Cement News tagged under: production
Spain: rising from the recession07 September 2015, Published under Cement NewsAs Spain’s economy starts to recover from the recession, domestic cement demand finally appears to be picking up after six consecutive years of contraction since 2008. So deep was the downturn that demand remains at historically low levels, but the long-awaited upturn witnessed in 2014 should mark the start of a gradual rebound in volumes. As Spain emerges from economic recession, the cement sector can look forward to a slow, but upward path to sustainable cement demand Spain... |
Vietnam output rises 10.3% in first eight months01 September 2015, Published under Cement NewsVietnam produced 43.1Mt of cement in the first eight months of this year, up 10.3 per cent from a year ago, including 5.9Mt in August, up 16.9 per cent, the government-run General Statistics Office said. In the first seven months, the country’s cement production hit 37.2Mt, according to the revised figure. Cement and clinker sales are expected to rise 1.5-4 per cent YoY to between 72-74Mt this year, of which domestic sales will rise 4.5-6.5 per cent to 53-54Mt, while the exports will be 19... |
Iran four-month export update24 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsIn the first four months of the Iranian calendar year around 5.167Mt of cement was exported, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) quoted Abdolreza Sheikhan, Secretary of the Iranian Cement Industry Employers, as saying. Cement production in the four-month period totaled 20.889Mt. In the fourth month (starting 23 July 2015) of the year output reached 5.262Mt, of which 653,999t was exported, Sheikhan added. Iran exports cement to some two dozen countries including Iraq, Azerbaij... |
Paraguay: cement price predicted to fall 15% in 201619 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsFollowing the fuel conversion at Industria Nacional de Cemento’s Villeta plant in Paraguay, its CEO, Jorge Méndez, said he expects up to a 15 per cent drop in the price of cement in 2016. The fuel project will enable the works to be fired with alternative fuels including vegetable oil and forest waste as well as oil and petcoke. This is expected to lower fuel costs by US$22m. Mr Méndez also highlighted the records in output, sales and invoicing. He said the company produced more than 5... |
Peru: cement sales decline 5.2% in July17 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsPeru’s cement market contracted 5.2 per cent in July, according to Asocem, the country’s cement producers’ organisation. Deliveries fell from 846,000t in July 2013 to 802,000t in 2014. Total dispatches, which includes exports, decreased by 5.5 per cent YoY from 870,000t to 822,000t over the same period. The association attributes the fall in domestic sales to lower public investment as well as a weak private investment. "Public investment continues to decline. National government spending... |
Polish monthly sales edge ahead11 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsCement production in Poland increased by 1.6 per cent YoY to 1.65Mt in July, while sales were up by 1.7 per cent to 1.71Mt, Poland's Cement Producer Association said in a statement. Year-to-date production grew two per cent YoY to 8.84Mt. Meanwhile, year-to-date sales rose by 2.3 per cent to 9.04Mt. |
Mexico to maintain momentum?10 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsMexican cement demand reached a turning point in the third quarter of last year and recent statistics appear to be pointing to a material increase in construction activity. The domestic cement industry is now bouncing along nicely thanks to better utilisation and higher pricing, but with new capacity set to enter the market, for how long can this momentum be maintained? By Francisco Suarez & Ramón Obeso, Scotiabank Inverlat SA, Mexico. The real estate sector leads Mexico’s constructio... |
Argentina: July cement demand climbs 12.6% YoY07 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe Argentinean cement market expanded by 1.3 per cent MoM and 12.6 per cent YoY in July 2015, according to domestic cement producers’ association, AFCP. The country’s cement plants dispatched 1,073,762t, including 4140t of exports, a YoY increase in total deliveries of 11 per cent and a MoM rise of 1.3 per cent. No cement was imported. For the year to date, domestic consumption advanced by 11.3 per cent YoY to 6,946,742t from 6,243,587t, but exports fell by 37.8 per cent from 103,444... |
Colombia cement market expands 10.2% in June29 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsColombia’s cement dispatches rose 10.2 per cent YoY in June to 1.0121Mt as building companies and contractors increased their demand by 25.8 per cent. Cement production reached 1.0292Mt, up 4.9 per cent when compared with June 2014. In the first half of 2015 the Colombian cement market expanded by 6.6 per cent YoY to 6.0674Mt. The departments of Nariño, Cesar and Magdalena saw the strongest growth at 62.2, 27 and 21.8 per cent, respectively. However, Bolîvar also recorded a robust advance ... |
Peru cement market contracts 3% in June27 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Peru fell by three per cent in June, according to the country’s cement producers’ association, Asocem. A rise in exports limited the decline in total cement sales to 2.6 per cent. Output from domestic cement plants decreased by 6.2 per cent. The lower domestic sales were attributed to a slowdown in public investment, particularly in northern and southern Peru. "The conditions have not been favourable for the first half of 2015, but the second half is promising. The o... |