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June sales in Chile down 16%

23 August 2022, Published under Cement News

Chile’s cement market contracted 16.4 per cent YoY as cement producers dispatched 297,514t of product in June 2022, according to the Chilean construction chamber, CChC. In June 2021 cement dispatches reached 355,851t. In the first six months of 2022 domestic cement dispatches declined 8.1 per cent YoY to 1,972,730t. In the 6M21 dispatches stood at 2,145,846t.

Brazil's cement sales decline by 7% in July

22 August 2022, Published under Cement News

Cement sales in Brazil fell by 6.6 per cent YoY to 5.51Mt in July 2022 from 5.899Mt in July 2021, according to the Brazilian cement association, SNIC. However, when considering dispatch per working day, the decrease is only 2.6 per cent YoY. Exports saw a 33.3 per cent drop to 28,000t in July 2022 from 42,000t in July 2021. January-July 2022 In the first seven months of 2022, domestic dispatches were down to 3.3 per cent to 36.094Mt from 37.334Mt in the 7M21. In addition, cement producer...

Iran’s cement market expands by 34% in July 2022

22 August 2022, Published under Cement News

Iranian cement demand reached 5.36Mt in July 2022, according to the Iranian Cement Association. This represents a YoY increase of 34 per cent when compared with July 2022, when domestic dispatches were 4Mt. In addition, cement producers exported 0.81Mt of clinker in July 2022, up from 0.3Mt in the year-ago period. However, cement exports declined to 0.34Mt in July 2022 from 0.41Mt in July 2021. Total clinker output stood at 5.24Mt, up from 3.95Mt YoY, while cement production advanced from...

Argentine cement consumption up 10% in July

19 August 2022, Published under Cement News

Cement demand in Argentina increased by 9.9 per cent in July 2022, according to the AFCP, the country cement association. Dispatches were up 3.9 per cent MoM to 1,146,900t. The domestic market was entirely supplied by local producers. Total production increased 9.4 per cent YoY and 3.8 per cent MoM to 1,152,412Mt in July 2022. This includes exports of 5512t, down 44.6 per cent YoY and 2.6 per cent MoM. January-July 2022 In the first seven months of 2022 Argentina’s cement consumption a...

US and Puerto Rican cement shipments increase in May

08 August 2022, Published under Cement News

Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the USA and Puerto Rico increased six per cent YoY to 9.7Mt in May 2022, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The leading cement-consuming states were Texas, California, Florida, Illinois and Ohio. They received 39 per cent of May shipments. The top five cement-producing states were Texas, California, Missouri, Florida and Michigan, which accounted for 39 per cent of cement production in May 2022. Masonry cement deliveries totalled...

Spanish 1H22 cement demand stable, exports down

25 July 2022, Published under Cement News

Cement consumption in Spain remained stable in June, registering a -0.1 per cent slip when compared to June 2021, according to the Spanish cement association, Oficemen. In the first six months of 2022, demand increased by 2.5 per cent to 7,487,569t, but exports were down 21 per cent YoY to 2,908,877t. Going forward, Oficemen expressed concern about the economic context of rising interest rates and high inflation, indicating a possible recession. In addition, it appealed to the governme...

Cautious growth forecast for Indonesia

22 July 2022, Published under Cement News

In the first three months of 2022, Indonesia's cement market expanded by 4.8 per cent to 15.594Mt when compared with the equivalent period in 2021, when demand stood at 14.873Mt. In January Indonesian cement producers supplied 5.4Mt of product to the domestic market, up 10.1 per cent YoY. However, this robust growth faded as the quarter progressed with the market absorbing 4.727Mt in February, representing an increase of two per cent YoY, and deliveries in March increasing 2.5 per cent YoY t...

Iranian cement market remains stable

20 July 2022, Published under Cement News

Cement demand in Iran reached 5.8Mt in June 2022, edging up slightly when compared with 5.78Mt of cement sold in June 2021. Iranian cement plants produced 6.6Mt of clinker and 5.58Mt of cement in June 2022. Clinker output slipped by 2.2 per cent from 0.63Mt in June 2021 while cement output declined by 7.3 per cent YoY. In addition to supplying the domestic market, they exported 0.93Mt of clinker, up 47.6 per cent YoY, and 0.36Mt of cement, which remained stable when compared with June 20...

Vietnamese market sees 4% contraction in June

19 July 2022, Published under Cement News

Domestic cement dispatches in Vietnam slipped one per cent MoM and four per cent YoY to 5.590Mt in June 2022, according to the Vietnam National Cement Association (VNCA). Of this total VICEM deliveries delivered 1.922Mt – up four per cent YoY but down two per cent MoM, while other VNCA members supplied 1.373Mt, seeing their sales slip by four per cent YoY and one per cent MoM. Vietnam’s other cement companies reported stable sales of 2.295Mt, when compared with last month, but YoY sales were...

Peru's cement market expands 4% in June

18 July 2022, Published under Cement News

Cement consumption in Peru increased four per cent to 1.126Mt in June 2022 from 1.08Mt in June 2021, according to Asocem, the country’s cement association. Of this total, 1.067Mt was dispatched by Asocem members – representing a slight increase when compared with 1Mt in June 2021. Cement production from Asocem members advanced seven per cent YoY to 1.079Mt in June 2022 from 1.007Mt in June 2021. Clinker output was up nine per cent to 0.9Mt in June 2022 from 0.824Mt in June 2021. Asocem m...