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Peru’s cement market contracts 6% in June

22 July 2024, Published under Cement News

Cement dispatches in Peru declined by 5.9 per cent YoY to 0.924Mt in June 2024 from 0.928Mt in June 2023, according to ASOCEM, the Peruvian cement association. Of this total, dispatches by ASOCEM members were down 8.8 per cent to 0.842Mt in June 2024 from 0.923Mt in June 2023. Output from domestic cement plants declined 6.1 per cent YoY to 0.884Mt in June 2024 from 0.941Mt. Clinker production fell 15.5 per cent to 0.686Mt from 0.812Mt over the same period. In terms of external trade, Per...

US cement sales rose in April

19 July 2024, Published under Cement News

Total shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, in the US and Puerto Rico amounted to 9.232Mt in April, up 5.9 per cent YoY from the 8.719Mt recorded in April 2023. Excluding for imports and sales to Puerto Rico, cement consumption in the US rose 5.9 per cent YoY to 9.11Mt, up from 8.6Mt a year earlier. The key district for shipments was the Mountain and Pacific region accounting for 1.629Mt, up 2.3 per cent YoY. Masonry cement shipments amounted to 202,211t, up 5.4 per ...

Italy cement output cools in April

04 July 2024, Published under Cement News

Italian cement output has cooled in recent months. Output shrank two per cent YoY in April, adding to the 11 per cent YoY contraction reported in March, according to the latest data from Italian concrete association, Federbeton. This follows four consecutive months of expansion.  In year-to-date terms, cement output rose one per cent YoY in the January-April period. Strong local government and infrastructure spending will underpin cement demand in 2024.  Import and export data, which l...

Colombia’s cement shipments fall 11% in May

04 July 2024, Published under Cement News

Cement dispatches in Colombia declined 10.9 per cent to 1.003Mt in May 2024 from 1.126Mt in May 2023, according to statistics agency DANE. Production was down 11.6 per cent YoY to 1.094Mt in May 2024 from 1.237Mt in the year-ago period. The market contraction was larger in the bagged cement segment, where sales were down 12 per cent. Bulk deliveries fell by 8.8 per cent YoY. In terms of market segments, the retail sector reported a 9.2 per cent YoY decrease while construction companies and...

Argentine cement market contracts 33% in June

03 July 2024, Published under Cement News

Cement demand in Argentina fell 32.8 per cent YoY and seven per cent MoM to 725,661t in June 2024, according to the country’s cement association, AFCP. This includes 81t of imports. Domestic production dropped 32.8 per cent YoY and 7.4 per cent MoM to 727,405t in June 2024. Of this total, 1825t was exported, down from 28.9 per cent YoY 2568t in June 2023. First-half 2024 In the January-June 2024 period, cement consumption in Argentina fell 30.9 per cent YoY to 4,247,357t from 6,148,980...

Lebap plant increases production in 4M24

28 June 2024, Published under Cement News

In the January-April 2024 period, the Lebap cement plant in Koytendag, Turkmenistan, produced 295,200t of product with a total value of TMT59m (US$16.9m), up from last year, according to Trend. Of this total, approximately 17,800t was exported. Owned by Turkmen Cement , the Lebap plant has a total clinker capacity of 6000tpd, following the commissioning of a second 3000tpd line  in 2023. The plant is located in eastern Turkmenistan, near the border with Afghanistan.

Peruvian cement market contracts 2% in May

21 June 2024, Published under Cement News

Domestic cement dispatches in Peru slipped two per cent YoY in May 2024 to 0.958Mt from 0.977Mt in May 2023, according to the country's cement association, ASOCEM. OF this total, 0.87Mt was supplied by ASOCEM members. Cement production by local cement manufacturers was down four per cent to 0.887Mt in May 2024 when compared with 0.928Mt in the year-ago period. Clinker output fell by 10 per cent to 0.72Mt from 0.803Mt over the same period. External trade Peru's cement producers found l...

US and Puerto Rico Portland and blended cement market contracts 4% in 1Q24

19 June 2024, Published under Cement News

Total cement shipments of Portland and blended cement in the USA and Puerto Rico, including imports, declined by 8.1 per cent YoY to 8.01Mt in March 2024, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). Texas, Florida, California, Arizona and Georgia accounted for 45.3 per cent of March deliveries. The leading producing states for Portland and blended cement were Texas, Missouri, California, Florida and Alabama. Masonry cement deliveries dropped 16.3 per cent YoY  to 186,000t in March 2023. F...

Argentina's cement demand down 27% in May

13 June 2024, Published under Cement News

Argentina's cement market contracted by 27.2 per cent YoY to 780,541t in May 2024 from 1,071,951t, but compared with April 2024, dispatches were up 19 per cent, reports the country's cement association, AFCP. Domestic production was down 27.1 per cent YoY to 785,211t in May 2024 from 1,077,128t, but up 18.7 per cent MoM. Of this total, cement producers exported 4930t, representing a drop of 4.8 per cent YoY and 16.6 per cent MoM. To supplement domestic output, 260t of cement were importe...

Robust cement sales growth for Indonesia in May

12 June 2024, Published under Cement News

Cement sales in Indonesia amounted to 5.678Mt in May. This is an increase of 11.2 per cent YoY compared to the 5.008Mt reported a year earlier. Regional sales reported growth across all areas led by Kalimantan where the development of Indonesia’s new capital, Nusantara, is ongoing. Sales there rose 32.2 per cent YoY in May to 475,672t up from 359,758t. Local dispatches in Bali-Nustra rose 23.9 per cent YoY to 346,822t from 280,184t. Java, the country’s largest market, saw sales rise 12.4 ...