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Argentina sees cement dispatches up 1.2% YoY in January 201709 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsArgentina’s cement market expanded by 1.2 per cent YoY in January 2017 as cement sales reached 868,590t from 858,496t the year before, according to the country's cement association, AFCP. Export sales more than doubled, rising from 4306t in January 2015 to 9632t in the first month of 2017. The country’s cement plants produced some 878,222t of cement, noting a 1.8 per cent rise YoY. Domestic output was complemented by 5184t of imports while in 2016 no imports into the Latin American co... |
USA: cement shipments in November rose by 8.2%03 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement in the USA and Puerto Rico in November 2016 were about 7.9Mta, up by 8.2 per cent from sales in November 2015. The leading producing states for Portland and blended cement in November 2016 were Texas, Missouri, California, Florida, and Alabama, in descending order. The leading cement-consuming states (Texas, California, Florida, Ohio, and Illinois, in descending order) received 38 per cent of the November shipments. Sales for January through ... |
Venezuela expects to export 0.3Mt of cement in 201702 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsIn 2017 Venezuela’s cement industry forecasts cement exports of 0.3Mt, around five per cent of the country’s total planned production of 6Mt, according to the President of the Federación Bolivariana de Construcción, Marco Tulio Díaz. He added that part of the output of the cement plants is directed to Misión Vivienda, the government’s housing programme. |
Asocem: “Cement consumption will recover in 2017”23 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsPeruvian cement association Asocem expects cement consumption in Peru to grow between 3-5 per cent in 2017 as private investment recovers and public works are carried out. “For 2017 the scenario is positive, due to infrastructure works estimated to total US$20bn and US$40bn in 2018. We will recover the space that we have had after two years of decreases,” said Carlos Ferraro, executive director of Asocem. He added that the recovery of the cement market depends particularly on the unlock... |
Saudi cement production forecast to fall 5-10% in 201718 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsA number of Saudi cement companies plan to cut production by 5-10 per cent this year to deal with reduction in demands, Al Sharq Al Awsat newspaper has reported. The decline is attributed to low local demands for cement and high competition with the existence of 15 companies, as well as increase in the production cost as result of the increase in the energy prices. Saudi cement companies are predicted to sell around 60Mta in 2017, the paper claims. |
Iran's cement industry is 'behind the times', says minister16 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsAmbitious government plans were set out to boost cement production capacity to 120Mta from the current 80Mta by the end of 2025, as part of ambitious targets set in the 20-Year Vision Plan (2005-25). However, Minister of Roads and Urban Development, Abbas Akhoundi, has cast doubt on the Industries Ministry’s capacity expansion plan due to the persistent market glut and said the Vision Plan target will be “incredibly difficult” to achieve unless the producers’ mindset and domestic ma... |
Tajikistan cement to flourish with Chinese investment06 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsThis week it was reported that Tajikistan’s cement production had rocketed up by 41 per cent to 1.8Mt in the first 11 months of 2016, according to the Times of Central Asia. The Central Asian country has seen substantial investment in tnew cement capacity and in 2016 it launched the 1.2Mta Jung-Tsai Mohir cement plant in Yovon province, 30km south of Dushanbe. The Chinese are particularly active in this market. Huaxin Cement first launched its cement business in the country in 2013 as a ... |
Vietnam: Vicem sells 25.8Mt of cement and clinker in 201604 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsState-owned Vietnam Cement Industry Corp (Vicem) sold around 25.8Mt of cement and clinker in 2016, representing a YoY rise of 11.2 per cent and surpassing the year’s target by 11 per cent. Some 22.73Mt of cement and clinker were sold in the domestic market, a 8.8 per cent rise when compared with 2015. Vicem increased its exports by 45.8 per cent to 3.07Mt. Output by the country’s leading cement producer advanced by 9.3 per cent YoY to 18.74Mt of clinker and by 13.1Mt to 22.72Mt of cem... |
Bolivian cement demand at 2.6Mta in 9M1612 December 2016, Published under Cement NewsBolivia’s cement market required 2.663Mt of cement in the first nine months of 2016, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INE). Santa Cruz had the highest demand for the grey product at 867,816t, a third of national consumption. La Paz accounted for an additional 20 per cent or 534,037t and Cochabamba an extra 19 per cent of 521,176t. Domestic cement output reached 2.697Mta between January and September of this year. Chuquisaca headed the production figures with 737,4... |
Colombia's cement market contracts 14.4% YoY in Oct29 November 2016, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Colombia fell 14.4 per cent to 0.994Mt in October 2016 from 1.162Mt in October 2015, according to the latest figures by the country’s statistics office, DANE. Domestic cement production in October reached 1.076Mt, down 11 per cent YoY. In the first 10 months of 2016, domestic dispatches saw a 5.2 per cent drop to 10.077Mt when compared with 10.632Mt reported in October 2015. Cement production reached 10.388Mt, down four per cent YoY. |