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Pakistan hits domestic dispatch record09 July 2013, Published under Cement NewsPakistan achieved record domestic dispatches in the fiscal year 2012-13 (July-June) as sales crossed the 25Mt mark, 1.1Mt higher than last year’s 23.95Mt. Stagnant exports, however, held back the sector’s overall full-year performance. Accumulated data from the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) showed that total dispatches during the fiscal (including exports) reached 33.43Mt, representing YoY growth of 2.82 per cent. Domestic dispatches accounted for 25.06Mt while 8.37... |
Iranian exports surpass 5Mt mark08 July 2013, Published under Cement NewsIran cement and clinker exports for the first three months of the current Iranian calendar year crossed the 5Mt mark. Exports for the period stood at 5.075Mt, which represented a 50 per cent increase compared to the same period of last year. Cement exports represented 4.21Mt of the total. The country plans to export over 18.5Mt of cement, Mohammad Fatemian, an official with the Industry, Mine, and Trade ministry, had previously said. In the Iranian year ended 20 March, Iran’s cement... |
Inner Mongolia's Erlian Port cement export up 102% in May05 July 2013, Published under Cement NewsErlian Port in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region exported 186,300t of cement, worth US$9.14m, in May 2013, a YoY increase of 101.84 per cent and 87.74 per cent, respectively, sources reported. |
Pakistan export earnings up in 11MFY1302 July 2013, Published under Cement NewsDuring the first 11 months of fiscal FY12-3, Pakistan exported 8.013Mt of cement and earned US$524.68m, up 1.27 per cent and 17.43 per cent, respectively. These latest figures come from Pakistan’s Federal Bureau of Statistics also show that in terms of local currency, the value of exports surged by 27.51 per cent to PKR50.64bn during July 2012-May 2013. Average export prices also rose by 15.95 per cent to US$65.47/t over the 11 months of the current fiscal compared to US$56.46/t in the com... |
Pakistan's June dispatches dragged down by lower exports01 July 2013, Published under Cement NewsTotal dispatches by Pakistan cement manufacturers during June 2013 fell 6.44 per cent to 2.702Mt compared to 2.888Mt in the previous month, held back mainly by lower export volumes. Domestic dispatches declined 1.4 per cent on monthly basis to 2.07Mt in June 2013 compared to 2.10Mt in the month before. The north region posted a marginal drop of 2.8 per cent to 1.665Mt compared to 1.713Mt in May 2013. Dispatches from the south were up by 4.8 per cent on monthly basis to 408,000t. ... |
Vietnam cement sales slip during Jan-May 201320 June 2013, Published under Cement NewsVietnam cement sales declined by 2.1 per cent in the first five months of this year to 19.5Mt compared to the same period of last year, data from the Ministry of Construction showed. The 2013 five-month figure represents 39.5 per cent of the whole year target, the ministry said. In May alone, domestic cement sales dropped 3.07 per cent compared to April and 0.84 per cent compared to May last year. Cement output rose by 0.8 per cent MoM and 3.71 per cent YoY to 5.03Mt. The country ... |
Iran plans 18.5Mta of cement exports10 June 2013, Published under Cement NewsIran plans to export 18.5Mt of cement in the current Iranian calendar year, which began on 21 March, Mehdi Ghazanfari, the Iranian deputy industry, mines and trade minister, said. The exports are projected to increase 4.9Mt compared to the year before. If Iran does export 18-20Mt of cement in 2013, it will rank in third place after China and India. The Middle East country currently exports cement to 24 countries. Despite international sanctions against the Islamic republic, Iran's cement e... |
Pakistan monthly dispatches fall on transportation issues05 June 2013, Published under Cement NewsPakistan saw a rise in total dispatches for the first 11 months of the current fiscal but May 2013 sales declined by one per cent largely due to transport issues. For the first 11 months of the current fiscal, sales reached 30.552Mt compared to 29.495Mt, representing a YoY rise of 3.5 per cent. Capacity utilisation has reached 74.45 per cent, its highest level since 2006-07 as domestic dispatches have picked up appreciably through the year. However, exports between July 2012 - May 2013 we... |
China cement and clinker exports rise 31.5%05 June 2013, Published under Cement NewsChina has reported a 31.5 per cent YoY increase in cement and clinker export volumes for the first four months of 2013, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The value of exports was US$230m, a rise of 21.1 per cent on the year before. Last year, total Chinese exports increased to 11.5Mt (6.2Mt of cement, 5.3Mt of clinker) and this year total exports are expected to rise to 12Mt. |
Nigeria government outlines savings from reduced imports03 June 2013, Published under Cement NewsThe decision by the Nigerian government to not issue cement import licences in 2012 and focus on meeting domestic needs internally has saved the country approximately NGN300bn (US$1.9bn), Olusegun Aganga, Minister of Trade and Investment has said. Similarly, the government has also saved about NGN4.2trn from reducing imports since 2005, he added. Aganga noted that savings have also helped increase the country’s external reserve. "If you look at the trade numbers, import fell by 43 per... |