Cement News tagged under: exports
Iranian full-year export expectations16 February 2015, Published under Cement NewsIran’s exports are expected to reach 18Mt by the end of the current Iranian calendar year ending 20 March 2014, an Iranian official has said. Secretary of the Guild Association of Iran’s Cement Industry Abdolreza Sheikhan said on Saturday that Iran exported 15.9mln tons of cement and clinker in the first ten months of this year (March 21, 2014-January 20, 2015), and added that the industry is seekin to achieve a new record of exporting 18Mt by mid-March. Export destinations include Iraq... |
Japanese producers increase exports13 February 2015, Published under Cement NewsJapanese cement producers have increased export levels in a bid to help offset a slowdown in domestic consumption due to a slump in housing investment. According to the Japanese Cement Association, the country’s exports rose by four per cent to 9.11Mt in 2014, marking the first increase in six years. A Nikkei Report stated that Japanese cement makers are heightening exports to tighten the supply-demand balance. Local producers had initially expected domestic demand would increase due to ... |
Argentina: January domestic sales up 2% YoY10 February 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe Argentine cement market expanded by four per cent MoM and 1.9 per cent YoY as domestic sales reached 927,510t in January 2015, according to the latest figures released by AFCP, the country’s cement association. Imports increased from 163t to 227t. However, exports in January fell by 21.9 per cent when compared with January 2014 to 16,705t and by 27 per cent in comparison with December 2014. |
Belarus to export 1.8Mt in 201506 February 2015, Published under Cement NewsBelarusian manufacturers are expected to export 1.8Mt of cement in 2015, including 1.3Mt to be supplied to Russia's Eurocement, Construction Minister, Anatol Chorny, told reporters in Minsk on Thursday. Belarus sold 980,000t of cement to Eurocement in 2014, Mr Chorny noted. "This year we have signed an exclusive contract for the supply of 1.3Mt,” he said. “The contract is advantageous to Belarus because 50 per cent of the total amount shall be paid in advance and the rest shall be pai... |
Pakistan dispatches rise 9.5% in first seven months05 February 2015, Published under Cement NewsPakistan cement dispatches over the first seven months of the current fiscal increased by 6.18 per cent to 20.22Mt compared with 18.86Mt in the same period of the previous year, boosted by local sales. "The most pleasant aspect of this growth is that it is led by domestic consumption which increased by 9.45 per cent during this period" a spokesperson for the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) said. Dispatches from the north rose by 10.63 per cent to 12.95Mt versus 11... |
Vietnam records 47% rise in January cement demand02 February 2015, Published under Cement NewsVietnam’s cement consumption increased six per cent MoM and 47 per cent YoY to 4.37Mt in January 2015, according to the Department of Building Materials at the country’s Ministry of Construction. The country's leading cement producer Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem) sold 1.41Mt of cement in domestic markets, up 46 per cent YoY. Exports reached 1.5Mta. By the end of January, the cement inventory was around 2.69Mt, primarily clinker. Ministry forecasts expect cement demand ... |
UAE: changing fortunes02 February 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe changing fortunes of the UAE, as it prepares to host Expo 2020 in Dubai, expands its infrastructure and addresses housing requirements, are envisaged to bump up domestic demand in the coming years. Meanwhile, exports have provided significant relief to local producers during recent years of scaled-back demand. The UAE’s construction sector is returning to form, with a number of major megaprojects in the pipeline and the ramping up of social infrastructure spend. Prestigious, la... |
Iranian exports exceed 14.5Mt in first nine months28 January 2015, Published under Cement NewsIran’s cement and clinker exports have surpassed 14.5Mt in the first nine months of the Iranian calendar year (starting 21 March 2014). Of the total, 68.7 per cent were cement and the remainder clinker, news agency IRNA reported citing Iran’s Ministry of Industries and Mines. Among the country’s export destinations are Iraq, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Pakistan, Qatar, Turkey, the UAE, Georgia, Oman, India, and China. |
Bangladesh, Indonesia and Malaysia remain Vietnamese top importers23 January 2015, Published under Cement NewsBangladesh, Indonesia and Malaysia were the top importers of Vietnamese clinker and cement exports last year, the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade said on its website. Bangladesh took the lead after importing 8.39Mt of cement worth US$323m from Vietnam last year, while Indonesia came second with 2.65Mt worth US$123m and Malaysia ranked third with 1.28Mt worth US$62m. Following on was the Philippines with 1.15Mt worth US$44.26m, and Chile with 566,797t worth US$31m. Vietnam e... |
Vietnam targets increased exports in 201522 January 2015, Published under Cement NewsVietnam is forecast to export 25-26Mt of cement and clinker in 2015, the Dau Tu (Investment) newspaper reported, citing the country’s Ministry of Construction. The main end-markets include Bangladesh, Middle East countries and Cambodia, according to the report. Last year, exports jumped 30 per cent from 2013 to nearly 20Mt, the report added. |