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Argentina's cement market contracts by 26% in August13 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsCement dispatches in Argentina fell by 26.4 per cent YoY and 2.7 per cent MoM to 888,745t in August 2024 from 1,208,153t and 913,317t, respectively, according to the country's cement association, AFCP. Of this total 509t was imported. In August 2024, domestic production fell 26.3 per cent YoY and 2.6 per cent MoM to 891,576t in August 2024 from 1,209,673t and 915,454t, respectively. Domestic cement producers exported 3340t of cement, up 119.6 per cent when compared with 1521t in August 202... |
Iran’s cement market contracts 17% in August11 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsIranian cement demand decreased 17.2 per cent YoY to 4,778,492t in August 2024 from 5.77Mt in August 2023, according to the Iranian Cement Association. Cement production cement production declined 4.7 per cent YoY to 5,449,818t in August 2024 from 5.72Mt in the year-ago period. Clinker production fell 49.3 per cent from 2,836,993t in August 2024 from 5.6Mt in August 2023. In August 2024 cement exports advanced 38.6 per cent to 526,509t from 0.38Mt in August 2023 while clinker exports d... |
Senegal's market expands 17% in July09 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Senegal increased by 17.4 per cent in July 2024 to 672,700t when compared with 573,200t in July 2023, according to Senegal's Planning and Economic Study Directorate. Domestic production advanced by 15.8 per cent YoY to 823,200t from 711,000t in July 2023. Of this total, cement plants exported 167,900t of their output, up 17.9 per cent YoY when compared with exports of 142,400t in July 2023. January-July 2024 In the first seven months of 2024, Senegal's cement market exp... |
Colombia’s cement dispatches stable in July03 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsGrey cement dispatches in Colombia remained stable at 1.051Mt in July 2024, according to the country’s statistics agency, DANE. Bulk dispatches expanded by 1.9 per cent YoY, but sales of bagged cement were down 1.1 per cent when compared with the equivalent period of the previous year. Deliveries to ready-mix concrete suppliers saw a 3.4 per cent YoY drop in July 2024, but the off-take by construction companies and contractors was up 1.5 per cent YoY. Sales to the retail sector saw a 2.6 p... |
Italian cement grows in June03 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsItalian cement output expanded three per cent YoY in June. This follows a five per cent YoY expansion in May, according to the latest data from Italian concrete association, Federbeton. In year-to-date terms, cement output rose two per cent YoY in the January-June 2024 period. This is up on the five per cent YoY contraction recorded in the first half of 2023. Import and export data, which lag production data, show grey cement imports jumped 42 per cent YoY to 212,148t in May, with a to... |
US and Puerto Rico cement markets contract in May19 August 2024, Published under Cement NewsIn May 2024 the USA and Puerto Rico reported a total of 0.56Mt of Portland and blended cement shipments, down 8.2 per cent YoY, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The leading cement-consuming states – Texas, California, Florida, Ohio and Georgia – received 39 per cent of shipments in May. The leading producing states for Portland and blended cement were Missouri, Texas, California, Florida and Alabama. Masonry cement shipments fell 7.2 per cent YoY to 203,000t in May 2024. The le... |
Kyrgyzstan sees acute cement shortage19 August 2024, Published under Cement NewsThe expansion of the construction market on an unprecedented scale has led to a critical cement shortage in Kyrgyzstan, according to Syrian Omorov, head of the regulated sectors department of the Antimonopoly Regulation Service. He said that output at the Kant Cement Plant , part of United Cement Group , already exceeded 1Mt, whereas in the past it barely reached 0.6Mta. "We are working at the limit of our capabilities," representatives of the plant noted. "Currently, the plant can pro... |
Peruvian cement dispatches see minor slip in July16 August 2024, Published under Cement NewsCement dispatches in Peru slipped by 0.4 per cent YoY to 1.022Mt in July 2024 from 1.026Mt in July 2023, according to the Peruvian cement association, ASOCEM. Of this total, its members delivered 0.932Mt. Domestic cement production by ASOCEM members decreased by seven per cent YoY to 0.913Mt in July 2024 from 0.985Mt, but clinker production increased by 42 per cent YoY to 0.884Mt from 0.624Mt over the same time period. In terms of external trade, cement exports declined by six per cent Y... |
Senegalese cement demand contracts 13% in June13 August 2024, Published under Cement NewsCement demand in Senegal declined by 12.6 per cent to 522,400t YoY in June 2024 when compared with June 2023 when the market required 598,000t of cement, according to Senegal's Planning and Economic Study Directorate. Domestic production fell by 10.4 per cent YoY to 699,500t in June 2024 from 781,000t in the year-ago period. Of this total, the country exported 142,400t, down 5.6 per cent YoY from 150,900t in June 2023. January-June 2024 In the first half of 2024, domestic dispatches in S... |
Argentina's cement market contracts 15% in July09 August 2024, Published under Cement NewsCement demand in Argentina fell 14.5 per cent YoY to 913,319t in July 2024 from 1,067,680t, according to the national cement association, AFCP. However, when compared with June 2024, consumption increased by 25.9 per cent. Domestic demand was largely met by output from Argentinean plants, which produced 915,456t of cement in July 2024, down 14.4 per cent YoY from 1,069,463t in July 2023. Imports of 287t supplemented national production. The country's producers also exported 2424t of cemen... |