Colombia’s cement output drops 1.3% in December 2012
Colombia’s grey cement production fell 1.3 per cent YoY in December 2012 as output slipped to 948,400t, according to the national statistics agency DANE.
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Holcim Apasco: cement consumption in Mexico expanded 3.5% in 2012
Holcim’s Mexican arm, Holcim Apasco, estimates that cement demand in the country grew 3.5 per cent in 2012 compared to 2011.
Investing in Iranian cement production
Iran’s Bank of Industry & Mine, a specialised government-owned bank which aims to increase economic growth through the development of the industry and mining sectors, has allott...
Yanbu Cement full-year net profit rises 36% YoY
Saudi cement producer Yanbu Cement Co (YCC) reported a surge in full-year net profit thanks to increased demand and a new production line as top capacity players benefit from th...
Congo’s SONOCC aims for 300,000tpa output
Société Nouvelle des Ciments du Congo (SONOCC) plans to increase its annual output after completing an expansion project last week which is expected to alleviate a cement shortf...
Spanish demand sees largest drop for over 70 years
Cement consumption in Spain has seen its full-year figures for 2012 fall even further than the pessimistic forecasts predicted by Oficemen in December.
Latin America market movements
Three major Latin American countries, Brazil, Peru and Argentina, released full-year consumption figures for 2012 this week with two showing YoY gains while demand in the third ...
Indonesia sales forecast to see double-digit growth hat-trick
Indonesian cement consumption is expected to continue its strong growth trajectory and rise by double-digits for the third year in a row, according to estimates by local analysts.
Vietnam output reaches 47Mt in 2012
Vietnam-based cement manufacturers produced more than 47Mt of cement in 2012, meeting 85.5 per cent of their full year target, according to an announcement by the Ministry of Co...
Peru’s cement shipments increase 15% in 2012
Cement deliveries in the Peruvian market reached 9,571,920t in 2012, a 15.4 per cent rise when compared with 2011, according to cement manufacturers’ association Asocem.