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Pakistan's positive nine-month performance22 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe Pakistan cement industry has demonstrated a good performance in the first nine months of the current fiscal due in part to an acceleration of private sector construction activity, the commencement of work on mega housing schemes and projects across the country and the partial materialisation of budgeted Public Sector Development Programme projects. Consequently, the cement industry saw growth of 7.19 per cent YoY over the July 2016-March 2017 period, and increased by 7.10 per cent in... |
Peru sees fall in April cement dispatches19 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsPeru’s cement dispatches fell 10 per cent to 0.73Mt in April when compared with April 2016, when 0.811Mt were delivered, according to the country's cement producers' association, Asocem. Domestic deliveries reached 0.699Mt in the fourth month of the year, down 10.5 per cent YoY. Cement exports rose five per cent MoM to 31,000t and clinker exports stood at 59,000t. In terms of domestic demand (domestic deliveries plus imports), the fourth month of 2017 saw a 12.8 per cent YoY decline t... |
Argentine cement demand sees 12% rise08 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsArgentina saw a 18.1 per cent MoM drop to 845,690t in dispatches (including exports) in April but noted a 10.7 per cent rise YoY, according to the country’s Portland Cement Manufacturers’ Association. Domestic deliveries fell by 184,000t or 17.8 per cent to 844,324t when compared with March, despite a rebound in the first few months of the year, supported by private and public works. However, when compared with April 2016, the domestic market expanded by 11.6 per cent. Exports were dow... |
India: the long wait continues02 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsDespite high hopes of a return to more robust growth rates, the Indian cement sector is likely to close FY16-17 with its slowest performance in over a decade. The third quarter (October-December 2016) proved to be particularly tumultuous as good demand growth seen in the early part of the period was stopped in its tracks by the government’s unexpected demonetisation move which also impacted pricing. As FY16-17 draws to a close, hopes of a return to more robust growth rates appear to h... |
GICA sets new production record26 April 2017, Published under Cement NewsGroupe Industriel des Ciments d’Algérie (GICA) has set, for the second year running, a new production record. In 2016 the company produced 12.6Mt of cement, up four per cent YoY from 12.14Mt in 2015. While claiming that the cement volumes of the group’s 12 cement plants have been fully sold on the market, the cement group stresses that its main objective is to "actively contribute to closing the cement deficit estimated at 4Mta, in a context marked by large public investments in the housin... |
Russian renaissance?24 April 2017, Published under Cement NewsRussian cement producers faced a challenging market environment in 2015-16 as a new recession impacted the construction industry. However, the first signs of recovery are appearing and the cement market is expected to stabilise in 2017, with further recovery forecast from 2018 as growth in the domestic economy and construction sector takes hold. By Alexej Semenov, GS-Expert LLC, Russia. As the domestic economy starts its path to recovery, Russians are hoping for a new dawn Russi... |
Algeria to see cement surplus in 201720 April 2017, Published under Cement NewsAlgeria expects a surplus of cement output in 2017, according to Abdeslem Bouchouareb, the country’s minister of Industry and Mines. Domestic production is expected to reach 30Mt this year as cement producers have made several investments in the country’s production base. Last April, the minister inaugurated two new cement plants in Adrar and Biskra. |
Lafarge-Algérie's Oggaz plant ups output 10%04 April 2017, Published under Cement NewsLafarge-Algérie's Oggaz cement plant increased its cement output by 10 per cent in the last quarter to meet the country’s growing cement demand, according to plant manager, Jean-Louis Sibiede. In the past three months, the works produced 0.953Mt, including 0.844Mt of grey cement. The company converted part of the plant’s white cement production lines to produce grey cement to meet growing demand from developers and wilaya authorities. The authorities are currently carrying out three ma... |
Colombian cement dispatches slip 3.6% in Feb1731 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsColombia's cement market in February 2017 contracted 3.6 per cent to 1.008Mt when compared with February 2016, according to DANE, the country's statistics office. Domestic cement plants produced 1.048Mt in the second month of the year, representing a 2.6 per cent decline YoY. In January-February 2017, cement sales reached 1.921Mt and were down 3.2 per cent when compared with January-February 2016. Cement production in the first two months of 2017 fell 4.2 per cent YoY to 1.959Mt. The l... |
Saudi Arabia: sales volume falls 20% in 2M1731 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Saudi Arabia remain weak and see a further downward revision in sector earnings for 2017. In the first two months of 2017, sales volume fell 20.4 per cent on an annual basis, while in 2016, cement dispatches declined 10 per cent YoY (54.8Mt), according to a report by Al Rajhi Capital. "In this context, we show the impact on companies based on our expectations of demand in 2017. With regard to prices, we have already seen prices decline sharply for Central and Western r... |