Cement News tagged under: production
Iran increases cement output19 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsIran's cement output is projected to reach 80Mt by the end of the year, the secretary of Iranian cement industry employers, Abdolreza Sheikhan, has said. The country produced 44.5Mt of cement in the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year, which began on 21 March, up two per cent YoY. The output amounted to 6.19Mt in the seventh calendar month of Mehr (23 September – 22 October), IRNA reported. Some 32.7Mt of cement were supplied to the domestic market in the seven-month p... |
Waiting for the light19 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsWith cement demand growth slipping below six per cent in 2012, India appears to have fallen short of expectations, in spite of remaining a high-growth market by global standards. As the NCB prepares for its 13th International Seminar on Cement and Building Materials on 19-22 November in New Delhi, ICR looks at the prospects of India’s cement sector. The beginning of 2013 proved a challenging time for the Indian cement sector. As production capacity continues to rise, the industry i... |
Vicem sees significant rise in exports in first 10 months12 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsIn the first 10 months, Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem) sales rose by 9.2 per cent YoY to 17.65Mt, including a significant rise in exports. Of the total, 15.84Mt was sold in the domestic market, while 1.8Mt was exported, up 4.8 per cent and 74.2 per cent YoY, respectively. Between January and October, Vicem’s cement and clinker output rose by 9.3 per cent and 10.4 per cent on-year to 12.39Mt and 12.46Mt, respectively. In October alone, the state-owned group sold 1.77Mt of... |
What price for a kingdom?11 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsFuelled by strong demographic growth and high oil prices, the Saudi Arabian government is currently on a US$219bn infrastructure spending spree. With cement demand expected to hit 64Mt by 2014, capacity is now being ramped up with expansion plans by existing producers and the arrival of new players. But with a question mark hanging over the country’s fuel supply, the ability to meet this demand long-term remains uncertain. Modern architectural buildings are already beginning to mix wi... |
Brazil: market developments04 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsBrazil’s recent economic woes have impacted on the scale of the cement sector’s profits and factory utilisation rates, but there is plenty of need for capacity expansion according to industry players. Gearing up for future growth is not an opportunity to be missed it would seem. Southeastern Brazil has been the main area for the country’s cement consumption, but the northeast is now beginning to increase demand The cement industry is a vital sector for Brazil, and over the ne... |
US July cement shipments and imports rise30 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement in the US and Puerto Rico in July 2013 reached about 8.1Mt, US Geological Survey statistics show, which translates to an 11 per cent increase in the same period of the year before. Shipments for the year through to July were 45.1Mt, up slightly on the comparative period of the previous year. The leading Portland-cement producing states in July were Missouri, California, Texas, Michigan and Florida (in descending order), which accounted for ab... |
Lipetskcement output increases 27.9%, Russia30 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsRussia-based Lipetskcement, part of the Eurocement Group Holding, produced a total of 1.33Mt of cement, an increase of 27.9 per cent (247,350t) compared to the the first three quarters of 2012. In September 2013 alone, the company produced 122,410t of cement, a rise of 46 per cent compared to the same period of last year. During the nine-month reporting period, Lipetskcement shipments reached 1.145Mt, a rise of 27.4 per cent YoY. A total of 753,281t of cement was by delivered by rail, up 4... |
Colombia’s cement production increases 12.1% in September29 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsColombian cement producers increased their output in September by 12.1 per cent to 1.003Mt when compared with September 2013. During the month they also dispatched 0.981Mt, an advance of 13.7 per cent, according to the country’s statistics office DANE. Norte de Santander registered the largest increase in deliveries at 55.2 per cent, followed by Caldas (40 per cent), Cundinamarca (28.7 per cent and Antioquia (20.2 per cent). However, Nariño reported a 20.9 per cent fall in dispatches whil... |
Akhangaracement 9M13 production and shipments rise, Uzbekistan29 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsAkhangaracement JSC, part of the Eurocement Group, produced 1.176Mt of cement and 853,503t of clinker in the first nine months of the year, up 1.61 per cent and 7.66 per cent YoY respectively. During the Jan-September period, the company said in a statement that it shipped 1.198Mt of cement, a rise of 0.97 per cent compared to the same period of the year before. It also observed an increase in bagged sales of 5.96 per cent as it dispatched 248,484t in 50kg bags over the first three quarter... |
Vietnam October output rises YoY29 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsVietnam produced 5.2Mt of cement in October, up 11 per cent from the month before and 13 per cent YoY, the General Statistics Office (GSO) said. The GSO also revised down the cement output in September to 4.7Mt from an earlier estimate of 5.2Mt. In the first 10 months of this year, companies in Vietnam are estimated to produce 46.4Mt of cement, up five per cent from a year earlier. The country’s cement sales are expected to rise by 4-5 YoY to 56Mt and 57Mt in 2013, including 48-49M... |