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Pakistan cement exports down 11%

16 January 2018, Published under Cement News

Cement exports from Pakistan in December 2017 fell 11.3 per cent to 328,000t from 369,000t in the year-ago period, according to data released by the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers’ Association (APCMA). Between July-December 2017, cement exports declined by 17.3 per cent rom 2.911Mt to 2.406Mt. Exports from southern-based mills were particularly affected as they were reduced by 36.2 per cent from 0.953Mt in July 2016 to 0.608Mt in July-December 2017. Northern mills saw their exports dec...

Dalmia Bharat begins using national waterways for exports

16 January 2018, Published under Cement News

Dalmia Bharat Cement exported its first cement shipment of 200Mt from Pandu port to Dhubri on Friday, reports The Telegraph. The occasion marked Dalmia’s fifth brand anniversary in the northeast region of India, with the shipment being released by Mahendra Singhi, Group CEO, Dalmia Cement. The company is using national waterways, such as the Brahmaputra, to transport cement in the hope that it will reduce the cost of logistics.

Arabian Cement plans expansion into Africa and Asia

15 January 2018, Published under Cement News

Arabian Cement is planning to expand into regional markets in Africa and Asia to boost its profitability amid strong competition in the Egyptian market, according to reports in the Daily News Egypt. To date the company, which has a output of around 5Mta, has exported to Libya, Kenya, Madagascar, Somalia and Yemen. Arabian Cement is a joint venture between Spain-based Grupo Cementos La Unión and a group of Egyptian investors. The company recently reached an agreement with the Natio...

Hoang Phat Vissai exports 0.22Mt in January

15 January 2018, Published under Cement News

Hoang Phat Vissai Group (The Vissai) has exported 220,000t of cement and clinker from Nghi Thiet port in Vietnam’s Nghe An province since the start of January. The exported cement is destined for the Philippines, Canada and China, according to Nguyen Quoc Tai, director of Nghi Thiet port and the grinding unit of Song Lam Cement JSC, a The Vissai affiliate. The Nghi Thiet grinding facility entered service in June 2017.

Is a record cement year on the cards for Pakistan?

12 January 2018, Published under Cement News

This week it was announced that Attock Cement Company has launched a new 1.2Mta cement plant in Hub , just outside Karachi, while several brownfield and greenfield plants are also underway. Meanwhile, Lucky Cement has climbed its way back to the top of installed domestic capacity by completing its 1.3Mta brownfield expansion project at its Karachi plant in December. But with all this capacity expansion, will 2018 be a record year for Pakistani cement producers? Pakistan’s cement industry...

First cement shipment arrives at Barranqueras port

12 January 2018, Published under Cement News

The first shipment of 3964t of cement was unloaded at the Argentine port of Barranqueras, Chaco region. The Bolivian cement was purchased by Cemento Avellaneda and will be distributed throughout the north of Argentina. Some 50,000tpa of cement was imported into Argentina in 2016 and 2017, according to The Global Cement Report, 12th Edition.

Pakistan sees an increase in total cement dispatches for 2H17

05 January 2018, Published under Cement News

The Pakistan cement sector experienced sales growth in July-December 2017 with total dispatches reaching 22.24Mt from 19.8Mt in the year-ago period, reports Business Recorder. In the final six months of 2017, domestic consumption reached 19.83Mt which is an increase from 16.89Mt in the corresponding period of the previous year. However, the decline in exports has continued with a drop of 17.3 per cent YoY to 2.4Mt from the 2.91Mt recorded in 2H16. Cement plants in Punjab and Khyber Pa...

Tajikistan produced 3Mt of cement in 2017

05 January 2018, Published under Cement News

Tajikistan’s cement factories turned out 3Mt of cement in 2017 and exported some 1Mt of this output. Domestic deliveries were primarily used in the construction of hydraulic structures, roads and bridges as well as housing. The country’s demand is estimated at 3-3.5Mta, with imports from Pakistan and Iran covering the domestic supply deficit. Total cement capacity in the country stands at 4.7Mta. Afghanistan is the main export destination, but cement was also dispatched to Uzbekistan a...

Argentina's cement consumption up 7% in December 2017

04 January 2018, Published under Cement News

The Argentine cement market expanded 6.8 per cent YoY in December 2017 with demand at 1,004,332t, according to the latest data by the country’s cement association, AFCP. In December 2016 national demand stood at 940,055t. However, when compared with November 2017, the market contracted by 14.9 per cent. Domestic producers dispatched some 990,472t across Argentina, a YoY advance of 5.8 per cent but a MoM drop of 14.9 per cent. These deliveries were supplemented by 13,860t of imports, more ...

Cement exports from Pakistan contract in 5MFY18

27 December 2017, Published under Cement News

Pakistan's export of cement during the first five months of current financial year (July-November 2017) recorded a YoY fall of 17.3 and 19.52 per cent in terms of quantity and US dollar value, respectively, according to data released by the Federal Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan. The breakdown shows that Pakistan exported 2.059Mt of cement and earned export revenues of US$104.03m in July-Nov 2017, compared to 2.489Mt at US$129.25m in the corresponding months of the previous f...