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Cement sales rise by 16% in Saudi Arabia in February18 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsCement and clinker sales in Saudi Arabia rose 15.7 per cent YoY to 4.24Mt (including exports) in February 2019 compared to 3.67Mt in the previous year. Clinker inventory increased 17.6 per cent YoY, but fell one per cent MoM to 41.88Mt in February 2019. Cement dispatches, however, jumped 9.3 per cent YoY, says Aljazira Capital. Meanwhile, the total utilisation rate of Saudi cement sector declined to 52.8 per cent in February compared to 61.4 per cent in the same period last year. ... |
Pakistan's domestic sales continue to slide in February04 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsThe cement industry dispatched 3.325Mt in February 2019 against dispatches of 3.78Mt in February 2018, according to data released by the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA). Therefore, domestic consumption contracted by 19.1 per cent YoY. However, total exports from the country increased by a healthy 69.1 per cent YoY in February. The industry exported 0.508Mt of clinker and cement in February 2019 against exports of 0.301Mt in same month in the previous year. ... |
Construction industry booming in Bangladesh26 February 2019, Published under Cement NewsThe demand for cement, steel, bricks and other construction materials recorded a good growth in Bangladesh during 2018 and looks to perform even better this year implementation of major infrastructure projects is accelerated, according to local media reports. According to Munir Uddin Ahmed, president of the Bangladesh Association of Construction Industry (BACI), 2018 was good for the industry as there had been no sharp increase in the prices of raw materials, and prices of cement, stones,... |
Puerto Rican cement sales surge 39% in 201817 January 2019, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Puerto Rico advanced by 38.9 per cent to 14.3m bags of 42.5kg, or 607,750t in 2018. The figure is the highest reported since 2014 and has been attributed mainly to the island’s reconstruction drive following Hurricane Maria. Cement output reached 13.2m bags, or 561,000t, representing a 44.6 per cent rise YoY when compared with 2017, when production volumes fell by 14.2 per cent, according to Esmerk Latin American News. |
Exports help Saudi cement sales rise 7% in December17 January 2019, Published under Cement NewsCement and clinker sales in Saudi Arabia rose 7.2 per cent YoY to 4.37Mt (including exports) in December 2018 compared to 4.08Mt in the previous year, reports Aljazira Capital. Clinker inventory increased 18.8 per cent YoY and 0.8 per cent MoM to 42.34Mt last month, but cement dispatches were down 10 per cent YoY. The plant utilisation rate in the Saudi cement sector fell to 54.1 per cent in December, compared to 62.4 per cent in the same period last year. Hail and Southern Cement record... |
Cement sales in Saudi Arabia fall 6% in December10 January 2019, Published under Cement NewsAggregate cement sales from 17 producers in Saudi Arabia slipped by six per cent in December to 3.82Mt, compared to 4.08Mt in December 2017, reported Yamama cement. Twelve cement firms recorded lower sales with Northern Province Cement seeing the biggest fall of 51 per cent YoY during the period in review. City Cement's sales declined by 27 per cent while Yanbu Cement and United Cement recorded lower sales as well, both down 26 per cent. Five cement producers bucked the trend, led b... |
APCMA cement dispatch data for 6MFY18/1907 January 2019, Published under Cement NewsAll Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) has released dispatches data for 6MFY18-19, which shows mixed sales. Local dispatches contracted and export swelled during July-Dec 2018. Domestic cement dispatches declined in the first six months of FY18-19 by 1.4 per cent as compared to same period last year, which is the first drop in the last nine years. However, a surge in exports of 48 per cent in the first six months of this financial year, when compared to last year, increased... |
MPA report highlights UK cement is reducing costs and CO2 footprint13 December 2018, Published under Cement NewsThe Mineral Products Association (MPA) has published its 2018 Annual Performance Report which presents data on the UK cement industry's contribution to the economy in 2017. Cement production in the UK fell by 3.4 per cent compared to 2016 to 9.5Mt of production, while cement sales were 31 per cent higher than in 2012. The UK cement industry continues to be successful in reducing costs and improving its carbon footprint by increasing energy efficiency, using alternative fuels instead of trad... |
Siam Cement Group's Philippine sales rise 46% July-September 201829 October 2018, Published under Cement NewsSiam Cement Group (SCG) of Thailand has reported a cement sales increase between July-September 2018 of 46 per cent, boosted by the government's 'Build, Build, Build' in the Philippines. SCG’s Philippine sales from July to September expanded by to PHP5.09bn (US$94.8m), from PHP3.48bn during the same period last year. This put its total sales in the Philippines at PHP14.29bn after three quarters, 34 per cent better than the previous year's PHP10.62bn. SCG's sales in southeast Asia, excludin... |
PT Semen Indonesia reports 4% rise in August sales20 September 2018, Published under Cement NewsPT Semen Indonesia reports its cement sales in August 2018 amounted to 20.67Mt, a rise of four per cent compared to 19.88Mt in August 2017. Domestic sales totalled 16.93Mt while exports reached 1.99Mt for the month. PT Semen Indonesia's Director of Marketing and Supply Chain, Adi Munandir, said, " We no longer see that Sement Indonesia consist of three cement companies in Indonesia that are separated." By consolidating the brands customers no longer see PT Semen Gresik and PT Semen Padang... |