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Cement demand in India is expected to expand by 1.2 times the GDP growth rate over the long term, according to UltraTech. This will be driven by increased government spending on...
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Vietnam expected to record 8-9% cement sales increase
Vietnam is expected to record an 8-9 per cent YoY rise in cement sales to 98-99Mt in 2019, according to a forecast by the country’s Ministry of Construction. Of this, domestic s...
Saudi megaprojects unable to halt cement demand decline in 2019
Saudi Arabia’s high-profile large-scale project will be unlikely to halt a fall in cement demand in 2019, according to Al Rajhi Capital. The third-quarter of 2018 saw sales volu...
Scotiabank forecasts 6% growth in Peru’s cement demand
Cement consumption in Peru is predicted to expand by around 6.5 per cent in 2019, according to Scotiabank. The bank attributes the third-consecutive annual rise to a higher leve...
Oficemen downgrades growth forecast
Cement producers have reduced their growth forecast for 2018 from 12 per cent to seven per cent, according to Oficemen, Spain’s cement association. They attribute the lower grow...
Gaining momentum in 2018?
The positive outlook predicted at the start of 2017 has not entirely materialised as emerging markets (EM) have failed to see the widespread recovery that was anticipated a year...
Uzbekistan plans to produce 9.2Mt in 2018
The government of Uzbekistan has approved a balance of production and consumption of cement for 2018.
Positive outlook for 2017 despite rising energy costs
LafargeHolcim, HeidelbergCement and CRH are optimistic about their global outlook in 2017, despite the challenge presented by rising energy costs.
The world in 2016 and outlook for 2017
This year will be a challenging year for the multinational cement companies, which are now faced by uneven economic performance in the emerging markets, combined with a new era ...
India: ICRA forecasts cement demand to rise 6% in FY17
Indian-based ratings agency ICRA has forecast that domestic cement demand will rise by six per cent in the 2016-17 financial year, the Economic Times reports. It’s assessment fo...