Gabon sees 6% market contraction
Cement sales in Gabon reached 245,530t, a drop of 5.5 per cent YoY by the end of September 2017. The volume represents a revenue of XAF18.18bn (US$34.4m), down 9.9 per cent, acc...
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Peru's cement market ends year on positive note
December 2017 was a positive month for Peru's cement production and dispatches, although volumes remained insufficient to reverse the accumulated fall in 2017, according to the ...
Haiti bans cement imports by road from the Dominican Republic
This week there was a chaotic scene on the Dominican Republic-Haiti border as over 20 Dominican products, including cement, were barred from entering the French-speaking Caribbe...
First cement shipment arrives at Barranqueras port
The first shipment of 3964t of cement was unloaded at the Argentine port of Barranqueras, Chaco region.
Tajikistan produced 3Mt of cement in 2017
Tajikistan’s cement factories turned out 3Mt of cement in 2017 and exported some 1Mt of this output.
Rise in cement consumption prompts expansion plans in Sri Lanka
Cement consumption in Sri Lanka increased by 25.3 per cent YoY in 2016, to 7.99Mt from 6.37Mt. While local cement production also rose by 17.8 per cent to 2.69Mt from 2.28Mt in ...
Argentina's cement consumption up 7% in December 2017
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 Dece...
China sees a rise in clinker imports
China imported 184,600t of clinker in the first 11 months of 2017, over four times the amount imported during the year-ago period, according to Caixin Global. These figures have...
Turkish petcoke imports uncompetitive compared to domestic producers
Turkish petcoke imports are uncompetitive due to lower prices being offered by domestic producers and high freight rates. The domestic price of petcoke in Turkey is approximatel...
Nepal clinker and cement raw materials shortage continues
Imports of clinker to Nepal along the Parsa-Bara corridor from Raxaul, an Indian town located on Nepal-India border, have ceased since 22 December, after locals complained about...