Latin America market movements
Three major Latin American countries, Brazil, Peru and Argentina, released full-year consumption figures for 2012 this week with two showing YoY gains while demand in the third ...
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Indonesia sales forecast to see double-digit growth hat-trick
Indonesian cement consumption is expected to continue its strong growth trajectory and rise by double-digits for the third year in a row, according to estimates by local analysts.
PCA revises 2013 consumption outlook upwards
According to the latest forecast from the Portland Cement Association (PCA), there will be an 8.1 per cent growth in cement consumption in 2013, significantly higher than the te...
Vietnam output reaches 47Mt in 2012
Vietnam-based cement manufacturers produced more than 47Mt of cement in 2012, meeting 85.5 per cent of their full year target, according to an announcement by the Ministry of Co...
Peru’s cement shipments increase 15% in 2012
Cement deliveries in the Peruvian market reached 9,571,920t in 2012, a 15.4 per cent rise when compared with 2011, according to cement manufacturers’ association Asocem.
Saudi Cement posts 31.4% rise in 4Q12 net profit
Saudi Cement Co posted a 31.4 per cent rise in its fourth-quarter net profit, fuelled by higher local demand, it said in a bourse statement on Tuesday. The firm made a net profi...
Argentina’s 2012 cement shipments fall 7.8% YoY
Total shipments (domestic and exports) from Argentine cement producers fell 7.8 per cent YoY,
India Ratings revises outlook on cement sector
India Ratings has revised its outlook for Indian cement manufacturers from "negative" in 2012 to "stable to negative" for 2013, driven by limited downside risk for demand.
Brazil's domestic dispatches rise 6.9% YoY
Preliminary data and market estimates indicate that in 2012, total sales by Brazilian producers to the local market reached 68.3Mta,
US shipments rise 10% from Jan-October 2012
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico for October 2012 were about 8.1Mt, almost 10 per cent greater than shipments in October 2011.