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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... |
Kyrgyzstan cement production positive in first half of 201827 August 2018, Published under Cement NewsFrom January to June 2018, positive production rates were achieved for manufacturing goods in Kyrgyzstan, including the production of 938,700 tonnes of cement, according to the State Committee for Industry, Energy and Subsoil Use. |
Pakistan cement production surges by 11.14% in FY1822 August 2018, Published under Cement NewsPakistan Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS) has released data of the country's Large Scale Manufacturing Sector (LSMS) for the financial year 2018 (July-June). It shows yearly average growth of 5.04 per cent in all kinds of manufacturing including cement. According to the FBS, Pakistan's cement industry saw growth of 11.14 per cent during July-June 2018, as production increased from 37Mt to 41.14Mt on the back of local demand. However, in June 2018 alone, cement production fell by 0.4... |
Dangote doubles output at its Tanzanian factory21 August 2018, Published under Cement NewsDangote Cement has doubled its cement production in Dar es Salaam in response to Tanzania's cement shortage, which has resulted in higher cement prices. Routine maintenance at some factories has meant lower production and retail cement prices have risen from TZS12,000 (US$5.25) per 50kg bag to TZS22,000 (US$9.63) in recent weeks, reports The Citizen. Dangote Cement's Country Manager, Mr Jagat Rathee said the company has increased its output from 2500tpd to 5000tpd of cement. "We were s... |
Uzbekistan increases cement imports six-fold in 1H1817 August 2018, Published under Cement NewsUzbekistan imported cement amounting to a value of US$79.8m in the 1H18, according to the State Statistics Committee, which is six times higher than last year. In 1H18 Uzbekistan's own production of cement decreased by 6.2 per cent to 3.954Mt. For the same period in 2017, Portland cement production in the country amounted to 4.199Mt. Analysts report a significant increase in energy prices in 2018 for natural gas and electricity, which has affected cement production. For construction indust... |
US/Puerto Rico Portland and blended shipments up 7% in May09 August 2018, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement in the USA and Puerto Rico advanced 6.5 per cent to 9.4Mt in May 2018, according to the US Geological Survey. Texas, California, Florida, Georgia and Ohio were the leading states in terms of cement demand, receiving some 38 per cent of domestic USGS Cement stats 2017-10 shipments. The leading cement-producing states were Texas, Missouri, California, Florida and Michigan, which combined accounted for around 42 per cent of the domestic tota... |
Venezuela’s San Sebastián works sees production plummet09 August 2018, Published under Cement NewsInvecem’s San Sebastián de los Reyes cement plant in Aragua, Venezuela, has been out of action for three weeks as workers protested regarding wages and the lack of investment in the plant by the state. Output has fallen from 90,000 to 18,000t. "If we do not have investment, we will not have salary improvement. Most of the equipment and machinery that is damaged come from abroad and the spare parts are imported, but we do not have currency, "said José Carrillo, one of the plant’s workers. ... |
Argentina's cement demand falls 6% in July08 August 2018, Published under Cement NewsArgentina’s cement market contracted by 6.3 per cent in July 2018 when compared with the previous year, according to the country cement association, AFCP. Domestic consumption fell from 1,016,589t in July 2017 to 952,220t one year later. Nationwide dispatches by Argentine producers declined to 949,680t fro 1,007,897t, down 5.8 per cent YoY. In addition, imports slumped from 8692t in July 2017 to 2540t in July 2018. Total domestic output decreased 5.9 per cent to 952,350t in July 2018 fro... |
Kazakhstan cement output increases to 4.6Mt in 1H1808 August 2018, Published under Cement NewsProduction at Kazakh cement plants rose 11.5 per cent YoY to 4.634Mt of cement in the first half of 2018. In 2017 domestic output reached 4.156Mt, up 1.5 per cent from 4.094Mt in 2016. Earlier this week, Vicat reported positive results for its Jambyl Cement subsidiary, where turnover rose by 21.4 per cent and EBITDA by 45.4 per cent on the back of a 28 per cent rise in cement volumes. The company reported good domestic volumes as well as strong export sales. |