Cement News tagged under: consumption
Chile’s cement market contracts 16% in May10 June 2022, Published under Cement NewsCement dispatches in Chile declined by 15.8 per cent YoY to 313,101t in May 2022 when compared with the 371,947t dispatches in May 2021, according to CChC, the Chilean construction chamber. In the first five months of the year, deliveries fell by 6.8 per cent to 1,345,102t from 1,443,458t in the 5M21. |
Brazilian cement dispatches slip in May09 June 2022, Published under Cement NewsCement sales by Brazil’s cement producers slipped by 0.8 per cent to 5.487Mt in May 2022 when compared with 5.529Mt in May 2021, according to SNIC, the Brazilian cement association. Sales have been affected by record-high household indebtedness and reduced household income. The rising interest rate is at 12.75 per cent, making the financing of housing expensive. Political and economic uncertainty are resulting in cautious consumer confidence. Moreover, inflation runs into double-digit figu... |
Argentina’s cement market expands by a quarter in May09 June 2022, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Argentina increased by 24.5 per cent to 1,087,998t in May 2022 when compared with May 2021 when 874,188t was sold in the domestic market, according to the country’s cement association, AFCP. MoM an increase of 4.7 per cent was seen. Argentine demand was entirely supplied by domestic cement plants as no imports were reported. The country’s producers increased output by 24.2 per cent YoY and 4.7 per cent MoM to 1,098,484t in May 2022. Of this total, 10,485t were exporte... |
Moroccan deliveries up 7% in May08 June 2022, Published under Cement NewsCement deliveries in Morocco increased 7.1 per cent YoY to 945,706t in May 2022 from 882,785t in May 2021, according to Ipsos. The data relates to APC members Asment Temera, Ciments de l’Atlas, Ciments du Maroc and LafargeHolcim Maroc. However, in the year to date deliveries contracted by 3.1 per cent to 5,276,337t when compared with January-May 2021 when deliveries reached 5,446,117t. |
Peruvian cement sales expected to show lower growth in 202231 May 2022, Published under Cement NewsWhile 2021 was a positive year for Peru’s cement industry as in increase in demand. "Before the pandemic, there was a notable growth in the construction category (cement, building materials and paints). However, with the arrival of the health crisis, drops of up to 50 per cent were recorded as early as April [2020]. The momentum returned months later, in September, due to the development of the sector and the improvement of homes," said Guadalupe Rosazza, business consultant for the constr... |
Vietnamese cement deliveries decline 9% in April30 May 2022, Published under Cement NewsTotal cement deliveries in Vietnam fell nine per cent to 5,968,302t in April 2022 when compared with April 2021 and decreased 16 per cent when compared with March 2022, according to the Vietnamese National Cement Association (VNCA). VICEM sales volumes during the month decreased six per cent YoY and 18 per cent MoM to 2,121,931t while sales by other VNCA members saw their sales fall by 10 per cent YoY and 15 per cent MoM to 2,121,931t. Other, non-affiliated cement producers posted a 11 per c... |
Puerto Rican market contracts 5% in April20 May 2022, Published under Cement NewsIn April 2022 cement sales in Puerto Rico reached 1.3m bags of 42.6kg (94lb), or 55,250t, representing a five per cent drop when compared with April 2021, according to the country’s statistics office. However, sales were 13.2 per cent ahead of April 2019, before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the January-April 2022 period, cement sales in Puerto Rico reached 5.02m bags, or 213,852t. |
Peru sees 10% hike in consumption in April19 May 2022, Published under Cement NewsCement dispatches in Peru increased 10 per cent YoY to 1.086Mt in April 2022 from 0.984Mt in the equivalent period of 2021, according to cement association, Asocem. Domestic cement production by Asocem members in April 2022 edged up by five per cent to 1.023Mt when compared with 0.973Mt in April 2021. Clinker production increased 63 per cent to 0.783Mt in April 2022 from 0.48Mt in the previous year. Cement exports advanced nine per cent YoY to 14,000t in April 2022, but clinker exports f... |
Chile’s cement market contracts 5% in March19 May 2022, Published under Cement NewsChilean cement consumption decreased five per cent to 365,826t in March 2022 when compared with March 2021 when market volume reached 385,276t, according to the country’s construction association, CChC. However, in the January-March 2022 period demand advanced 12 per cent to 4,336,734t from 3,872,664t in the 1Q21. |
Dominican Rep cement market expands 3% in 1Q2218 May 2022, Published under Cement NewsIn the first quarter of 2022, cement demand in the Dominican Republic grew by 2.9 per cent YoY, according to Adocem, the country’s cement association. However, costs of most key inputs have seen a significant hike and particularly energy costs have seen a considerable rise. "Without a doubt, energy management is a key point in the economic sphere of a cement plant since it makes this industry very susceptible to deficiencies and high tariffs in the electricity sector, as well as to the c... |