Cement News tagged: International
Cement deliveries in Morocco down 9% in November
Cement deliveries by members of Morocco’s cement association, APC, ( Asment Temara , Ciments de l’Atlas , Ciments du Maroc and LafargeHolcim Maroc ) were down 9.4 per cent YoY to 1,112,013t in November 2022, according to the cement association. In the January-November 2022 period dispatches were down by 9.2 per cent to 11.544Mt when compared with the 12.719Mt dispatched in the 11M21.
Cement industry seeks government support to overcome duty issues
Bangladesh's cement industry seeks relief from the government on the sudden imposition of supplementary duty on raw materials, along with nonadjustable Advance Income Tax (AIT), fuel shortages, high transportation costs, and increasing currency value. President of the Bangladesh Cement Manufacturers Association (BCMA), Alamgir Kabir, gave a current picture of the country's cement sector at a p...
Iran’s cement market expands 3% in November
Iranian cement consumption increased by 2.9 per cent to 5,514,796t in November 2022 when compared with the year-ago level of 5.36Mt, according to the Iran Cement Association. Domestic clinker and cement production reached 6,642,108t and 5,736,653t, respectively. This represents a one per cent YoY increase from 6.57Mt of clinker and a 7.2 per cent advance from 5.35Mt of cement in November 202...
West Bengal invites cement producers to invest
Shashi Panja, Commerce and Industry Minister of West Bengal, India, has openly invited cement companies to invest in the state. Speaking at an interactive session on cement organised by the Indian Chamber of Commerce on 14 December 2022, Ms Panja said that growing cement demand in the east of the country and the abundant availability of coal make the state a suitable destination for cement man...
Brazil's cement market contracts 1% in November
Cement sales in Brazil slipped 0.8 per cent YoY to 5.3Mt in November 2022, according to the Brazilian cement association, SNIC. In the January-November 2022 period sales declined by 2.5 per cent YoY to 58.5Mt. In its monthly summary of the country’s construction industry, SNIC also highlighted that real estate financing remains challenged by the higher Selic rate of 13.75 per cent, shifti...
Colombia’s cement dispatches up 5% in 10M22
Cement dispatches in the Colombian market decreased by 2.4 per cent to 1.123Mt in October 2022 from 1.15Mt in the year-ago period, according to the country’s statistics office, DANE. Of this total bulk sales saw a 4.3 per cent increase but bagged cement sales were down by 5.4 per cent YoY in October 2022. Sales to ready-mix companies increased by 9.9 per cent YoY in November 2022, but the o...
Cement demand in Argentina up 9% in 11M22
Cement consumption in Argentina saw a 0.2 per cent uptick in November 2022 to 1,144,153t when compared with November 2022, when the market absorbed 1,142,127t, according to the country’s cement association, AFCP. Domestic demand was entirely served by local cement producers, who dispatched 1,151,660t, up 0.1 per cent YoY from 1,150,124t. This included 7507t of exports, down 6.1 per cent when...
Cement and clinker imports into US increase 43% in September as market expands
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, in the USA and Puerto Rico increased by 5.7 per cent YoY to 10.3Mt in September 2022, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The top five cement-consuming states were Texas, California, Florida, Illinois and Ohio, which together accounted for 36.5 per cent of total cement consumption in the US in September. The leading...
GCCA welcomes three new member companies
Three more companies have joined the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA), PT Souls Bangun Indonesia TBK , Fletcher Building Ltd and Norm Cement . By joining the GCCA they have demonstrated their commitment to reaching net zero by 2050, in line with the GCCA Industry Roadmap for Net Zero concrete. PT Souls Bangun Indonesia TBK operates four cement plants, producing about 14.8...
Dangote Cement Senegal incinerates narcotics worth US$40m
Dangote Cement Senegal incinerated 300kg of cocaine at its Pout cement plant at the request of the defence and security forces on 3 December 2022. The governor of the Thiès region, Alioune Badara Mbengue, presided over the incineration ceremony of the drugs which were valued at CFA25bn (US$40.1m). The narcotics were seized on 29 October in Kidira (Senegal-Mali border) by Senegalese c...
New UK cement plant gets green light
A new GBP40m (US$48.8m), 0.5Mta cement plant at Sheerness Docks in Kent, UK, has been given the go ahead. Despite a petition against the plant receiving over 1000 signatures, Kent County Council unanimously approved the plans on 7 December 2022. Councillors assured local residents that noise from the new plant will be closely monitored and the movement of trucks during the night would be re...
Saudi cement sales rise 5% in November
The aggregate sales of 17 Saudi cement producers rose one per cent YoY to 4.8Mt in November 2022, according to Yamama Cement Co ’s data. Locally, nine market players reported sales growth, led by United Cement Co with 110 per cent YoY, followed by Northern Region Cement Co with 54 per cent YoY. Eight cement producers reported lower sales, including Umm Al-Qura Cement Co with a fall of ...
Thailand looks to Philippines for exports
The Philippines government has decided not to extend a tax on imports of cement. The levy on imported cement was first introduced on 22 October 2019 for three years. In the first year the tax was PHP250/t (US$4.5/t), which then fell to PHP245/t in the second year and PHP200/t in the third year. With the tax due to expire on 21 October 2022, the Philippine Tariff Commission began an enquiry ...
Indian cement prices to rise further in December
Cement prices in India are expected to rise by INR10-15/bag (US$0.12-0.18/bag) this month, according to a report by Emkay Global Financial Services Ltd. Since August this year, prices have risen by up to INR16/bag with November alone seeing them advance by INR6-7/bag. While prices remained flat in Western and Central parts of the country, they hardened in Northern, Eastern and Southern regions...
Italian cement output down 4% in September
Italy’s cement production declined by four per cent YoY in September 2022, according to the country’s construction chamber, Federbeton. When compared with the 2015 base index production the value increased from 61 in August to 96 per cent in September. Cement prices remained stable MoM at 189 when compared with the base year of 2015 (=100). However, they saw a 49 per cent increase when compar...
Spanish cement demand slips 0.4% in October
Cement demand in Spain has edged down by 0.4 per cent YoY to 1,264,554t in October 2022, according to the country’s cement association, Oficemen. The fall represents a six-month decline since May. Exports from Spain were down 22 per cent YoY in September, resulting in a 20 per cent drop in the year to date of 20 per cent. Imports decline by 55 per cent YoY on the back of falling domestic c...