Cement importers deny activities hurt Philippine cement producers
Cement importers have rejected claims by local manufacturers that the import surge on cement is causing "serious injury" to the domestic industry. "Some members of the cement in...
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USA and Puerto Rico see 1% slip in demand
Portland and blended cement consumption in the USA and Puerto Rico edged down by one per cent to 7.34Mt in March 2019 when compared with March 2018 when the market off-take was ...
Peruvian cement market expands 8% in May
Cement consumption in Peru rose 8.2 per cent YoY in May 2019 to 0.976Mt, according to the country’s cement association, Asocem. Of this total, 0.97Mt was supplied by domestic pr...
Argentine market expands 4% in May
Argentina’s cement consumption advanced 4.3 per cent YoY to 964,762t in May 2019 from 924,211t in May 2018, according to the latest data by the country’s cement association, AFC...
Vietnamese clinker imports to China increase in 1Q19
Vietnamese cement exporters are starting to take significant market share in China as they succeed in undercutting domestic producers. Imports of clinker surged by more than 150...
Armenia places import duty on Iranian cement
Armenia's parliament has approved a 14,000/t duty to be set on imported cement from Iran. A total of 85 law makers voted in favour of the duty with 16 voting against and three a...
Pakistan FY19 may end on mixed results
Pakistani research house Insight Securities forecasts that in FY18-19 (July 2018-June 2019), domestic sales will fall 5.6 per cent to 38.8Mt (-10.2 per cent in the north but a r...
Bulk carrier detained outside Chittagong port
According to Chittagong Port Authority (CPA), the Egyptian bulk carrier "Wadi Feran" was arrested by orders of the local High Court on 23 May in a litigation case at the outer a...
Ukraine set to introduce new antidumping duties on imports
Ukraine’s interdepartmental commission for international trade has decided to introduce antidumping duties on imported cement clinker and Portland cement of 115 per cent for goo...
US and Puerto Rican cement shipments fall to 5.7Mt in February
Total shipments of Portland and blended cements in the USA and Puerto Rico fell slightly to 5.7Mt in February 2019 when compared with February 2018, according to the US Geologic...