Cement News tagged under: sales
Puerto Rican cement sales fall 16% in November12 December 2017, Published under Cement NewsOverall cement sales in Puerto Rico fell by 15.8 per cent YoY in November, representing a modes improvements when compared with the previous two months. Output from Puerto Rico's cement plants decreased 24.1 per cent YoY, following a drop of 52.9 per cent reported the previous month. In 2016 cement sales fell 12.3 per cent YoY while production saw an 11.5 per cent decrease during the same period. |
Cement plants in Pakistan reach 95% capacity utilisation12 December 2017, Published under Cement NewsCement plants in Pakistan reached 94.65 per cent capacity utilisation during the July-November period of 2017, according to The Nation. In November 2017 the country recorded a 9.89 per cent increase in domestic consumption. In the same month, mills in the northern region of Pakistan dispatched 2.9Mta locally which is a 10.2 per cent increase YoY. However, November 2017 also saw exports from the mills in the south of the country decrease by 45.4 per cent, to 0.07Mta from 0.13Mta. Similarl... |
Paraguay’s INC announces record sales in November05 December 2017, Published under Cement NewsIndustria Nacional del Cemento (INC) announced record sales of 1.2m bags in November 2017. Jorge Méndez, president of the Paraguayan cement producer, said the company sold 1,249,065 bags of Cemento Vallemi, a sign that the market is returning to growth. He added that the company successfully switched from fuel oil to petcoke to fire its kiln, which has enabled the company to generate significant cost savings. While the fuel oil has an average cost of US$750/t, petcoke is considerably ... |
Anhui Conch27 November 2017, Published under Cement NewsAnhui Conch Cement has ordered a hydraulic drilling rig for its cement production project in TongChuan, Shaanxi province, China. The US$1.7m rig is being supplied by Atlas Copco and is due for delivery in February 2018. It will be installed at the limestone mine supplying the company’s cement plant in Tongchuan. Once completed the facility will have a cement production capacity of around 4500tpd. Meanwhile, hot weather in Indonesia has enabled Anhui Conch subsidiary, South Kalimantan Cem... |
Paraguay's INC notes 9% rise in sales in October27 November 2017, Published under Cement NewsParaguay’s Industria Nacional del Cemento (INC) has sold 10,876,593 bags of cement in the first 10 months of 2017, a drop of 17.6 per cent YoY, according to the company’s sales department. In October, sales improved by nine per cent YoY from 982,868 bags in October 2016 to 1,075,196 bags in October 2017. Output is estimated to have increased by around 45 per cent and sufficient to cover 75 per cent of the domestic market, according to Jorge Méndez, the company’s president. The hik... |
Vietnam's Vicem sells 20.93Mt of cement and clinker in 10M1723 November 2017, Published under Cement NewsState-owned Vietnam Cement Industry Corp (Vicem), the country’s leading cement producer, sold 20.93Mt of cement in the first 10 months of 2017. The volume reflects a drop of 1.1 per cent YoY. Vicem cement production also declined 3.6 per cent YoY in 10M17 to 17.75Mt with output in October at 1.86Mt, down 8.6 per cent when compared with October 2016. However, clinker output advanced 3.8 per cent YoY to 15.97Mt in the 10M17, including 1.6Mt in October, up 3.7 per cent YoY. In November, V... |
GCC achieves 23% YoY rise in 2Q sales26 July 2017, Published under Cement NewsMexican cement producer Grupo Cementos Chihuahua (GCC) announced a 22.6 per cent YoY rise in consolidated net sales to MXN4497m in 2Q17 from MXN3669m (US$242.4m). The company derives the majority of its sales in the US, where net sales advanced 28.9 per cent YoY to MXN3455m in 2Q17. In its home market of Mexico, sales expanded by 5.5 per cent YoY to MXN1042m in 2Q17 when compared with 2Q16. Cement price realisation in the second quarter improved 16.9 per cent in Mexico but was more ... |
Indonesia: changing perspectives10 April 2017, Published under Cement NewsFollowing high capacity utilisation rates and the prospect of market growth going forward, the decade running up to 2015 looked promising for Indonesian cement producers. However, as capacity expansions were implemented, economic growth faltered and cement demand slowed in 2015-16. Forecasts for 2017 are somewhat more optimistic, but the past few years have required domestic cement producers to change their perspective. B y Sinarmas Sekuritas, Indonesia. The slowdown in ceme... |
South Africa: rain dampens PPC Jan-Feb sales14 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsPPC announced that adverse weather had negatively affected its cement and concrete sales in South Africa during January and February 2017. Rainfall in excess of 200mm was experienced in many parts of the country during these two months. The cement manufacturer said it managed to reduce net debt to ZAR4.4bn (US$333.13m) as of December 2016 due to the conclusion of a component of the first empowerment transaction. PPC concluded Strategic Black Partners (SBPs) and Community Service Groups (C... |
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... |