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Cement consumption in Ukraine increased 17% in 202319 April 2024, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Ukraine rose by 17 per cent last year, up 5.4Mt compared to 2022, says Pablo Kachur, head of the country's cement association, Ukrcement Association. “A similar jump is not predicted this year, but we will probably get 6Mt of domestic cement consumption,” said the representative. Ukraine’s peak pre-war consumption was 10.6Mt (2021), according to The Global Cement Report, 15th Edition . This figure fell to 4.5Mt, following Russia’s invasion of the country in 2022,... |
Local authority spending underpinning Italian cement demand10 April 2024, Published under Cement NewsItalian cement output started the year strongly, expanding 14 per cent YoY in January 2024, according to the Italian concrete association, Federbeton. This follows a seven per cent expansion in December 2023. Import and export data, which lag production data by one month, show grey cement imports increased by 10 per cent YoY to 126,803t in December 2023, with a total CIF value of EUR11.9m or EUR94/t as value per tonne, up from EUR87/t in November. For 2023 as a whole, import volumes were u... |
Strong growth in Iran cement despite risks10 April 2024, Published under Cement NewsIranian cement consumption rose 15.2 per cent YoY in February 2024 to 4.93Mt, up from 4.28Mt, according to the Iranian cement association. Producers manufactured 5.13Mt of cement and 5.04Mt of clinker in February, an increase of 11.8 and 18.9 per cent, respectively, when compared with February 2023. A total of 0.93Mt of cement and clinker was exported in February, with cement exports decreasing 11.1per cent YoY to 0.32Mt and clinker exports dropping 37.1 per cent YoY to 0.61Mt. January-Fe... |
Argos Honduras breaks clinker production record in 202309 April 2024, Published under Cement NewsArgos Honduras has set a new record in clinker production in 2023, increasing clinker output by three per cent. The company attributes the new record to the successful implementation of its US$1.1m hydrogen injection project. The process is carried out using renewable energy from its solar farm at the Piedras Azules plant in Comayagua, which enables the cement plant to replace up to 22 per cent of its grid-derived electricity consumption, reports newsinamerica. “We are extremely prou... |
Rebuilding boosted Turkey cement in 2023 and expected to be key driver in 202403 April 2024, Published under Cement NewsDomestic cement sales in Turkey came in at 5.602Mt in December 2023, down 5.5 per cent MoM and 14.9 per cent YoY, according to Turkey’s cement manufacturers association, Türkçimento. Cement production fell 7.6 per cent MoM but rose 1.1 per cent YoY to 6.653Mt. Cement exports were up 5.5 per cent MoM but down 27.3 per cent YoY to 1.042Mt while clinker exports jumped 98.2 per cent MoM but were down 19.4 per cent YoY to 0.582Mt. January-December 2023 Turkey’s cement industry reported a s... |
Rebound expected in Thailand after lacklustre 202303 April 2024, Published under Cement NewsThai domestic cement sales, excluding clinker, came in at 3.74Mt in December 2023, up 28.1 per cent MoM and 25.5 per cent YoY, according to Thailand’s Office of Industrial Economics (OIE). For 2023 as a whole, domestic cement sales amounted 38.12Mt, down 1.4 per cent YoY from 38.65Mt a year earlier. “Sales volume shrank due to the rising cost of living. As a result, consumers' purchasing power decreased”, according to OIE. Cement production excluding clinker rose a modest 0.1 per cent Yo... |
Peru's cement market contracts 2% in February21 March 2024, Published under Cement NewsPeruvian cement dispatches slipped by two per cent YoY to 0.89Mt in February 2024 when compared with the previous year’s equivalent period, said the country’s cement association, ASOCEM. Of this total, the association’s members supplied 0.815Mt, down from 0.856Mt in February 2023. Cement production in Peru fell five per cent YoY to 0.818Mt in February 2023 while clinker output was down 17 per cent YoY to 0.633Mt in the same period. Domestic production was supplemented by 4000t of cement,... |
Furno Brick's 'mini kiln' enables compact, scalable cement production14 March 2024, Published under Cement NewsUS-based Furno, a start-up aiming to mitigate climate change through its novel combustion technology, has launched its end-to-end cement production unit, the Furno Brick. According to the company, the Furno Brick is the world’s first modular and carbon-neutral cement plant that scales in demand, dramatically reducing the barrier to entry and unlocking local or small-scale cement production. Furno’s novel kiln and combustion technology allows for efficient cement production using gas-base... |
Argentine cement market contracts 24% in February11 March 2024, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Argentina fell 23.5 per cent YoY to 684,960t in February 2024 from 895,938t in February 2023, according to the country’s cement association, AFCP. When compared with the previous month, demand dropped 10.7 per cent from 767,263t. Output from domestic cement plants was down 23.4 per cent YoY to 689,425t in February 2024 from 900,151t. When compared with January 2024, production declined by 10.8 per cent from 772,840t. Domestic production in February 2024 was suppleme... |
Disappointing trend continues in Japan08 March 2024, Published under Cement NewsJapan cement sales shrank 5.5 per cent YoY in the first month of 2024, marking a continuing trend. Sales were 2.389Mt in January, down from 2.527Mt a year earlier, according to the Japan Cement Association (JCA). Since the mid-2010s sales have been in steady decline and contracted a further 5.6 per cent in 2023 to 35.377Mt from 37.488 in 2022. Lacklustre public sector and civil engineering works, which account for 47 per cent of construction activity, are dragging on demand. The resumption o... |