Cement News tagged under: production
Imbalances yet to surface in Trump’s US economy09 May 2018, Published under Cement NewsICR took a moment to talk to Ed Sullivan, Portland Cement Association’s vice president and chief economist of Market Intelligence, to understand more about how the US economy is faring and what factors might yet cause a brake on cement demand going forward. Figure 1: impact of different outcomes of the tariff issue on the economy and cement sector ICR: What is the current PCA forecast for economic growth in the USA in 2018-19? Ed Sullivan (ES) : Good, very good. We are well in... |
Going to Graceland02 May 2018, Published under Cement NewsThe 2018 IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Industry Technical Conference will be held between 6-10 May in Nashville, Tennessee. Therefore, the timing is right for ICR to visit Graceland and examine the recent developments in the nearby southern US cement markets. By Rob Roy Economic Consulting, USA. Lehigh Portland Cement Co’s 3.5Mta plant in Union Bridge is one of Maryland’s two integrated cement facilities and the country’s second-largest after LafargeHolcim’s Ste Genevieve works, Missouri ... |
Colombia's cement market contracts 10% in March01 May 2018, Published under Cement NewsCement deliveries in the Colombian cement market fell 9.9 per cent YoY to 976,300t in March, according to the country’s national statistics office, DANE. Around 68 per cent, or 668,700t of this total was supplied as bagged cement with a further 307,600t as bulk product. Deliveries to the country’s largest market, Bogotá, declined by 9.9 per cent while the key markets of Antioquia and Cundinamarca also reported significant decreases of 10.4 and 17 per cent, respectively. Further drops were... |
Sibirskiy Cement production stable in 1Q1830 April 2018, Published under Cement NewsRussia’s Sibirskiy Cement produced 473,500t of cement in January-March 2018, maintaining a stable output when compared with the equivalent period of the previous year, according to Esmerk Russian News. Topkinskiy Cement produced 320,100t of cement, Krasnoyarsk Cement 126,800t and Timluysky Cement 26,500t. Analysts reported that cement demand in Siberia fell 2.6 per cent YoY to 670,000t in the first quarter of 2018. Gennadiy Rasskazov, first vice-president of Sibirskiy Cement, expects a... |
Russia’s new dawn23 April 2018, Published under Cement NewsGrowing construction activity, a recovering economy and stabilising cement production – 2017 marks something of a turn-around year for Russia after years of recession. But the situation is still fragile with much of the economic growth fuelled by oil prices, which remain volatile, and construction increasing in less obvious sectors such as agriculture and healthcare. By Alexey Semenov, GS-Expert LLC, Russia, and ICR Research, UK. Russia’s economic recovery and increase in construction... |
ANCAP has stocks for four days23 April 2018, Published under Cement NewsThe cement plant owned by ANCAP in Minas, Uruguay, has only four days of stocks left, reports Esmerk Latin American News. Production was halted in February by the union on grounds that there was insufficient personnel on the ground. ANCAP’s cement division generated a loss of US$12.3m in 2017, down from a loss of US$27m the previous year. Although ANCAP still holds on to an important market share in Uruguay, it is facing growing competition from Cementos Artigas and imported cement. T... |
The Peruvian cement market expanded 2% in March20 April 2018, Published under Cement NewsPeru’s cement consumption rose 1.9 per cent YoY to 816,000t and one per cent MoM from 824,000t in February 2018, according to the national cement association, Asocem. Cement producers delivered a total of 791,000t of cement to the domestic and export markets, up two per cent YoY and 4.7 per cent MoM. In February total dispatches reached 756,000t. Domestic deliveries rose 2.6 per cent YoY to 767,000t and 4.3 per cent MoM from 735,000t in February 2018. Cement production in March increa... |
Manufacturers fined for selling underweight cement bags20 April 2018, Published under Cement NewsTwo manufacturers have been fined INR24,000 (US$363.30) for selling underweight cement bags in Pulwama, south Kashmir, according to the United News of India. The bags were found when the Field Executive of the Legal Metrology Department (LMD) and the Assistant Controller of Pulwama carried out an inspection on two vehicles leaving the district. "During a surprise inspection, two lorries carrying cement supplies to other districts were intercepted. The weight of the bags was conducted on t... |
Tajikistan records 84% increase in cement production17 April 2018, Published under Cement NewsTajikistan has recorded an 83.5 per cent YoY increase in cement production in the first quarter of this year, rising to 782,400t from 426,400t. The production of cement in 2018 is expected to improve upon the previous year due to new infrastructure projects, increasing exports, and planned residential housing construction, according to Business World. The country’s main export markets are Uzbekistan and Afghanistan. In the 1Q18, exports to Uzbekistan reached 172,000t, while dispatches to A... |
Mexican cement output growth to slow to below 3%13 April 2018, Published under Cement NewsThe cement sector is expected to grow by 2.5 per cent YoY in 2018 as public and private infrastructure investments are postponed for the electoral year, according to the President of the National Chamber of Cement (CANACEM), Mauricio Doehner. "It's a year in which there is some uncertainty and people, as they say colloquially, it pays to wait. There are investments that are being put on hold to see what will happen after 1 July, and based on that investment decisions will be made, "he said... |