Cement News tagged under: argentina
Argentina: cement price nearly doubles in 201524 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsCement prices have jumped between 70-90 per cent in 2015. At the start of the year, a 50kg bag would retail at ARP75-80 (US$5.8-6) while by the end of 2015, the price had risen to ARP125-145 (US$9.6-11), according to local press reports. The rise is attributed to speculative behaviour rather than higher production costs, exacerbated by the political pre-election uncertainty, which was ended by a change in president which saw Mauricio Macri take over from Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner afte... |
Argentina dispatches down 12.1% MoM10 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsIn November 2015, cement producers in Argentina dispatched 996,925t of Portland cement, including exports, down 12.1 per cent from the previous month, according to the latest data from domestic association AFCP. Compared to November 2014, the decline was limited to just 1.3 per cent. Domestic shipments were down by 12.7 per cent MoM during November 2015 to 995,497 tons, while YoY the fall was 0.1 per cent. |
Argentina’s monthly cement consumption 2.5% ahead04 November 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe Argentina cement market saw increased sales in October 2015, up 2.5 per cent YoY from 1,100,852t to 1,127,869t, according to AFCP, the country's cement association. Export sales, however, fell by 56 per cent from 14,344t to 6342t over the same period. In the year to date, dispatches rose 8.4 per cent to 10,175,570t from 9,383,267t posted in January-October 2014. Exports experienced a 42 per cent fall from 137,249t to 79,602t. |
Argentina's total cement sales increase 7% YoY September05 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsTotal cement sales increased 14.9 per cent MoM and seven per cent YoY to 1.128Mt in September, according to AFCP, the Argentine cement producers’ association. In the domestic market, around 1.131Mt was dispatched – up 15.7 per cent MoM and 8.2 per cent YoY. While exports fell 46 per cent from 8863t in September 2014 to 4780t in September 2015, MoM they registered a 15 per cent rise. Imports rocketed from 421t in September 2014 to 7732t one year later. There were no imports in Augus... |
Argentine provinces experience supply shortages30 September 2015, Published under Cement NewsCement suppliers in Mendoza province in Argentina have started importing cement from Chile due to a continued and deepening cement supply crisis in recent months. Those that have already been granted permission from the Argentine tax agency to do so are already importing 50kg sacks from the country. Holcim recently told the local branch of Argentina's construction sector chamber that it was going to be able to resume its normal level of production shortly, after one of its mills was due t... |
Argentina sees August cement sales edge downward14 September 2015, Published under Cement NewsIn August 2015 Argentina’s cement producers dispatched 981,621t of cement (including exports), down 8.6 per cent MoM and 2.2 per cent YoY, according to the country's cement association, AFCP. The country’s cement demand fell by 8.6 per cent MoM but by only 1.6 per cent when compared with August 2014. Total domestic shipments reached 977,469t and no cement was imported. For the first eight months of 2015, Argentina’s cement consumption supplied by domestic producers reached 7,924,210t,... |
Argentina: July cement demand climbs 12.6% YoY07 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe Argentinean cement market expanded by 1.3 per cent MoM and 12.6 per cent YoY in July 2015, according to domestic cement producers’ association, AFCP. The country’s cement plants dispatched 1,073,762t, including 4140t of exports, a YoY increase in total deliveries of 11 per cent and a MoM rise of 1.3 per cent. No cement was imported. For the year to date, domestic consumption advanced by 11.3 per cent YoY to 6,946,742t from 6,243,587t, but exports fell by 37.8 per cent from 103,444... |
Argentinian cement deliveries up 8.3% YoY in May03 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsIn May 2015 Argentina’s cement plants shipped 1,001,540t of cement (including exports), representing a five per cent drop compared to last April, but up 7.8 per cent YoY, according to the Argentinian cement producers' association, AFCP. The domestic market expanded by 8.3 per cent YoY as 996,149t were delivered within the country’s borders. When compared with the previous month, a 4.7 per cent fall was noted. |
Molins sees net 1Q15 profit up 132%14 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsSpanish cement producer Cementos Molins reported a net profit of EUR15.1m in 1Q15, up 132 per cent YoY from EUR6.5m in 1Q14. Although domestic sales improved by 7.1 per cent, the company said the advance was “insufficient”. EBITDA reached EUR2.1m, but net profit remained in the red. Its Mexican subsidiary Corporación Moctezuma posted a 37.3 per cent rise in sales while Argentina’s Cementos Avellaneda saw revenues increase by 51.1 per cent. In Uruguay, Cementos Artigos saw a 34.3 per cent i... |
Advance in Argentine April cement consumption11 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsIn April 2015 Argentine market demand expanded by eight per cent MoM while compared to April 2014, the figure rose by 16.7 per cent to 1,045,369t, according to the country’s cement association, AFCP. Domestic cement producers delivered 1,053,939t, including exports, representing a 7.5 per cent MoM and a 16.4 per cent YoY increase. |