Cement News tagged under: production
Ukraine cement output up 77% in March26 April 2019, Published under Cement NewsUkraine’s cement producers increased output of cement by 77.3 per cent YoY to 0.717Mt, according to data from the Ukrainian State Statistics Service. Compared with production in February 2019, output increased 8.8 per cent from 0.538Mt. In 2018 cement production slipped one per cent YoY to 8.926Mt. |
Cement shortage in Senegal intensifies24 April 2019, Published under Cement NewsTechnical issues at Sococim’s cement factory are affecting the company’s clinker supply and are impacting on Senegal’s cement output, according to Senegal Direct. The country has already suffered a shortage of the product and has seen prices increase from XOF3000 (US$5.13)/bag to XOF3300/bag. |
BCMA requests reduction in clinker import duty23 April 2019, Published under Cement NewsThe Bangladesh Cement Manufacturers Association (BCMA) has requested a reduction in the specific rate duty on clinker imports to either BDT200/t (US$2.37/t) or a fixed duty of five per cent. Cement manufacturers currently pay BDT500/t, according to the Dhaka Tribune. "Usually, the government imposes five per cent import duties on any basic raw material for industries, but the cement industry pays specific taxes higher than the five per cent," the BCMA stated in a letter to the National Boa... |
Pakistan cement production shrinkage in 8MFY1923 April 2019, Published under Cement NewsThe overall output of Pakistan's Large-Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) fell by 1.7 per cent for July-February 2018-19 compared to July-February 2017-18, reports Pakistan's Bureau of Statistics (PBS). On a further negative note, the LSMI output decreased by 1.5 per cent in February 2019 compared to February 2018, and by 5.1 per cent when compared to January 2019. Output in July-February 2018-19 as compared to July-February 2017-18 has decreased in food, beverages and tobacco, petcoke ... |
US Portland and blended cement market expands 11% in January18 April 2019, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement in the USA and Puerto Rico advanced 11 per cent YoY to 6.4Mt, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). A combined 49 per cent of these were accounted for by the five leading cement-consuming states – Texas, California, Florida, Georgia and Arizona. The leading producing states were Texas, California, Florida, Missouri and Alabama. Masonry cement shipments in January 2019 totalled 192,000t, representing an increase of 14 per cent when comp... |
Peruvian cement market expands 5% in March17 April 2019, Published under Cement NewsPeru’s cement consumption advanced 4.8 per cent to 0.931Mt in March 2019 when compared with March 2018, according to the country’s cement association, Asocem. The figure includes 105,500t of cement imports, up 116 per cent from 48,900t in March 2018. Peru also imported 32,500t of clinker, representing a 63 per cent fall YoY when compared 87,400t in the equivalent period of the previous year. Meanwhile, domestic cement production in the South American country increased 4.3 per cent YoY an... |
Argentina’s cement demand declines 14% in March04 April 2019, Published under Cement NewsCement demand in Argentina has fallen 13.8 per cent YoY to 940,112t in March 2019 when compared with 1,091,122t in March 2018, according to the country’s cement association, AFCP. However, MoM consumption edged up 2.1 per cent. Market needs were entirely supplied by domestic producers as imports fell from 17,290t in March 2018 to zero, continuing the trend of the first two months of 2019. In addition to supplying the domestic market, they also exported 10,896t, representing a YoY increa... |
US Portland and blended cement shipments slip 1% in December02 April 2019, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement in the USA reached 6.176Mt in December 2018, according to the latest data from the US Geological Survey (USGS). When compared with a volume of 6.244Mt in December 2017, this represents a 1.1 per cent YoY decrease. The leading cement-consuming states were Texas, California, Florida, Ohio and New York, which accounted for 44 per cent of the December shipments. The total includes 838,444t of imports in addition to 5.337Mt delivered by US produce... |
Colombian cement demand up 2% in February01 April 2019, Published under Cement NewsColombia's cement market expanded by 2.1 per cent YoY in February 2019 as cement producers supplied 0.981Mt of cement, according to DANE, the country's statistics office. Cement production increased 3.1 per cent to 0.985Mt in February 2019. January-February 2019 In the first two months of 2019 domestic dispatches advanced 1.6 per cent YoY to 1.899Mt while output was up 2.7 per cent to 1.913Mt when compared with the previous year's equivalent period. The rise in domestic sales was driven... |
Nepal's operational capacity enough to meet demand for 10 years01 April 2019, Published under Cement NewsNepalese cement manufacturers are reportedly discouraging fresh investment into new domestic production capacity, as supply is now more than adequate to meet demand. "Cement produced by the industries currently in operation is adequate to meet the demand for the next 10 years," said Dhruba Raj Thapa, president of the Cement Manufacturers' Association of Nepal (CMAN), in an interview with Nepal Republica. "If investment continues to pour in this sector, all industries have to lower their c... |