Peru cement demand up 1.4% in May
Peru’s cement consumption increased by 1.4 per cent YoY in May, according to the Asociación de Productores de Cemento. Total deliveries, which include exports, increased 1.9 per...
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Colombia's market expands 5.9% in April
Cement dispatches in Colombia rose 5.9 per cent to 1.05Mt in April 2015, according to the country’s statistics office, Dane.
Italy: Consolidation needed as consumption forecast to remain depressed
With the European Commission having this week given the go-ahead to HeidelbergCement’s acquisition of Italcementi, Italy’s largest cement producer is set to become even less dep...
Spain: April cement demand contracts 3.3%
Cement consumption in Spain fell 3.3 per cent YoY in April, slipping to 946,329t, according to Oficemen.
India: Positive outlook for growth, but challenges remain
Cement consumption in India doubled between 2005 and 2015, but still lags behind China’s at a comparable stage of development. In 2001, the World Bank calculations put China’s G...
Peru: cement market expands 1.8% YoY in April
Peru’s cement demand increased 1.8 per cent YoY in April to 781,000t, according to the country’s cement association, Asocem. This reversed the previous month’s fall of 1.4 per c...
Argentina: cement sales fall by over a quarter
Argentina’s cement market contracted 27.6 per cent YoY in April 2016, according to the latest data from Asociación de Fábricas de Cemento Portland (AFCP). Total cement sales, in...
Rep of Congo: Cimenterie de Lukala to close down
Cimenterie de Lukala (CILU), located in the Republic of Congo, will be closing down due to “the unfair competition it has faced since December 2015”, according to its CEO, Ola O...
PPC
According to PPC, cement consumption in South Africa reached 13Mt in 2015, up 7.7 per cent on the previous year. The growth is attributed to strong demand from the construction ...
Can China bounce back? Premium
Ahead of the 17th China International Cement Industry Exhibition, which is due to take place in Nanjing, China, on 12-14 May 2016, this article presents an update on important r...