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Peru’s cement demand remains stable in August26 September 2018, Published under Cement NewsCement dispatches by Asocem members remained largely stable in August 2018 at 865,000t when compared with the year-ago period, according to the country’s cement association, Asocem. However, they advanced 9.4 per cent when compared with July 2018 when 790,000t was sold in the domestic market. When all domestic cement producers are included, national dispatches reach 975,000t, down 0.5 per cent YoY. Domestic supply was complemented by cement imports, which surged by 60 per cent YoY to 70,00... |
Vietnam cement demand up 14% YoY in August25 September 2018, Published under Cement NewsVietnamese cement demand rose 14 per cent YoY to 5.44Mt in August 2018, according to the Vietnam National Cement Association (VNCA). Of this total, northern provinces accounted for 39.2 per cent or 2.13Mt of total domestic consumption while off-take in central Vietnam reached 1.42Mt or 26.2 per cent. In the south deliveries reached 1.88Mt or 34.6 per cent of the country’s demand. Total production reached 8.43Mt, representing an increase of 37 per cent when compared with August 2017. In a... |
Production remains stable in Iran24 September 2018, Published under Cement NewsIran produced 24,085,446t of cement in the first five months of its calendar year, started on 21 March 2018, representing a minor increase of one per cent YoY from 23,841,346t. Volumes remained stable in the 23 July-22 August period, reaching 5.179Mt from 5.173Mt of the year-ago period. Furthermore, clinker production rose 2.7 per cent YoY to 26,096,428t in the first five months, according to the Guild Association of the Cement Industry Employers. |
Argentina’s cement market sees 4% YoY growth in 8M1706 September 2018, Published under Cement NewsArgentine cement demand remained largely stable in August 2018 as it reached 1.115Mt when compared with 1.122Mt in August 2017, according to the latest data from AFCP, the country’s cement association. Domestic shipments stood firm at around 1.113Mt in August 2018 while imports dropped from 9194t in August 2017 to 2228t in August 2018. In addition to domestic deliveries, Argentina’s cement producers also exported 4610t of cement, up from 4031t in the year-ago period. January-August 2018... |
Dominican domestic deliveries up 5%04 September 2018, Published under Cement NewsLocal cement sales in the Dominican Republic increased 5.1 per cent in the first six months of 2018 to 2,196,282t from 2,089,935t in 6M17, according to the country’s cement association, Adocem. In terms of sales revenues, a 12.9 per cent rise was reported to DOP9.612bn (US$192.176m) from DOP1.096bn. Output from the country’s cement plants rose by 4.8 per cent to 2,738,284t in 6M18 from 2,612,099t in the equivalent period of the previous year. The production volume reflects a capacity util... |
Peru cement demand at 0.871Mt in July03 September 2018, Published under Cement NewsPeru’s cement plants supplied 790,000t of cement to the domestic market in July 2018, up 1.8 per cent YoY and four per cent MoM, according to the country’s cement association, Asocem. Domestic deliveries were supplemented by 80,600t of imports, down from 106,000t reported in the previous month. In addition, 50,000t of clinker was imported. The latest data result in a total cement consumption in Peru at 870,600t in July. Peruvian cement producers decreased their output by 1.2 per cent YoY ... |
Ukraine’s cement output down 5% in July03 September 2018, Published under Cement NewsCement production in Ukraine has fallen by 4.7 per cent to 963,000t in July YoY, according to the latest data from the Ukrainian State Statistics Service. When compared with June, output decreased 6.1 per cent. In the first seven months of 2018, cement production declined by 3.7 per cent to 4.973Mt YoY. In 2017 cement output increased 2.3 per cent to 9.307Mt YoY. |
Colombian cement dispatches fall 5% in July31 August 2018, Published under Cement NewsColombian cement producers dispatched 990,012t of cement in July 2018, representing a 4.9 per cent YoY fall, according to the latest data from the country’s statistics office, DANE. Of this total, around 524,903t was delivered to the retail segment, which represented a 13.1 per cent drop when compared with July 2017 with a further 233,391t off-take by the ready-mix concrete companies, which represented a 6.8 per cent rise in sales to the segment. Contractors and builders bought 182,283t, ... |
Indian cement demand expected to rise 6-7% in FY1931 August 2018, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s domestic cement demand increased 14.2 per cent YoY in the first quarter of FY19 ended 30 June. However, pan-Indian prices fell approximately 5-6 per cent. Furthermore, rising costs are expected to continue to put pressure on profit margins, according to an ICRA report. "In addition to pricing pressures, higher power and fuel like increase in coal and petcoke prices and freight costs of increase in diesel prices in the near-term are likely to continue to put pressure on the profitabi... |
US and Puerto Rico cement shipments stable30 August 2018, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement in the USA and Puerto Rico remained stable at around 9.3Mt in June 2018, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The leading cement-consuming states (Texas, California, Florida, Ohio, and Georgia) received about 38 per cent of domestic deliveries in June. The leading producing states for Portland and blended cement in June were Texas, Missouri, California, Florida, and Michigan, which accounted for about 41 per cent of the domestic total... |