Cement News tagged under: consumption
Vietnam cement sales rise 9% YoY, Jan-May 201304 June 2013, Published under Cement NewsDomestic cement sales in Vietnam rose nine per cent YoY in the first five months of 2013, pointing to signs of economic recovery thanks to government measures to stimulate the housing market. Latest data from the country’s Ministry of Construction said that domestic sales by local producers totalled 19.15Mt during January-May 2013. The country also produced 23.8Mt of cement between the period, fulfilling 41 per cent of the whole-year target, including an on-year rise of 19 per cent i... |
Cement demand in Belgium falls 2.2% while imports rise30 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsCement demand in Belgium declined 2.2 per cent to 6.41Mt but this decrease was well below the European average decline of 18.8 per cent, according to Belgian cement association Febelcem. Febelcem attributes the figure to local elections, which historically boost public works. The non-residential sector also expanded by three per cent thanks to a numbmer of large projects in Mechelen, Ghent and Halle-Vilvoorde. In 2011, cement consumption reached record 6.55Mt. Looking forward, Febelcem... |
Colombia sees 16.4% rise in cement demand29 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsThe Colombian cement market increased its demand 16.4 per cent YoY to 0.919Mt in April, latest figures from the country's statistics office, Dane, reveal. Key players in the April rise were builders and contractors (35.3 per cent share), concrete companies (19.1 per cent) and retail (9.3 per cent). Geographically-speaking, major rises occurred in Cundinamarca, Antioquia and Atlantic departments. The country’s cement manufacturers produced 0.888Mt of cement in April 2013 – a 4.2 per cen... |
Industry body calls for cement sector to be prioritised, Nepal28 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsNepal’s Cement Manufacturers Association has urged the government to give the cement sector priority due to its huge potential given the country’s infrastructure and housing requirements. The government must promote the cement industry because it has huge potential as the country has been witnessing infrastructure development which needs a huge amount of cement, newly-elected president of the association, Dhurba Raj Thapa, said during the ninth annual general meeting of the association, s... |
Morocco’s cement demand falls 16.5% in first four months23 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsDuring the first four months of the year, cement demand in Morocco fell by 16.5 per cent from 6Mt to just under 5Mt as the start of the year was affected by heavy rainfall, according to the country’s cement association. In addition, faltering demand from key consumers sent sales on a downward trend. A new tax regime relating to the income of sale of land further restrains the real estate market as does the lower level of self-construction projects. Geographically, the Tadla-Azilal and T... |
Iraq can grow with security23 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsWith considerable growth potential in the Iraqi cement market, the government is not only keen to rehabilitate the old plants but also aims to encourage new investors to enter the country. However, the task is a difficult one because of the continued political instability, the prospects for further unrest and inadequate energy supplies. Iraq’s cement industry has potential to grow, but it is restricted by political uncertainty and a lack of energy provision Iraq is a nation that... |
Spanish cement consumption falls by a quarter20 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsSpanish cement consumption fell 25.5 per cent over the first four months of 2012, down to 3.472Mt, latest data from domestic association Oficemen shows. In April alone, demand was 139,578t less than April 2012 to just just 936,956t. Production for the January-April period was also down 25.9 per cent to 4.01Mt compared to 5.42Mt in the same period of 2012. April 2013 output was 19.3 per cent lower 1.07Mt compared to 1.32Mt in the same period of the month before. |
Indonesia cement sales rise 8.6%, Jan-Apr 201316 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsIndonesian cement sales increased by 8.6 per cent in the four months to the end of April 2013, the latest data from the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI) reveals. Sales for the January-April 2013 period reached 18.12Mt compared to 16.68Mt in the same period of last year. In April 2013 alone, sales also increased by 8.6 per cent to 4.54Mt in April from 4.18Mt in April 2012. The April sales growth showed an improvement on March's rate when sales only advanced by 3.5 per cent – the slowest... |
Argentine April dispatches and consumption advance14 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsLocal cement producers in Argentina have reported a rise in dispatches (local and exports) for April 2013 whilst consumption on the local market has also demonstrated healthy gains, latest figures from the country's cement association, AFCP, show. In April 2013, Argentine Portland cement factories dispatched 975,081t of cement, including exports, representing an increase of 3.9 per cent compared to the previous month. Of the April 2013 total, 946,202t were destined for the local market... |
Venezuela government sees per capita demand reaching the 300kg mark08 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsVenezuela’s cement consumption per capita is forecast at 300kg in 2013, in line with the National Plan, 2013-19, according to Vice President for Economy & Production and Minister for Industries, Ricardo Menendez. "Before the Bolivarian Revolution, per capita consumption was 130kg per person per year, only with the measures in the sector by Commander Chavez it climbed to 280kg" in 2012, he said in one of the plants of the Corporación Socialista de Cemento in Valles del Tuy, Miranda state. ... |