Cement News tagged under: production
Cement shipments in USA-Puerto Rico up 9% YoY09 July 2018, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement (including imports) in the USA and Puerto Rico in April 2018 increased 8.9 per cent YoY to 8.2Mt, according to the latest data by the US Geological Survey (USGS). The leading cement-consuming states were Texas, California, Florida, Georgia and Ohio, which received some 44 per cent of total April shipments. Leading producing states were Texas, California, Missouri, Florida and Alabama. Masonry deliveries reached about 209,000t in April 20... |
Argentine domestic dispatches down 4% YoY in June04 July 2018, Published under Cement NewsArgentina’s cement market contracted by 3.5 per cent to 970,978t in June 2018 from 1.007Mt in June 2017, according to the latest data from AFCP, the country’s cement association. Output from the country’s cement plants slipped 2.8 per cent to 973,743t from 1.002Mt in June 2017. Of this total, 968,676t was delivered to domestic customers, down three per cent when compared with 998,478t in June 2017. However, exports were up 35.7 per cent to 5067t in June. In June 2017 the country’s ceme... |
Colombian dispatches slip 2% in May02 July 2018, Published under Cement NewsGrey cement dispatches in Colombia edged down 1.6 per cent in May 2018 to 0.984Mt from 0.999Mt in May 2017, according to the country’s statistics office, DANE. Cement sales were particularly strong in Valle del Cauca, where they rose by 8.3 per cent. However, in Bogotá they declined by 7.5 per cent and in Bolívar by 17.2 per cent. In Antioquia, another key domestic market, dispatches fell by 3.2 per cent. Of the 0.984Mt total, around 51.3 per cent was delivered to the retail market, wh... |
Vietnam’s cement market expands 29% in June27 June 2018, Published under Cement NewsVietnamese cement producers have sold 8.71Mt in June, up 30 per cent YoY, said the Vietnam Building Material Association. Domestic demand reached 6.91Mt, representing a 29 per cent increase when compared with June 2017, including 2.18Mt sold by Vietnam Cement Industry Corp (Vicem). Exports surged by 35 per cent YoY in June to 1.8Mt. In the 1H18 Vietnam’s total cement sales are estimated to have advanced by 25 per cent YoY to 51.42Mt, or 61 per cent of the 2018 target. Vicem sales reached... |
Cement output in Pakistan rises in 10MFY17-1820 June 2018, Published under Cement NewsAccording to Pakistan's Federal Bureau of Statistics, the large-scale manufacturing sector posted 6.13 per cent growth in the first 10 months of FY17-18 (July 2017-April 2018) as the construction boom continued to drive the consumption of cement and steel, while other sectors also recording growth. Local cement industry production was recorded at 35.015Mt during this period from the 31.116Mt produced in 10M16-17, representing a YoY growth of 12.5 per cent. This trend was also observed in A... |
Peru’s consumption stable in May19 June 2018, Published under Cement NewsPeru’s cement market remained largely stable in May with consumption edging up by 0.6 per cent YoY to 0.778Mt and by 2.5 per cent from 0.759Mt the previous month, according to the latest data by Asocem, the country’s cement association. Peru’s cement production rose 3.4 per cent YoY and four per cent MoM to 0.807Mt in April. Clinker production fell 15.1 per cent to 0.636Mt when compared with April 2018, when output volumes stood at 0.749Mt. However, when compared with May 2017, clinker out... |
Anhui Tongling Conch temporarily suspends three production lines13 June 2018, Published under Cement NewsAnhui Tongling Conch Cement Co Ltd was required to suspend operations of a cargo pier in late May, according to a notice jointly issued by the Tongling Environmental Protection Bureau and Tongling Port and Shipping (Local Maritime) Bureau, China. Since the pier is an important channel for the shipping of cement and clinker products as well as the delivery of raw coal to the company’s cement plant, its suspension has resulted in a temporary halt at three of Tongling Conch’s clinker lines. Th... |
US-Puerto Rico Portland and blended cement shipments down 1% in March 201811 June 2018, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement in the USA and Puerto Rico slipped to to 7.42Mt in March 2018 when compared to March 2017, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). In March 2017 total shipments reached 7.49Mt. The largest state markets were Texas, California, Florida, Georgia and Pennsylvania, in descending order, which accounted of around 46 per cent of domestic demand. Leading producing states were Texas, California, Missouri, Florida and Alabama, in descending order... |
Argentina’s market demand falls 4% YoY in May06 June 2018, Published under Cement NewsArgentine cement consumption decreased by 4.4 per cent to 924,979t in May 2018, according to AFCP, the country’s cement association. When compared with the previous month, demand contracted by 3.5 per cent from 958,184t in April. Of this total, the domestic industry supplied 924,425t, three per cent less MoM, while imports fell from 5160t in April to 554t as Argentina’s producers recovered market share. Compared with May 2017, Argentina’s producers saw their domestic sales ease by 3.9 per... |
Building the Balkans04 June 2018, Published under Cement NewsWhile some of the Balkan states are among the youngest countries in Europe, their cement demand has remained relatively low since the global financial crisis of 2008. But this is expected to grow as improved infrastructure connections and EU funding are helping to build greater economic strength in the region. Titan’s 1.5Mta Antea works is the largest cement works in Albania, accounting for more than 40 per cent of domestic cement capacity The Balkans is an area of southern E... |