Cement News tagged: International
Philippines: Republic Cement Services Inc considers expansion
Republic Cement Services Inc (RCSI) is considering building production facilities in Visayas and Mindanao, Philippines, given the government's drive to improve the country's infrastructure. The Manila Times reported RCSI president Don Lee, as saying that the move is in response to announcements made by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) that more projects were needed in the re...
Algeria: Biskra plant on course for 2016 production start
Lafarge Algeria and Souakri’s joint venture, the 2.7Mta Biskra cement works, will enter into production in 2016, a group official said on Tuesday. During a presentation to journalists at Lafarge Algeria’s Oggaz plant in Mascara, Serge Dubois, the company’s director of Public Affairs and Communications, highlighted that the plant will bring the group’s overall capacity to more than 11Mta. Cur...
PPC expects "massive growth" in African demand
PPC expects "massive growth" in African cement demand over the next 35 years, driven by a growing population, rising wealth and greater ease of doing business, CEO, Darryl Castle, has said. The release of PPC's full-year earnings to the end of September 2015, showed that the company has achieved more than 50 per cent of a ZAR400m (US$28m) profit-improvement target announced in May, and...
Brazil: October sales down 14.6% YoY
Preliminary data and market estimates gathered by Sindicato Nacional da Indústria do Cimento (SNIC) indicate that cement sales in Brazil declined by 14.6 per cent YoY in October 2015 to 5.6Mt. Imports fell by 63 per cent YoY during the month, according to data gathered by by SECEX/MDIC. Sales over the January-October 2015 period were 54.8Mt, down 8.4 per cent YoY. In the rolling 12 month...
Ahangarancement October output and shipments up, Uzbekistan
Ahangarancement, part of the Eurocement Group, produced 161,000t of cement and 119,822t of clinker during October 2015. The Uzbek producer shipped 157,939t of cement to consumers, which is six per cent more compared to the targeted volumes volumes, UzDaily reported.
Cemex Health & Safety practices recognised in Europe
Cemex announced yesterday that its operations in the United Kingdom (UK) and Latvia earned prestigious industry awards for their outstanding health and safety (H&S) practices. Cemex UK was awarded the John Crabbe Trophy, the Mineral Products Association’s (MPA) highest honour for H&S. Cemex Latvia won the Latvian Golden Helmet Award, granted by the State Labour Inspectorate of the Republic o...
PCA forecast sees continued growth
During the PCA Board of Directors meeting last week, PCA Chief Economist and Group Vice President, Ed Sullivan, reported that 2015 cement consumption in the United States will continue to grow, but at a slower pace than predicted at the beginning of the year. The US cement market is expected to increase by 3.5 per cent in 2015, followed by larger rates of growth in 2016 and 2017, of five per...
China Resources Cement new line commences operations
On 15 November 2015, China Resources Cement (Lianjiang) Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the China Resources Cement, commenced operation of its first cement grinding line with a production capacity of 1Mta in Lianjiang City, Guangdong province. The new production line will strengthen the company’s competitive edge in the south-western part of Guangdong, China Resources Cement said in a statem...
Tank-Weld & Carib Cement announce distribution deal, Jamaica
Caribbean Cement Company Ltd and Tank-Weld Metals have come to an agreement for Tank-Weld Metals to distribute locally-produced Carib Cement to the Jamaican market. In a joint media release the companies said that while the agreement is aimed at maximising the resources of both companies, it will also "enhance efficiencies, create local jobs, and be beneficial to customers, the travelling pub...
Cyprus: Vassiliko sees increase in exports
Vassiliko Cement Works Public Co (VCWP), a subsidiary of Cyprus Cement Public Company (CCPC), has seen a recent increase in its exports to neighbouring countries and a reduction in its cost of production. However, the group realised a slight reduction in its profits compared to last year’s respective period. CCPC presented its interim management statement for the 1 July-20 November period. In...
Pakistan challenges SA anti-dumping duty decision
Pakistan's Ministry of Commerce has initiated World Trade Organisation (WTO) dispute settlement proceedings to challenge South African decision to impose preliminary anti-dumping duty on the import of Pakistani cement. Earlier this year, South Africa authorities (ITAC) imposed duties on various Pakistani cement exporters ranging from 15-68 per cent. The South African government considered t...
Saudi 10-month demand update
Saudi Arabia consumed 50.2Mt of cement in the first 10 months of 2015, up by eight per cent, reflecting increased construction activity in the kingdom, according analysts Aljazira Capital. Cement dispatches for October 2015 reached 5.13Mt from 4.06Mt in October 2014, signalling a rise of 18.2 per cent MoM and 26.2 per cent YoY. The research house forecasst that cement demand will maintain a m...
Spanish consumption sees October drop
Cement demand in Spain fell by 2.4 per cent in October 2015 to 1.025Mtt, or 23,716 below the October 2014 level. In the first 10 months of 2015, domestic cement consumption increased 4.3 per cent YoY to 9.56Mt. "The latest data is a significant setback for our industry, which has seen the growth rate of 8.6 per cent noted in the first half year halve in just four months, " said the CEO of Ofi...
Costa Rica approves cement quality standards
The Technical Standards Institute of Costa Rica (Inteco) has approved the INTE 06-11-15-15:2015 Hydraulic Cement – Requirements and Specifications standard to help guarantee cement quality in the Central American country. The standards identify six classes of cement, each with subclasses, depending on their composition. Each specification lays out the compressive strength and other requiremen...
Peru: market shows signs of monthly pick-up
The Peruvian cement market continues to show signs of recovery as market contraction is decelerating in October, according to Asocem, Peru’s cement producers’ association. Domestic sales fell 0.5 per cent YoY to 923,000t from 928,000t in October 2015 while the decrease in October 2014 was one per cent. Exports fell from 30,000t to 26,000t. On the supply side, output from the country's cemen...
US September shipments - preliminary data
Portland and blended cement shipments in the US and Puerto Rico during September 2015 totalled 9.011Mt, according to preliminary data from the US Geological Survey. Of the total, domestic dispatches accounted for 8.027Mt and imports were 984,080t. Over the first nine months of 2015, shipments totalled 68.183Mt, comprising 61.25Mt of domestic shipments and 6.933Mt of imports. Clinker produc...