Spain’s cement demand holds at just below 11Mt in 2014
Cement consumption in Spain reached 10.79Mt in 2014, largely stable when compared to the 10.74Mt recorded in 2013, latest figures released by domestic cement association Oficeme...
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Morocco’s cement demand falls 5.4% in 2014
The fall in Morocco’s cement consumption declined by 5.4 per cent, following a 6.3 per cent reduction in 2013, according to the Moroccan Economics and Finance Ministry (DEPF). T...
Algeria’s expansion drive Premium
As cement demand rapidly increases across north Africa, Algeria leads the region’s drive to increase its cement production capacity. Supported by an active housing and infrastru...
Peru’s cement market stable in 2014
Peru’s cement market absorbed around 881,360t of cement in December 2014, according to the latest data from the country’s cement association, Asocem.
Indonesia: a return to higher ground?
As Indonesia’s cement sales growth disappointed last year, the industry is hoping a revival of government infrastructure spending will help overcome recent challenges and return...
The year ahead...
2015 has got off to something of a bumpy start with sharply-declining oil prices (below US$50/bbl at the time of writing), on-going geopolitical risks (eg Russia and Syria), and...
Indonesia: 2014 cement sales fall short of expectations
Indonesian cement sales fell short of expectations last year, increasing by 3.6 per cent YoY to 59.9Mt, according to the latest data from the Indonesia Cement Association (ASI)....
Stronger markets in 2015?
What does 2015 have in store for the cement sector? After three relatively poor years in terms of global construction expansion, Morgan Stanley (UK) predicts a tentative recover...
Argentine cement market contracts 3.5 per cent in 2014
In December 2014, Argentina’s cement demand fell 10.4 per cent MoM and 2.5 per cent YoY to 892,313t, according to the latest data from AFCP, the Argentine cement association.
Spain: November demand up, 2014 largely stable
Cement consumption in Spain rose 2.7 per cent in November to 902,312t, according to the latest data of Oficemen.