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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... |
Cement demand in Belgium falls 2.2% while imports rise30 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsCement demand in Belgium declined 2.2 per cent to 6.41Mt but this decrease was well below the European average decline of 18.8 per cent, according to Belgian cement association Febelcem. Febelcem attributes the figure to local elections, which historically boost public works. The non-residential sector also expanded by three per cent thanks to a numbmer of large projects in Mechelen, Ghent and Halle-Vilvoorde. In 2011, cement consumption reached record 6.55Mt. Looking forward, Febelcem... |
Pakistan 10MFY13 export volumes decline30 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsDuring the first 10 months (July 2012-April 2013) Pakistan exported 6.943Mt on revenues of US$469.02m, compared to 7.016Mt at US$390.42m in the corresponding period of last year. This translates into a 1.03 per cent decline in terms of quantity but a 20.13 per cent rise in dollar value, according to data released by Pakistan’s Federal Bureau of Statistics. In Pakistan rupee terms, the value of exports rose by 30.64 per cent to PKR45.173bn during July-April and the average export price ro... |
Bangladesh cement producers seek new export markets28 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsBangladesh cement producers are searching for new exports markets in a bid to extend their current reach and increase utilisation levels. Our cement export is fully dependent on north-eastern states of India, and now we are searching new destinations", Additional Managing Director of Crown Cement Alamgir Kabir told the Financial Express. “We have invited a number of new buyers to visit Bangladeshi cement industries and received a good response from the new destinations," he added. Current... |
Lafarge Malayan Cement to finalise expansion plans by August27 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Malayan Cement is expected to finalise plans for a new expansion project by the end of August this year, according to the company's chief executive Bradley Mulroney. "We are very close to finalising the option we want to adopt for our next phase in terms of expansion," Mr Mulroney told reporters, adding that a decision is likely to be made at the company's board meeting in August. Mr Mulroney expressed confidence in the growth potential for Malaysia's cement demand which will b... |