Cement News tagged under: production
Azerbaijan output surpasses 2Mta mark31 January 2014, Published under Cement NewsCement production in Azerbaijan reached a high of 2.04Mt in 2013, up 3.8 per cent YoY. The central Asian country has recently seen the entry of two new players. Akkord Corp opened a greenfield plant located near Dash Salakhly village in the district of Gazakh. Built by CBMI Construction and with engineering advice from SC Industry AS of Turkey, the new facility has a cement capacity of 1Mta and was commissioned in August 2013. NORM LLC's 2Mta Qizildas Cement plant in the Garadagh distri... |
Vietnam's Jan cement output increases27 January 2014, Published under Cement NewsVietnam is estimated to produce 4.8Mt of cement in January, up three per cent YoY but down 13.24 per cent from December 2013, the government General Statistics Office said in a monthly report. The office revised down the country’s cement output in December 2013 to 5.5Mt the earlier estimated figure of 5.7Mt. In 2013, Vietnam’s cement output hit 56.84Mt, according to the revised figure. |
Ahangarancement output rises in 2013, Uzbekistan23 January 2014, Published under Cement NewsAhangarancement, part of the Eurocement Group, produced over 1.116Mt of clinker and 1.62Mt of cement in 2013. The Uzbekistan-based producer said clinker volumes rose by 13 per cent YoY (or 137,600t) while cement output was up by six per cent (86,400t). The company’s shipments increased by 88,100t to 1.613Mt last year, an increase six per cent. Shipments of bagged cement also rose by 23 per cent YoY. Its PPC 400 cement type was the biggest seller in 2013, accounting for 40.8 per cent of sh... |
Myanmar: a new frontier market15 January 2014, Published under Cement NewsResource-rich Myanmar is undergoing a dramatic transformation, with massive economic and political reforms heralding a new era for this Southeast Asian nation. A plethora of joint ventures with foreign companies seeking to establish new cement companies reflects the improved investment environment and optimism for this frontier market. By Soe Naing, Kanbawza Industries Ltd, Myanmar & ICR Research. Prospects for Myanmar are good if the country can establish a reliable energy network... |
Global cement 2014 outlook06 January 2014, Published under Cement NewsNew year, new challenges. As the cement industry looks into 2014, what will the New Year bring? By Yuri Serov, Morgan Stanley, UK. Challenges and outlook for the global cement industry in 2014 The year 2013 was not meant to pan out this way. A year ago most market watchers were looking forward to a year when recovery would entrench itself across the board. Western Europe was the region on which everyone focussed. Sure, in 2012 it produced another large fall under the weight of a... |
Colombia: market expands 6.9% in November02 January 2014, Published under Cement NewsGrey cement production in Colombia during November 2013 totalled 1.02Mt, a 9.6 per cent increase when compared with the same month of the previous year. In addition, the domestic cement market expanded by 6.9 per cent to 978,000t. This was less than the 14 per cent consumption growth noted in October. Norte de Santander saw a 38.5 per cent rise, the largest in the country, followed by Antioquia (+13.7 per cent), Bolívar (+19.5 per cent) and Cundinamarca (+8.6 per cent). On the other ha... |
Akhangarancement hits 1.5Mt of cement output during Jan-Nov period02 January 2014, Published under Cement NewsAkhangarancement, part of Eurocement Group, has reported a rise in clinker in cement production in the first 11 months of 2013. Over January-November, the Russia-based producer produced 1.074Mt of clinker and 1.47Mt of cement, a YoY rise of 11.7 and 2.2 per cent, respectively. During the reporting period, Akhangarancement’s shipments increased by 2.1 per cent YoY to 1.463Mt. The company also reported a 17.4 per cent rise in bagged cement shipments to 46,524t. SPC 400 cement proved to be it... |
Vietnam full-year output seen 4.7% higher30 December 2013, Published under Cement NewsVietnam is estimated to have produced 57Mt of cement in 2013, up from 4.7 per cent a year ago, the government's General Statistics Office (GSO) has said. During December, output is estimated to have increased by 7.54 per cent from the previous month, and nine per cent YoY to reach 5.5Mt, according to the latest GSO estimates. The office, however, revised down November output to 5.3Mt from a previously-estimated 5.5Mt. Cement sales are expected to have risen by 4-5 per cent this year t... |
Bangladesh awaits more funds23 December 2013, Published under Cement NewsBangladesh’s has a fragmented cement sector with a multitude of independent grinding units, making it one of the most competitive markets in the world. It has no abundant, natural-lying domestic limestone reserves, but there is a wealth of opportunity for cement and clinker importers to establish grinding plants near the main population areas. Bangladesh’s low-lying coastal regions and settlements on river banks are prone to severe flooding as occured in June 2012 Bangladesh ... |
Ukraine: cement output in November jumps 16.2%19 December 2013, Published under Cement NewsCement production in Ukraine in November 2013 increased by 16.2 per cent YoY to 816,000t, while in the previous month the decline was 2.2 per cent compared to October 2012, the State Statistics Service (SSS) reported. According to the SSS, compared to October 2013, cement production in November 2013 fell by 13.7 per cent. In January-November 2013, cement production in the country decreased by 1.4 per cent compared to January-November 2012, to 9.33Mt. As reported, in 2012 cement producti... |