Cement News tagged under: production
Indonesia: shift to optimism25 January 2016, Published under Cement NewsWhile the Indonesian cement market boomed following the 1997-98 financial crisis, the domestic cement industry has undergone considerable changes as international majors moved in. Following the recent LafargeHolcim merger and the move away from Java’s epicentre in terms of capacity building, Indonesia’s cement industry continues to evolve as it looks forward with optimism to accelerating market growth. By Malcolm AR Llewellyn OBE, PT Numada, Indonesia. Increased competition on Java i... |
Cemex sets Dominican production record22 January 2016, Published under Cement NewsCemex has achieved a production of 2.2Mt of cement in its San Pedro de Macorís plant in the Dominican Republic. The figure is significantly above the rolling average of 1.8Mt of the past five years. "We have continued to strengthen our operations in Dominican Republic, enabling us to take advantage of the significant growth in the level of construction activity. Having achieved this new production record shows our commitment to the country, where we have created the conditions to contribu... |
Vicem sales climb 4.2% in 201519 January 2016, Published under Cement NewsState-owned Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem), the country’s leading cement producer, said it sold about 22.97Mt of cement and clinker in 2015, rising 4.2 per cent from a year ago and fulfilling 96.3 per cent of the whole-year’s target. Of the volume, 20.87Mt of cement and clinker were sold in domestic market, up 11.2 per cent YoY, and 2.1Mt were exported, down 35.9 per cent. In 2015 Vicem’s clinker production climbed 3.8 per cent YoY to 17.12 Mt, while its cement output rose ... |
Bolivia to increase output in 201619 January 2016, Published under Cement NewsBolivia is expected to increase production by around 11 per cent this year, as demand rises. Moreover, the commissioning of the new Sucre and Yacuses works will add to total output. Production for FY15, ending 31 March 2016, is forecast to be around 1Mt while predictions for FY16 are between 1.02-1.04Mt. “The market has been experiencing significant growth of about six each year. As a company we have been accompanying this growth to keep our majority share mainly in the department of Sant... |
Peru cement demand slips 3.5% in 201518 January 2016, Published under Cement NewsPeru’s cement dispatches remained stable in December 2015 as they reached 881,000t while total dispatches edged up one per cent to 928,000t, according to Asocem, the country’s cement producers’ association. Output fell by 0.2 per cent YoY to 931,000t. Full-year figures show domestic cement deliveries down by 3.5 per cent to 9.978Mt while total sales were down by three per cent to 10.332Mt. Per capita consumption fell 4.3 per cent YoY in 2015 to 352kg. Production slipped by 2.5 per cent t... |
Canada cement production down 12.2% MoM18 January 2016, Published under Cement NewsCement manufacturers in Canada produced 1.11Mt of cement products in November, down 12.2 per cent from October, according to the country's national statistical agency. Data from Statistics Canada show domestic cement shipments fell 15 per cent from October to 1.08Mt in November. Including imports, shipments were down 19.9 per cent to 1.10Mt. |
Algeria: GICA breaks production record in 201514 January 2016, Published under Cement NewsGroups industrial des cements d’Algérie (GICA) broke its production record in 2015 when it manufactured 12,143,557t of cement, up five per cent when compared with its output of 11,55,280t in 2014. The volumes produced by the group’s 12 cement plants were “all sold in the domestic market, thereby honouring all orders and requirements expressed by the construction market,” said GICA. In the first 10 days of 2016, the group has produced 269,128t and sold 241,248t or 90 per cent of its ou... |
Argentina’s demand rises 3.6% YoY in December11 January 2016, Published under Cement NewsIn December 2015 Argentina’s cement producers dispatched 937,907t of cement, including exports, which represents a fall of 5.9 per cent MoM but a 3.6 per cent increase YoY, according to provisional figures published by AFCP, the country’s cement association. The Argentinian cement market contracted 6.3 per cent MoM but expanded 4.6 per cent YoY in the last month of 2015 as 933,160t were sold. Exports fell from 13,156t in December 2014 to 4803t one year later. In November 2015 overseas... |
Titan05 January 2016, Published under Cement NewsMisr Beni Suef Cement, which is owned by Titan through Alexandria Portland Cement Company SAE, is starting the production of sulphur-resistant cement, and is expecting to produce 0.2Mt in 2016 in addition to OPC. |
Egypt's Ministry of Industry to issue a condition of contract for new production licences04 January 2016, Published under Cement NewsEgypt's Minister of Industry and Foreign Trade, Tarek Qabil, announced that the ministry would issue conditions for tender documents and requirement specifications of cement production in the coming days to meet the future needs of the local market. The minister said that the Cabinet has recently approved defining a fixed value for the cement licences paid to the government based on the economic feasibility, according to a report in Daily News Egypt. The government will also be accepting qu... |