Cement News tagged under: exports
Pakistan July-October sales boosted by strong domestic demand growth05 November 2015, Published under Cement NewsPakistan cement dispatches in the first four months of FY16 increased by 3.79 per cent YoY to 11.398Mt, according to the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturer’s Association (APCMA). Domestic sales during the period climbed to 9.37Mt, representing a YoY increase of 14.38 per cent – the fastest growth in the last eight years, the industry body noted. However, exports fell by just over a quarter to 2.028Mt versus 2.79Mt in the comparative period of last year. Regional breakdown Closer anal... |
Argentina’s monthly cement consumption 2.5% ahead04 November 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe Argentina cement market saw increased sales in October 2015, up 2.5 per cent YoY from 1,100,852t to 1,127,869t, according to AFCP, the country's cement association. Export sales, however, fell by 56 per cent from 14,344t to 6342t over the same period. In the year to date, dispatches rose 8.4 per cent to 10,175,570t from 9,383,267t posted in January-October 2014. Exports experienced a 42 per cent fall from 137,249t to 79,602t. |
Vietnam 10-month sales edge ahead03 November 2015, Published under Cement NewsVietnam sold 58.66Mt of cement and clinker in the first 10 months of this year, rising one per cent from a year earlier and fulfilling 80 per cent of the whole-year target, the Building Material Department under the Ministry of Construction said. The total comprised 45.51Mt of domestic sales (+9 per cent YoY), the Xay Dung online newspaper cited the department as saying. In October, the country’s cement sales rose 15 per cent MoM to 6.37Mt, including 5.07Mt of domestic sales, up 14 per ... |
Germany's housing benefits26 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsFollowing last year’s recovery in German cement demand, a subdued start to 2015 means growth is likely to peter out. Housebuilding continues to recover from a low base, but the outlook for industrial construction appears downbeat. On the corporate front, M&A activity and asset swaps by European majors have led to some German plants now being under new management. German housing continues its recovery and increases its share of German construction activity The German economy grew... |
Attock Cement 1Q net profit up 2%26 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsAttock Cement announced a net profit of PKR470m (US$4.5m) in the first quarter (Jul-Sep) of fiscal year 2015-16, up just two per cent compared to the profit it earned in the same period of the previous fiscal year. Earnings per share (EPS) were up to PKR4.20 from PKR4.11 in the period under review. The company registered a 10 per cent YoY decline in sales mainly on the back of a 10 per cent reduction in dispatches, a report by Arif Habib Limited published in the The Express Tribune (Pakist... |
Peru’s demand falls 1.9% in September16 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsCement dispatches in Peru slipped 1.9 per cent in September to 0.887Mt from 0.905Mt in September 2014, according to Asocem, the country’s cement association. Exports declined by 13.9 per cent to 26,000t in September. Cement production increased 4.6 per cent YoY to 0.958Mt as the new plant of Cementos Pacasmayo, located in Piura, came on-stream. However, Asocem said: “The September production [figure] includes several tests at the new plant and therefore the strong rise in output is an anom... |
Pakistan: August export volumes and revenue down YoY09 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsPakistan exported 558,049t of cement on revenues of US$32.08m in August 2015, down 42.88 and 44.36 per cent in terms of volume and revenue on a YoY basis, according to the country's Bureau of of Statistics. Compared to July 2014, volumes rose by 18.88 per cent and revenues increased by 16.54 per cent. Exports over the first two months of the current fiscal (beginning in July 2015) to Afghanistan declined by 18.24 per cent to 394,500t YoY. Export to India over the July-August 2015 period... |
Vietnam may fall short of full-year export target09 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsVietnam’s cement sector is unlikely to fulfill this year’s export target of over 20Mt of cement and clinker, the Vietnam National Cement Association (VNCA) said. Cement and clinker producers in the country will likely export between 15-16Mt by year end, versus 20.5Mt in 2014, the Xay Dung online newspaper cited the association as saying Wednesday. In the first nine months of this year, the sector exported nearly 12Mt of cement and clinker worth US$520m, down 26 and 27 per cent in volume an... |
Preliminary Pakistan data indicates September sales decline08 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsTotal cement industry dispatches in the month of September 2015 have decreased by eight per cent YoY, dragged down by a steep fall in exports, according to provisional cement sales figures. The data from an InvestCap Research report, published in The Express Tribune (Pakistan), indicated that sales were down to 2.9Mt versus 3.2Mt in September 2014. Compared to August 2015, September sales were down five per cent MoM. Demand in the domestic market continued to increase thanks to advances ... |
Argentina's total cement sales increase 7% YoY September05 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsTotal cement sales increased 14.9 per cent MoM and seven per cent YoY to 1.128Mt in September, according to AFCP, the Argentine cement producers’ association. In the domestic market, around 1.131Mt was dispatched – up 15.7 per cent MoM and 8.2 per cent YoY. While exports fell 46 per cent from 8863t in September 2014 to 4780t in September 2015, MoM they registered a 15 per cent rise. Imports rocketed from 421t in September 2014 to 7732t one year later. There were no imports in Augus... |