Cement News tagged under: production
Vietnam output rises 15.8% in first two months01 March 2016, Published under Cement NewsVietnam produced 10.8Mt of cement in the first two months of this year, rising 15.8 per cent from a year earlier, the government-run General Statistics Office said. In February the country’s cement output rose 26.6 per cent YoY to 4.8Mt. The Ministry of Construction forecasts that Vietnam’s sales of cement and clinker will rise 4-7 per cent YoY to between 75-77Mt in 2016. |
Senegal: cement output increases 13% in 201524 February 2016, Published under Cement NewsCement production in Senegal rose 12.9 per cent in 2015 when compared with the previous year, according to the country’s Directorate of Economic Forecasting and Studies (DPEE). Cement producers Sococim and Cements du Sahel expanded their output from 4,939,200t in 2014 to 5,576,000t in 2015. The rise has been mainly attributed to a 22.3 per cent increase in export sales, which jumped from 1,842,300t to 2,253,800t over the same period. Domestic sales rose by 6.4 per cent at 3,317,200t, ... |
Panama’s cement production drops 8.6%24 February 2016, Published under Cement NewsCement production in Panama fell 8.6 per cent in 2015 as less product was required for the Panama Canal expansion. Total domestic output reached 1.996Mt, down from 2.184Mt in 2014. There was mixed news for the country’s construction sector with a YoY rise in residential building permits of 21.6 per cent to the value of PAB1251m. However, non-residential building permits decreased by 8.6 per cent to PAB820m. |
Kenya's capacity drive23 February 2016, Published under Cement NewsKenya's cement consumption is expected to increase on the back of planned investment in infrastructure and housing and domestic cement capacity is able to meet these requirements. The country’s existing producers are expressing their confidence in the future by expanding their production facilities, positioning themselves to fight off competition by new entrants and imports. Bamburi Cement, part of LafargeHolcim, operates a 1Mta grinding plant at Athi River, near the Kenyan capital of... |
Weaker exports reduce clinker production at Toral de los Vados, Spain22 February 2016, Published under Cement NewsClinker production at Cementos Cosmos' Toral de los Vados factory in Spain declined by 10 per cent in 2015 to 600,840t. The drop in production has been mainly attributed to lower exports. According to the director of the factory, Jaime Santoalla: “Our lack of competitiveness is leaving us out of some export markets. In addition, there is also the economic crisis in Brazil, a country that had become a strategic target for us and has seen a substantial reduction in clinker demand. " In M... |
Peru’s cement demand edges down in January16 February 2016, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Peru slipped by 0.4 per cent YoY from 816,000t in January 2015 to 813,000t in January 2016, according to the country’s cement association, Asocem. In addition, clinker exports reached 28,000t, down 69 per cent, while cement exports fell by 29 per cent to 29,000t during the first month of 2016. On the supply side, production increased 0.1 per cent from 857,000t to 858,000t. Cement imports totalled 50,000t, up 13 per cent YoY, while 44,000t clinker was also imported.... |
Cuba: Mártires de Artemisa to produce 142,000t in 201612 February 2016, Published under Cement NewsEmpresa de Cemento Mártires de Artemisa in Mariel, Cuba, is expected to produce 142,000t or some 30 per cent of total domestic cement output this year. Mártires de Artemisa produces P-225 cement and also has started delivering P-350. |
Kenya November 2015 demand down 5.5%11 February 2016, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Kenya fell by 5.5 per cent from 520,833t in October to 492,340Mt in November 2015, according to the Kenyan Bureau of National Statistics. Output decreased 4.8 per cent to 522,446t in November from 547,509t the previous month. For the first 11 months of 2015, domestic demand reached 5.138Mt while production totalled 5.743Mt. |
JK Cement resumes production at Karnataka unit, India10 February 2016, Published under Cement NewsJK Cement has resumed production at its 3Mta facility in Baglakot, Karnataka, after operations were temporarily halted when the roof of a clinker silo caved in. "Production of clinker and cement has resumed with operation of the kiln by making an alternate arrangement using two RBC belts for feeding the clinker directly to the cement mill," JK Cement said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange. Operations had been temporarily suspended on 27 January 2016 due to the incident. The company... |
Armenia: Hrazdan Cement expected to increase output05 February 2016, Published under Cement NewsHrazdan Cement, located in Armenia’s central Kotayk province, is expected to increase output up to 200,000t, the country’s Minister of Economy Karen Chshmarityan, has said. Chshamrityan said in 2015 the plant produced about 80,000t of cement, the bulk of which was exported, Arka news agency reported. In 2015 autumn the company paid AMD150m of taxes and repaid wage arrears to the tune of AMD180m Hrazdan Cement is one of two cement producers in Armenia. In 2014 it received a US$4.6m loan fro... |