Canada: a reversal of fortune Premium
After a prosperous era on the back of strong international commodity prices, Canada faces a more challenging time in terms of cement demand. The competitive landscape is also se...
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Indonesia first-quarter sales down 3.2%
Indonesian cement consumption fell by 3.2 per cent YoY in the January-March period, latest figures from the Indonesia Cement Association (ASI) show. Over the first three months ...
Nomura expects Indian demand recovery in FY16
Nomura expects Indian cement companies to see demand recover in the current fiscal year, after a weak ending to fiscal 2015 in March. The broker expects Indian cement companies'...
French cement demand hits 50-year low
Cement consumption in France fell a further 5.5 per cent to 18.2Mt in 2014, a level not seen since 1964, according to SFIC, the French cement association.
1Q15 Swiss dispatches down 16%
Domestic deliveries by the Swiss cement industry fell 16 per cent in 1Q15 as the construction industry experiences a cooldown, according to cement association Cemsuisse. Dispatc...
Expected second-quarter pick-up in Indian demand
Indian cement demand is expected to see a revival over the July-September quarter on the back of an increase in infrastructure spending. Consumption continued to remain tepid du...
US market picks up 12% YoY in January 2015
US market demand reached 5,355,378t, representing a 12.1 per cent increase on January 2014, according to preliminary figures by the US Geological Survey. Shipments of Portland a...
Vietnam cement sales down 0.5% in 1Q15
Vietnam's cement sales in 1Q15 slipped 0.5 per cent YoY to 10.6Mt as many projects started late after a long holiday and exports fell 35 per cent in March, according to the Cons...
Colombia: Feb cement sales up 6.1%
Colombia saw a 6.1 per cent YoY rise in cement dispatches in February as 985,300t of the product were delivered, according to DANE, the national statistics office.
India: Jan-March demand seen weak
Nomura says its interactions with cement dealers across India suggest demand was weak in the January-March period because of lower use of cement by government-related projects, ...