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Argentina: cement consumption rises 5% MoM but notes 3% YoY decline07 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsThe Argentine cement market expanded by 5.3 per cent MoM to 1,101,072t in October 2014 but contracted by 3.1 per cent YoY, according to AFCP, the national cement producers’ association. The country’s cement producers dispatched 1,115,224t in the period. The figure, which includes exports represents a MoM increase of 5.8 per cent but a fall of 3.1 per cent YoY. |
Tajikistan 10-month output rises06 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsOver the first 10 months of this year Tajikistan produced more than 1Mt of cement, an increase of 776,000t compared to the same period of last year, according to the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies (MoINT). The increase in output has been possible due to the “operation of two large cement plants – the Yovon cement plant [Huaxin Gayur Cement Co] and OJSC Tojikcement [Dushanbe cement plant],” an official source at the MoINT told Asia-Plus in an interview. According to the source,... |
East Africa rises05 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsEast Africa’s cement demand continues to rise as infrastructure and housing needs provide the basis for future consumption. While cement capacity investments continue, a shift in the make-up of ownership is being seen as local companies take up a more prominent position. By Francis Mwangi, Standard Investment Bank Ltd, Kenya. The emerging East African market is characterised by new capacities, growing exports and growing consumption trends Over the past decade, the east African ... |
Vietnam October output up 10.3% YoY30 October 2014, Published under Cement NewsVietnam is estimated to have produced 5.2Mt of cement in October, up 8.33 per cent from September and 10.3 per cent from a year ago, the government’s General Statistics Office (GSO) said. In the first 10 months, the country’s cement output has risen five per cent YoY to 48.4Mt, the office said in a monthly report. The GSO has also revised down the country’s cement output in September to 4.8Mt from the earlier estimated figure of 5Mt. In 2013, Vietnam’s cement output hit 56.84Mt, ac... |
Colombia's cement market expands 11% in September28 October 2014, Published under Cement NewsCement dispatches in Colombia rose 10.6 per cent YoY in September to 1.086Mt, according to the country’s statistics office, Dane. Grey cement production reached 1.072Mt, registering an increase of 6.9 per cent YoY. The largest increase occurred in Nariño (+104.8 per cent) but a sizeable rise in dispatches also took place in Magdalena (+37.1 per cent), Huila (+24 per cent), Cundinamarca (+13.9 per cent), Atlántico (+12.6 per cent), Bolivár (+12.5 per cent), Valle del Cauca (+10.8 per cent)... |
Building despite uncertainty24 October 2014, Published under Cement NewsWhile economic growth in the CIS has slowed in recent years, partly due to a cooling Russian economy, many of its cement producers can look forward to an improving operating environment as the region’s resources are put to profitable use and governments invest in extensive housing and infrastructure programmes. Odessa, Ukraine In 2014 the CIS is home to 285m people, with over half of its ethnically-varied population living in Russia, a further 15 per cent in Ukraine, 10.8 per ce... |
China’s August cement production stable at 224Mt23 October 2014, Published under Cement NewsChina’s cement output remained largely stable in September 2014 at 224.15Mt when compared against August 2014, when the world’s largest cement maker produced 224.8Mt. YoY output slipped slightly from 225.06Mt. In the year to date, China’s cement production has reached 1809.41Mt. |
Mikhailovcement Jan-Sept output up 20.2% YoY14 October 2014, Published under Cement NewsMikhailovcement, part of the Eurocement group, produced 1.21Mt of cement in January-September 2014, up 20.2 per cent on the comparative period of last year. The Mikhailovcement plant, situated in the Ryazan region, produced 281,350t of CEM I 42.5H (+65.6 per cent) and 981,620t of clinker (+17 per cent) during the period. A total of 1.234Mt were shipped to customers, up +21.1 per cent YoY. |
Two Conch subsidiaries hit September highs13 October 2014, Published under Cement NewsAnhui Conch Cement Co Ltd reported that output and sales of its major subsidiaries hit record highs in September. The company's Foshan subsidiary in south China's Guangdong province saw daily sales exceed 10,000t for five consecutive days in September, with average daily sales stablising at 8000t, according to a Xinhua-run cnstock.com report. Conch claimed that the subsidiary's September output, sales, clinker cement outturn all hit new highs in 2014, with output and clinker cemen... |
Argentina records stable September sales07 October 2014, Published under Cement NewsArgentina’s cement plants dispatched 1,054,294t of cement (including exports) in September 2014, according to the latest figures by the country’s cement association, AFCP. This represents an improvement of five per cent when compared with August and 0.3 per cent YoY. Exports fell from 9566t in September 2013 to 8863t one year later. Meanwhile, the domestic market absorbed 1,045,852t, including imports, up 5.3 per cent MoM and 0.3 per cent YoY. For the year to date, dispatches sl... |