Cement News tagged under: cement production
China National Building Materials (CNBM)01 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsFollowing a disappointing month in terms of China’s cement production in March, when volumes fell to 161.39Mt, April 2015 bounced back with production of 208.65Mt. Although this is still on the low side compared to the last 12 months, when monthly production ranged from 204.01Mt (December 2014) to 234.27Mt (May 2014), it will come as welcome news to the country’s leading cement producers such as China National Building Materials (CNBM). CNBM will also be hoping to capitalise on China’s fu... |
China's building materials output falls in 1Q1501 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsOutput of China's building materials sector fell in the first quarter of 2015 as the property market remained weak, the country's top economic planner indicated on Wednesday. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said national cement output was down 3.4 per cent YoY to 428Mt, while flat glass production fell six per cent. Prices of cement and flat glass both dropped in March. Compared with a month earlier, the factory price of cement shed 1.3 per cent, and that of flat... |
India: cement production up in India in September27 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsIndia Coal Market Watch (ICMW) reports that cement production in India (except ACC and Ambuja) increased to 21.7Mt in September 2014, about 5.44 per cent up on the 20.58Mt recorded in August 2014. During the first six months of the current FY14-15, total cement production stood at 135.51Mt as compared to 123.57Mt produced during the corresponding period of the previous fiscal. Total cement production during 2013-14 stood at 255.63Mt compared to 248.23Mt during the previous year. Cement man... |
Peru: exports offset domestic sales slip20 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsPeru’s cement market remained stable in October as domestic sales slipped slightly from 967,000t in October 2013 to 965,000t, according to Asocem, the country’s cement association. However, local producers saw a more marked YoY fall in output from 944,000t to 983,000t. The modest loss in domestic cement sales was successfully compensated for by a 50 per cent YoY rise in cement exports as cement manufacturers delivered 30,000t across the country’s borders. In addition, they also saw clinke... |
Peru: September dispatches up 3.7%16 October 2014, Published under Cement NewsCement dispatches in Peru rose 3.7 per cent in September to 904,840t, according to the country’s cement association, Asocem. Including exports, dispatches reached 946,762t. For 9M14, total domestic sales remained stable at 7.6Mt, edging up 0.4 per cent when compared with 9M13. Some 0.2Mt of exports were dispatched from the Latin American country in the period. Output registered a 0.81 per cent rise. |
Double-digit rise in Colombian dispatches29 July 2014, Published under Cement NewsIn the first half of 2014, national cement demand in Colombia reached 5.690Mt, up 11.2 per cent when compared with the equivalent period of 2013, according to the country's statistics office, Dane. Consumption in Norte de Santander rose by 50.2 per cent, followed by Magdalena (30.8 per cent) and Huila (24 per cent), Cundinamarca (20.4 per cent), Antioquia (16.7 per cent) and Bogotá (4.7 per cent). Córdoba noted a 31.1 per cent decline in its dispatches. Domestic production advanced ... |
Peru: June cement sales advance 0.84%16 July 2014, Published under Cement NewsCement shipments in Peru in June advanced 1.5 per cent to 807,953t in June 2014 from 795,896t in the same month last year, according to the country's cement producers' association, Asocem. For the January-July 2014 period, domestic sales edged up 0.84 per cent to 4,944,327t when compared to the equivalent period last year. Cement exports registered an increase of 25.9 per cent YoY to 116,177t from 92,271t. Peru's cement producers Cemento Andino, Cementos Lima, Cementos Pacasmayo, Cemen... |
Iran produces 18.23Mt of cement in 1Q1409 July 2014, Published under Cement NewsIran produced 18.23Mt of cement and 19.35Mt of clinker in spring 2014, which corresponds to the first quarter of the current Iranian calendar year (21 March – 20 June). Meanwhile, Iran exported around 18Mt of cement in the previous Iranian calendar year, which ended on 20 March 2014. The country’s cement output is currently about 80Mta, of which 50Mta is used by domestic industries. |
Tunisia: Carthage 1Q14 turnover rises sharply21 April 2014, Published under Cement NewsCarthage Cement reported a turnover of TND41.95m (US$26.45m) in the three months to March 31, 2014, up 337 per cent compared to the same period in 2013. Clinker sales reached TND16.78m during the first quarter, while sales of cement amounted to TND17.10m, including TND3.95m for export. Clinker production reached 234,084t, while cement production was recorded at 136,083t for the period. The production of aggregates in the quarry of Jebel Ressas posted an increase of 29 per cent during... |
Saudi cement market records further volume expansion30 September 2013, Published under Cement NewsSaudi cement companies saw profits rise 8.2 per cent as cement demand in the kingdom continued to expand on the back of large projects, said Global Research in its June 2013 report. Cement demand in the 1Q13 stood at 15.5Mt compared to 14Mt in the same period last year. Saudi Cement and Southern Province Cement lead the sales volume rankings, resulting in market shares of 15.7 and 13 per cent, respectively. Cement output rose 16.3 per cent to 13.1Mt while clinker production increased 9... |