Cement News tagged under: consumption
US and Puerto Rico March shipments down slightly06 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement in the US and Puerto Rico in March 2017 were about 7.5Mt, slightly less than sales in March 2016, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported yesterday. The leading producing states were Texas, California, Missouri, Florida and Alabama, in descending order. The leading cement-consuming states received 46 per cent of the March shipments. Shipments for the year through March were nearly 19Mt, slightly higher than in the same period of 2016, Clin... |
Pakistan: growth in local cement consumption unabated05 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsPakistan's cement industry dispatches to domestic markets during May 2017 stood at 3.399Mt compared to 3.065Mt during same month last year. The home market shows a healthy increase of 10.90 per cent on YoY basis. However, exports during May 2017 were 0.309Mt, against 0.558Mt during May 2016, showing a reduction of 44.58 per cent. Total dispatches (local and export) during May 2017 were 3.708Mt, compared to 3.623Mt during same month last year, showing an increase of 2.36 per cent. On cu... |
Pakistan cement sector prospects02 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsPakistan's construction industry is thriving and is expected to continue doing so in the foreseeable future. However, to maintain healthy capacity utilisation rates, increased exports are needed. The acceleration in construction sector activity and the government's infrastructure and housing initiatives has seen cement consumption increasing by 17.6 per cent in 2016 to reach 34.7Mt. Growth in the cement sector has been underpinned by robust domestic demand, which has enabled local... |
SFIC: French cement demand to grow 3-4% in 201702 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsA boom in the French housing market is fuelling domestic cement demand. While in 2016 cement consumption reached 17.5Mt, the market is expected to continue its expansion this year to around 18Mt. “Our statisticians forecast a growth of 3-4 per cent in 2017, representing a cement demand between 17.9-18.1Mt,” said Raoul de Parisot, president of the French cement association, SFIC. “In the first quarter, we have seen sales advance between 1-2 per cent. But we expect an acceleration in th... |
Lafarge reports higher sales from Czech operations01 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Cement's sales increased by nearly two per cent YoY to CZK992m (EUR37.6m) in 2016. The company expects a moderate growth or stagnation of the Czech market for this year, according to company spokeswoman Milena Hucanova. The results benefitted from an increase in local consumption, Ms Hucanova told CTK Business News. Full-year net profit amounted to CZK206m, up by 23 per cent YoY. The rise in net profit was also influenced by cost savings in terms of materials and energy consum... |
Paraguay: INC welcomes Senate move on cement use31 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe president of Paraguay’s Industria Nacional de Cemento (INC), Jorge Méndez, has welcomed the approval granted by the country’s Senate of a bill that establishes the use of domestic cement in road construction. Mr Méndez said if the initiative is also passed in the National Congress and accepted by the government, it will contribute to the growth of the country not only in terms of benefits to its citizens, but will contribute to maintaining the country’s currency stock as the cement wi... |
Colombian market contracts 15%30 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsIn April 2017 cement consumption in Colombia fell 14.9 per cent to 0.9Mt from 1.058Mt in April 2017, according to Colombia’s statistics office, Dane. Sales across all distribution channels slipped with construction companies and contractors requiring 19.1 per cent less, ready-mix companies 16.6 per cent lower volumes and a 12 per cent reduction at retail level. In terms of departments, the key regions of Bogotá noted a 15 per cent reduction in demand, Antioquia -9.8 per cent and Santa... |
Pakistan Economic Survey forecasts growth in cement industry26 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe performance of the Pakistan cement industry has been remained encouraging and recorded good growth in the fiscal year to-date. Going forward, the prospects continue to be bright, according to the recently-released Pakistan Economic Survey 2016-17, as the government identifies locations for future investment in the cement sector. The new survey, published yesterday, shows that growth in the cement sector has been underpinned by robust domestic demand, which has enabled local producers ... |
PCA sees 3.5% cement consumption growth annually in next two years25 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe Portland Cement Association (PCA) announced it expects US cement consumption to reach 3.5 per cent annual growth during the remainder of 2017 and 2018, based on analysis of data and policies likely to impact the industry in the years ahead. Speaking before the IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Conference in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, PCA Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, Ed Sullivan, said that while details on specific federal US policies are not yet fully available, the association is ... |
Spain's cement market contracts 2.3%23 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsCement demand in Spain fell 2.3 per cent YoY to 917,152t in April, according to data by Oficemen, the country’s cement association. Exports decreased by 5.5 per cent YoY, just surpassing the 0.76Mt mark. In the first four months of the year, domestic consumption increased 9.6 per cent when compared with 4M16, reaching 3,786,705t. However, exports declined 8.6 per cent to 2,855,090t. "The fall in consumption has been motivated, in part, by the calendar effect, since this year in April ... |