Cement News tagged under: consumption
Pakistan full-year growth slows10 July 2017, Published under Cement NewsPakistan dispatched 40.315Mt of cement of during fiscal year 2016-17, up 3.71 per cent YoY, the latest data from the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) shows. Capacity utilisation for the year was 86.9 per cent. During the July 2016-June 2017 period domestic cement dispatches from the north zone were 29.141Mt (+7.72 per cent) and exports were 3.150Mt (-18.22 per cent). Meanwhile, dispatches from the south zone rose by 9.47 per cent YoY to 6.511Mt. However, exports were... |
Moroccan cement market contracts 8% in May07 July 2017, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Morocco fell 7.6 per cent to 1.24Mt in May. The drop has been attributed to the recession in the real estate sector following a slump in social housing and the slowdown on construction sites as a result of the delay in the formation of a new government and adoption of Finance Law 2017. In the first five months of 2017, cement sales retreated six per cent to 6.05Mt YoY. |
Swiss cement demand contracts 4.7% in 2Q1707 July 2017, Published under Cement NewsIn the second quarter of 2017, dispatches by Swiss cement producers to the domestic market have contracted by 4.7 per cent to 1,187,613t from 1,245,811t in 2Q2017, according to Cemsuisse, the country’s cement association. In the first half of the year, dispatches slipped by 3.9 per cent YoY to 2,040,783t from 2,123,948t. |
Argentine cement market expands 9% YoY in May29 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsArgentina’s cement demand increased 9.8 per cent YoY to 967,695t, according to the country’s cement association, AFCP. The rise in consumption is mainly attributable to an increase in bulk cement, which was up 28 per cent YoY, offsetting a three per cent dip in bagged sales. Domestic demand includes 5932t of imports, a MoM rise of 86.7 per cent. In May 2016 there were no cement imports. In terms of dispatches by domestic producers, these reached 966,958t in May, representing a MoM... |
Shaping southeast Asia28 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsAhead of Cemtech Asia in Singapore, 9-12 July 2017, ICR takes a moment to consider the changing make-up of southeast Asia’s cement capacity. The region has been at the forefront of cement industry growth for the last decade and, while the impetus for new capacity has started to ease, several key regional players have emerged and are now extremely influential in determining regional cement trade and supply. Producers such as Thailand’s SCG are entering promising markets like Myanmar as... |
Colombian sales dip under 1Mt mark28 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsColombian grey cement deliveries slipped 0.6 per cent YoY to 0.999Mt in May 2017, according to DANE, the country’s statistics office. This compares favourably with a 5.3 per cent market contraction reported in May 2016. Rains in several parts of the country have affected sales, according to local sources. The market of Casanare saw sales drop by nearly a third while Norte de Santander and Cesar reported decreases of around 15 per cent. The regions of Valle del Cauca and Atlántico reported ... |
4M17 sales retreat 5.3% in Morocco28 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Morocco have fallen 5.3 per cent in the first four months of 2017 YoY following a 3.5 per cent rise the previous year, according to the Moroccan Economics and Finance Ministry. The fall has been attributed to the drop in sales in Marrakech-Safi (-11.7 per cent), Casablanca-Setta (-6.7 per cent), Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima (-9.7 per cent) and Oriental (-10.4 per cent). Growth in Souss-Massa (+6.9 per cent), Guelmim-Oued Noun (+51.1 per cent, Fès-Meknès (+4.4 per cent), Dakhl... |
Peru cement market contracts 2% in May27 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsPeru’s cement demand reached 774,000t in May, reflecting a two per cent drop YoY, according to Asocem, the country’s cement association. Total deliveries, including exports, decreased 2.8 per cent to 797,000t. Domestic production in May fell 6.4 per cent YoY to 781,000t. Going forward, cement demand is expected to pick up by the implementation of reconstruction works following the Niño Costero damage and infrastructure megaprojects. As a result, 2H17 consumption is forecast to rise five pe... |
PT Indocement26 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsIndonesia’s cement producers, including PT Indocement, saw total domestic cement sales rise by seven per cent YoY in May 2017 to 5.47Mt, according to the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI). This is being attributed to a recovery in the country’s property sector and increased investment in infrastructure developments. According to the ASI, sales for January to May this year came in at 25.3Mt, up four per cent on the same period last year. May also saw a 13 per cent advance in sales of bul... |
Semen Indonesia26 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsSemen Indonesia saw its sales volume increase by 10 per cent in May 2017, compared to the same period last year, taking total sales to 2.35Mt. Domestic sales accounted for 2.18Mt, up 3.6 per cent, while exports came in at 168,000t, a rise of 348.5 per cent on the same month in 2016. Total sales volumes for the first five months of 2017 stand at 10.98Mt, up 8.2 per cent on 5M16. By region, Yogyakarta saw the biggest increase in cement consumption, rising by 24.9 per cent in May to 97,123t,... |