Cement News tagged under: production
China sees 7% increase in cement output during the 9M1905 November 2019, Published under Cement NewsChina's cement output stood at 1.69bnt in the first nine months of 2019, up 6.9 per cent YoY, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). During the period, the sector’s total operating revenue increased 14.3 per cent YoY to CNY719.9bn (US$102.4bn). Combined profits surged 25.3 per cent YoY to reach CNY131.8bn in the 9M19. However, cement prices saw continuous drops during the Jan-Aug period, with the August cement price index falling 6.3 per cent from January. |
Venezuelan cement output below 50% of market requirement30 October 2019, Published under Cement NewsThe production of cement in Venezuela is less than half of the country’s demand of 18Mt, according to El Impulso. Output is currently down from 9Mt to 4Mta, due to issues with electrical power supply, equipment and inputs, said Orlando Chirinos, president of the Federation of Cement Workers (Fetracemento) and secretary general of the cement workers syndicate of Lara state. In terms of equipment, cement producers face challenges in obtaining refractory bricks, metallic grinding media and sl... |
Azerbaijan Gazakh cement plant to raise output30 October 2019, Published under Cement NewsAzerbaijan-based Gazakh cement plant plans to raise its cement output from a current 1Mta to 1.2Mt by the end of the year. A further increase is scheduled for next year, when the facility’s output target is 1.5Mt. Cement production at the works advanced by 25 per cent YoY due to the installation of modern equipment that increased production capacity at the plant to 3300tpd. |
Gwana Cement Factory to produce cement in US$864m deal29 October 2019, Published under Cement NewsNigeria’s Bauchi State Government has signed a US$864m deal with an American investment company to produce cement at the Gwana Cement Factory. Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, made the disclosure at the opening ceremony of a three-day event for the FCT Minister’s Press Corps in Bauchi. He said the constant return to scale of the investment was around NGN2bn (US$5.51m). The government has also signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of Kujuru Solar Power... |
Poland on track to break production records in 201923 October 2019, Published under Cement NewsIn 2018 cement production in Poland broke records to reach 18.94Mt, according to data from the Central Statistical Office (CSO). Furthermore, production is up by 0.4 per cent YoY to nearly 12.3Mt in the 8M19. Looking towards 2020, Andrzej Reclik, president of Górażdże Cement, has forecast stabilisation at the current level and for final results to be close to the current year, according to an interview with WNP. Mr Reclik noted that it is difficult to increase dynamics when the market is al... |
Azerbaijan cement output slips 1% in 9M1923 October 2019, Published under Cement NewsCement production in Azerbaijan declined 1.2 per cent YoY in the 9M19 to 2.539Mt, according to the State Statistics Committee. Overall construction materials output rose by 4.2 per cent in terms of value to AZN580.5m (US$342.2m) in the 9M19. Ready-mix concrete volumes were up 22.1 per cent YoY to 1.322Mt, prefabricated concrete structures saw their output drop by 57.4 per cent to 31,800m 3 . |
Tajikistan produces 3.1Mt of cement in the 9M1921 October 2019, Published under Cement NewsIn January-September 2019, Tajikistan produced construction materials worth TJS2bn (US$207m), an increase of TJS257.5m compared to the 9M18, according to the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies of Tajikistan. During the first nine months of the year, the country produced 3.1Mt of cement. Cement exports during the period reached 1.2Mt, representing a value of US$51.4m. This includes 725,600t to Uzbekistan, 427,400t to Afghanistan and 58,500t to Kyrgyzstan. |
US-Puerto Rican cement shipments up 8% in July17 October 2019, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, in the USA and Puerto Rico advanced 7.7 per cent YoY to 10Mt in July, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The leading cement-consuming states were Texas, California, Florida, Ohio and Illinois, which accounted for 38 per cent of July deliveries. The leading producing states were Texas, California, Missouri, Florida and Michigan, which combined to account for 39 per cent of US cement output. Masonry cement shipme... |
Peruvian market expands 7% in September16 October 2019, Published under Cement NewsPeru’s cement consumption increased 6.5 per cent to 1.035Mt in September 2019 when compared with September 2018, according to Asocem, the country’s cement association. This included 1.02Mt supplied by domestic producers. Cement production increased 7.4 per cent to 943,000t when compared with September 2018 and 0.8 per cent MoM. Clinker output rose 18.4 per cent YoY and 0.2 per cent MoM to 820,000t. In terms of external trade, cement exports declined 29.1 per cent YoY to 14,700t in Septem... |
Kwanza Sul to increase output to 1.05Mta14 October 2019, Published under Cement NewsFrom 2020 Fábrica de Cimento do Kwanza-Sul (FCKS) plans to increase production at its Sumbe plant in Angola to 70 per cent of its 1.5Mta cement capacity, according to its Director of Human Resources and Administration, Joaquim Manuel. This will lift output to 1.05Mta. Achieving an output of 1.05Mta will enable the company to meet the growing demand from public and private projects. At present, the plant runs at 30 per cent, or 0.45Mt, of its capacity. Mr Manuel attributes the low utilisati... |