Argentina records 6% fall in dispatches for August
Argentina has recorded a 5.8 per cent YoY decrease in cement dispatches to 1.052Mt for August 2019, compared with 1.117Mt in the year-ago period. Domestic dispatches fell to 1....
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Indian cement demand growth forecast to slow in FY20
Growth in Indian cement demand is expected to slow to seven per cent in the FY19-20, against 13 per cent demand growth in the FY18-19, according to ICRA. However, average price...
Vietnamese production estimated to have risen 9% in August
Vietnam is estimated to have produced 7.9Mt of cement in August, an increase of 8.7 per cent YoY, according to the latest data from the country’s General Statistics Office. ...
CNBM expects demand to increase in the 2H19
China’s CNBM is expecting domestic cement demand in the 2H19 to increase from the first half, alongside pricing improvements compared to the previous year, due to the tradition...
Nepal's cement producers recommend barring FDIs
Nepal’s cement producers have recommended barring foreign direct investments (FDI) in the sector during a discussion with Matrika Prasad Yadav, the Minister for Industry, Comme...
Tajikistan's cement output up in 7M19
Tajikistan has announced that around 2.328Mt of cement was produced in the country over the first seven months of 2019. According to the Ministry of Industry and New Technologi...
Malaysian consumption to remain subdued in 2H19
Malaysian cement consumption is expected to remain subdued in the second half of 2019, as the construction and property development markets remain weak, according to Khairul Az...
Czech cement production increased 10% in 2018
The Czech Republic’s cement output increased 9.8 per cent YoY to 4.43Mt in 2018, the largest amount since 2008, according to data from the country’s cement producers’ associati...
Vietnamese cement sector to reach 115Mta of capacity in 2020
Vietnam is expected to have 89 cement production lines and a total capacity of 115Mta in 2020, according to the Vietnam National Union of Building Workers. In 2019 two addition...
Turkish cement sales decline 41% in Jan-Apr 2019
Turkish cement sales in the local market declined 41 per cent YoY in the January-April 2019 period due to a weak housing market, the overall slowdown in the country’s economy a...