Cement News tagged under: consumption
On the Nordic trail...27 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe Nordic markets experienced mixed fortunes through 2014 with some having experienced declines in cement demand, while others saw recovery and growth. On the production front, important strides are being made with alternative fuels usage. Meanwhile, the region contains one of the most dense trading distribution networks in the world. A Nordic walk through the cement industries of Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania Sweden, Norway and Finland, in tha... |
Mexico: cement price up 8%24 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsIn the year to date, the price of cement in Mexico has increased by just over eight per cent. This follows a price rise of nine per cent in 2014, said Juan Francisco Sanchez Kramer, investor relations director of Elementia. The price movement is on the back of an expected rise in demand due to private and public infrastructure projects. He added that the Mexican construction sector has large potential. Significant population growth, an expanding middle class and more than 120m people witho... |
Sustained global cement demand growth expected21 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsGlobal cement consumption is expected to record sustained growth in 2015, with further gains forecast for 2016, according to analysis presented in the recently-released Global Cement Report Eleventh Edition. The report, which covers key cement market data for over 170 countries, reveals that total world consumption rose by 2.6 per cent in 2014 to 4140Mt, compared to the 7.7 per cent growth achieved in 2013. Global demand growth has been driven by the phenomenon of China, which has increased... |
Spanish consumption rises 8.6% in 1H1517 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Spain reached 5.6Mt in the first half of 2015, reflecting an 8.6 per cent increase YoY, according to the latest data from cement association Oficemen. In June demand increased 7.5 per cent YoY. By the end of this year, the domestic market is forecast to grow 10 per cent to 11.8Mt, according to Oficemen. However, despite the positive data, the cement association’s president, Isidro Miranda, and director general, Aniceto Zaragoza, have called the expansion “insufficien... |
Morocco: cement demand falls 6.3% in June16 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsMoroccan cement consumption fell a further 6.3 per cent YoY to 1.16Mt in June following a similar decrease in May. This brings cement demand over the first six months of this year down 1.3 per cent to 7.3Mt, with the decline mainly attributed to a slow real estate market. Mohammed Chaïbi, president of Ciments du Maroc and the Moroccan cement association (APC), told L'Economiste that he expects the decline to continue going forward. Key factors that are likely to hold demand growth bac... |
German cement consumption expected to fall 1.6% in 201515 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsGerman cement consumption is expected to decline by 1.6 per cent YoY in 2105 to around 26.7Mt, as local cement producers no longer anticipate being able to compensate for lower market demand recorded in the first quarter of this year. The forecasts released by the German Cement Works Association VDZ yesterday show that due to subdued markets in April and May, volumes are unlikely to regain enough ground to make up for the slower performance so far in 2015. Lower level of industrial const... |
Carthage Cement sees 2014 rise in sales but 1Q15 slips15 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsCarthage Cement experienced a positive start to 2014 although faced a more challenging market environment in the second half of the year, according to the company’s 2014 annual report. In 2014, Carthage Cement produced 1.346Mt of clinker and 1.022Mt of cement. While in the first five months, Tunisia’s cement market experienced growth, from June onwards, this decelerated and stalled. As a result, Carthage Cement increased its exports, including 216,819t to Algeria, and effectively positione... |
Iraq: an uncertain future13 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsAs Iraq rebuilds its society and economy, considerable opportunities exist for the country’s cement industry. There is considerable market potential as Iraq requires infrastructural and housing development However, its future is not free from challenges and political stability is just one of the key requisites for its continued development. Iraq is rebuilding its infrastructure and housing, creating significant cement demand Elections in September 2014 saw the Shia-dominated gov... |
South Africa’s 1Q15 sales climb09 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsSouth Africa’s cement sales rose to 2.87Mt in the first quarter of 2015, according to the report released by the country’s leading producer, PPC, on behalf of the country’s eight major cement manufacturers on Wednesday. The increase is attributed to demand from smaller players making up for the slump in the building sector led by bigger companies, analysts said. With the order books of the major firms not looking healthy, the jump in cement sales could be the result of smaller companies suc... |
ADOCEM anticipates further consumption gains07 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsADOCEM, the cement producers’ association of the Dominican Republic, forecast cement demand in the country to rise seven per cent in 2015. The national cement association this week elected a new board for the 2015-17 term, presided over by Gabriel Ballestas, director general of Argos Dominicana. Mr Ballestas underlined the importance of the cement industry’s contribution to the development of the country and in particular, the building of affordable housing. ”The development of affordable... |