Cement News tagged: International
Euroconstruct downgrades European construction forecasts
Euroconstruct has reduced its forecasts for European construction output for both for this year and next, with a slow recovery expected for 2014. The forecasts released at its twice-yearly conference for the 19 countries under its coverage contain significantly reduced estimates compared to those published in June 2012. The research group now expects the volume of European construction outp...
Argentina’s cement sales drop in November
Argentine Portland cement shipments, including exports, slipped by 0.9 per cent MoM to 982,116t in November after registering two consecutive months of improvement. Domestic sales advance 0.5 per cent to 959,567t when compared with last month, but fell 8.6 per cent YoY, according to the Association of Portland Cement Manufacturers (AFCP). For 11M2012, total shipments declined 7.4 per ce...
CPX Mineração to invest in Bahía cement plant, Brazil
CPX Mineração and Bahía state government have signed a letter of intent to produce cement in the Brazilian state, according to local media. Under the agreement, CPX will invest BRL400m-500m (US$192m-240m) in the construction of a 0.8Mta cement works in the municipality of Lajedinho. "It is an integrated plant based on exploitation of limestone and cement manufacture to supply entire Bah...
Tianshan Cement to invest in Xinjiang region, China
Xinjiang Tianshan Cement Co Ltd, a Shenzhen-listed cement producer, announced today that it will invest a CNY985m (US$157.6m) to expand its business in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Tianshan Cement will invest CNY87m to build cement production lines for two subsidiaries in Lop County and Fukang City. Tianshan Cement will invest an additional CNY98.07m to develop a limestone project in Ak...
Pakistan transporters call off strike
Pakistan cement manufactures and exporters are breathing a sigh of relief following the announcement that the United Goods Transporters Alliance (UGTA) have ended their 11 day strike. An agreement was reached following successful negotiations with a two-member government committee formed by Pakistan Prime Minster Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, late on Wednesday night. M. Shoaib Khan, General Secreta...
Euroconstruct reduces European output forecasts
Euroconstruct has reduced its forecasts for European construction output for both 2012 and 2013 with a slow recovery expected for 2014. It its latest forecasts published yesterday, the research group expects European output to decline by 4.7 per cent this year, 2.6 percentage points lower than it predicted in June 2012. A future decline of 1.6 is envisaged in 2013 (from a previous forecast o...
Brazil Jan-November cement demand rises 7.6%
Cement consumption in Brazil for the January-November 2012 period reached 63.2Mt, 7.6 per cent ahead of the same period of last year,latest data from Sindicato Nacional da Indústria do Cimento (SNIC) showed. In November alone, sales totaled 5.8Mta, an increase of 3.8 per cent over the same month of 2011, according to the latest statistics In terms of sales by day, November deliveries ros...
Italcementi announces restructuring plan, Italy
Italy’s leading cement producer Italcementi has approved a 2013-14 reorganisation of its domestic operations to cut annual costs by EUR40m (US$52.2m). The plan, named “Project 2015” forsees a temporary redundancy scheme for up to 665 employees. At present the company employs 2500 staff of whom two-thirds are involved in its productions sites and the rest work at the company's headquarters in ...
Minister visits Lafarge's Cookstown Works to see investment projects
Lafarge Cement welcomed the UK's Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster to its Cookstown works, Northern Ireland, on 7 December to see a range of significant investment projects worth in excess of GBP5m (EUR6.2m). During her visit to the Works, the Minister was able to see at first hand the new projects which will deliver improved performance at the site in a number of operational areas. During h...
Iranian cement production reaches 49Mt mark
In the first eight months of the Iranian calendar year (beginning 20 March) the country’s cement production rose six per cent YoY to 49.14Mt against 46.34Mt in the same period of last year. However, cement production in the period fell short of the 5.09Mt anticipated as output in the month of Aban (the eighth month) missed expectations. Production during the month reached 5.87Mt – less than...
Senegal’s cement output impacted by Mali
The prevailing socio-political situation in Mali has had a negative impact on cement production in Senegal. In 3Q12, cement output in Senegal fell by 19 per cent QoQ, according to the Dakar-based Directorate of Forecasting and Economic Studies (DPEE). The situation in Mali resulted in an 11 per cent drop of local sales and a 5.7 per cent cut in exports during the period. YoY figures also sh...
Cement prices see third week of decline, China
The average selling price (ASP) of cement in China has continued its downward trend and registered its third consecutive week of decline since mid-November. During the week commencing 3-7 December 2012 the ASP dropped 0.7 per cent compared to the week before, according to data from the industry information provider Digital Cement. Prices have been falling since mid-November following three ...
Coboce: Bolivia’s demand growth requires further investment
Without new investment in the cement industry, Cochabamba and Bolivia as a whole could face new supply shortages by 2016. In the past two years, the country has seen demand growth double from seven to 14 per cent and in some cases, growth peaks of up to 26 per cent were recorded. In 2013, a new plant will be launched but the growing demand, fuelled by the growth of public and private works ...
Cimbec to start construction in spring 2013
Cimbec Canada, the company behind Canada’s Gaspé cement project, is expected to start construction on its Port Daniel cement works in the spring of 2013, according to Denis Boucher of National PR agency, which handles the communications for the company. The project cost is estimated at CA$700m (US$709m) and is envisaged to create between 400-500 jobs during construction and 400 thereafter. ...
Transport strike impacts Pakistan cement production
A week-long strike by the All Pakistan Goods Transport Owners Association (APGTA) is impacting the production of cement in Pakistan as manufacturers face a shortage of raw material supplies. Concerns are also now mounting that interruptions to production will disrupt the domestic supply chain as well as export deliveries. For the past week, truck owners have stopped picking up coal consign...
Siam City Cement to boost production, Thailand
Thailand’s Siam City Cement (SCCC) has said it will resume operations of two clinker lines from next year on the back of increased local demand. The company is also looking to construct its first cement plant outside of Thailand. Two of SCCC's six kiln lines have been shut down since the economic crisis in 2008. With local consumption now showing sound levels of recovery, Mr Arto said one k...