. By 14 December, the company had produced and sold 652,148t of cement, surpassing the 0.65Mt target. By the end of the year, sales are forecast to be around 0.68Mt, generating a revenue of over VND570bn (US$26.6m). Net profit is expected to be around VND32.6bn, or VND5.6bn over the annual target.

Vietnam output up 10.3%, exports to miss target

16 December 2015, Published under Cement News

Vietnam produced 61.2Mt of cement in the first 11 months of this year, up 10.3 per cent from the same period of last year, the government-run General Statistics Office said. The country's cement sales increased 10.2 per cent YoY to 6.5Mt in November. The Ministry of Construction predicted that Vietnam’s sales of cement and clinker to rise to between 72-74Mt this year. Domestic sales are expected to have risen 4.5-6.5 per cent to reach 53-54Mt, while exports will be betweem 19-20Mt. ...

SCG sets sights on Vietnam expansion

10 December 2015, Published under Cement News

Thailand’s Siam Cement Group (SCG) is seeking to enlarge the production of building materials in Vietnam as part of its plan to expand operation to overseas markets. SCG aims to have its cement and building material production in Vietnam grow 40 per cent a year while the chemical and package sectors will grow by 40 and 20 per cent annually, respectively, said Dhep Vongvanich, executive director for SCG in Vietnam. The group expected to have attention from the Vietnamese government and the ...

Industry: Vietnam Jan-Nov cement output +10.3% to 61.2Mt

30 November 2015, Published under Cement News

Vietnam is estimated to have produced 61.2Mt of cement in the first 11 months of this year, up 10.3 per cent from a year ago, the government-run General Statistics Office said. In November, output amounted to 6.5Mt, up 10.2 per cent YoY. In the first 10 months, the country’s cement production hit 54.7Mt, according to the revised figure. The country’s sales of cement and clinker is ancitipated to rise 1.5-4 per cent YoY to between 72-74Mt, of which domestic sales will rise 4.5-6.5 per cent ...