Phinma Corp begins imports from Vietnam
Philippine cement company Phinma Corp has recently imported 50,000t of cement, or approximately two million bags, from Vietnam with plans to import the same volume per quarter t...
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Pakistan's capacity utilisation stands 91%
The All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) reports that the domestic cement industry's capacity utilisation in the first eight months of this fiscal year (stood a...
Argentina's cement market expands 16% in February
Argentine cement consumption increased 15.6 per cent YoY in February 2018, according to the country’s cement association, AFCP.
Peru's Invercem plans expansion
Peruvian cement producer Inversiones en Cemento (Invercem) plans the construction of cement plants in Pisco and Ayacucho, according to its founder Victor de La Torre. The new wo...
Value chain is being bypassed in Namibia's cement sector
Namibia's cement industry is suffering from oversupply and low protection for the existing domestic producers. Infant Industry Protection (IIP) is afforded to an infant industry...
Peru's cement market expands 5% in January
Peru's cement consumption expanded five per cent to 0.861Mt in January 2018 when compared with the previous year, but fell eight per cent MoM, according to the country’s cement ...
Namibia imports 40,000t of Chinese clinker
Some 40,000t of clinker from China was unloaded at Namport, Namibia’s largest port. The clinker will be transported to the new cement plant of Whale Rock/Cheetah Cement, a Chine...
US market continues to improve in 2017
Cement sales in the US increased modestly in 2017 with a value of around US$12.4bn and an apparent consumption of 96.8Mt, up from 94.2Mt in 2016, according to the US Geological ...
Illegally imported cement seized by Nepal police
Cement illegally imported from India into Nepal, has been taken into police possession. During the transportation of the material to the District Police Office (DPO), local auth...
Pakistan's producers plead for import duty rise
The cement industry has urged Pakistan's government to increase custom duty on import of clinker to support the local manufacturers, as exports continue to decline. The industry...