Cement News tagged: International
PCA forecasts moderate cement consumption and GDP growth to 2021
The US Portland Cement Association (PCA) has published its annual Fall Forecast in which it predicts moderate growth for cement demand through 2019 and into 2020. PCA Market Intelligence expects cement consumption will expand by 2.4 per cent in 2019, followed by a 1.7 and 1.4 per cent in 2020 and 2021, respectively. "Public construction continues to receive the benefit of the 2018 federal bud...
Poland on track to break production records in 2019
In 2018 cement production in Poland broke records to reach 18.94Mt, according to data from the Central Statistical Office (CSO). Furthermore, production is up by 0.4 per cent YoY to nearly 12.3Mt in the 8M19. Looking towards 2020, Andrzej Reclik, president of Górażdże Cement, has forecast stabilisation at the current level and for final results to be close to the current year, according to an...
Azerbaijan cement output slips 1% in 9M19
Cement production in Azerbaijan declined 1.2 per cent YoY in the 9M19 to 2.539Mt, according to the State Statistics Committee. Overall construction materials output rose by 4.2 per cent in terms of value to AZN580.5m (US$342.2m) in the 9M19. Ready-mix concrete volumes were up 22.1 per cent YoY to 1.322Mt, prefabricated concrete structures saw their output drop by 57.4 per cent to 31,800m 3 .
Indonesian market stable, export sales see hike in September
Cement consumption in Indonesia remained largely stable at 6,728,921t in September 2019 when compared with September 2018, according to the latest data by the country’s cement association, ASI. Demand in the key market of Java remained level at 3,841,656t with higher sales on West Java (1,141,159t, up 9.6 per cent) and Yogyjakarta (119,297t, up nine per cent) offset falling deliveries in Jak...
Cement demand in Spain expands 3% in September
Cement consumption in Spain has increased 2.6 per cent YoY to 1,162,861t in September 2019, according to Oficemen, the Spanish cement association. However, Imports surged 87.5 per cent YoY to 50,000t. Demand in the first nine months of 2019 has advanced by 8.5 per cent YoY to close to 11Mt. However, exports have continued to fall. In September they slipped 2.7 per cent while for the 9M19 cem...
Grande Cimenterie du Katanga plans 1.2Mta output in 2020
La Grande Cimenterie du Katanga (GCK), Democratic Republic of Congo, expects to produce 1.2Mta of cement in 2020, according to a report by Agence Congolaise de Presse. GECAMINES, in partnership with China Cement and HMIE Group, is investing US$160m to build a plant. The joint venture was formed on 13 July 2011 and subsequently, in 2017, was expanded to enable it to have the required capital.
Cement export from Pakistan shows mixed revenue in 1QFY20
Pakistan's cement industry earned foreign exchange revenue of US$66.77m by exporting 1.61Mt of cement between July and September 2019, compared to US$77.59m from exporting 1.78Mt of cement in same months last year, says the country's Federal Bureau of Statistics. This reflected a YoY fall of 13.9 per cent and 9.6 per cent in terms of value and quantity, respectively. However, in local currency...
Tajikistan produces 3.1Mt of cement in the 9M19
In January-September 2019, Tajikistan produced construction materials worth TJS2bn (US$207m), an increase of TJS257.5m compared to the 9M18, according to the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies of Tajikistan. During the first nine months of the year, the country produced 3.1Mt of cement. Cement exports during the period reached 1.2Mt, representing a value of US$51.4m. This includes 72...
Pakistan's FDI continues to slide in 1QFY19-20
Pakistan has received net foreign direct investment (FDI) of US$542.1m in the July-September 2019 period, compared to US$559.4m, received in same months last year. This represents a fall of three per cent YoY, mainly due to lower inflow from China during this period. The drop trend in FDI also impacted investment in the construction and cement sectors in the country, according to a report o...
Thai Boon Roong Cement set to inaugurate new 3500tpd plant
Cambodia’s Thai Boon Roong Cement Co Ltd is expected to inaugurate its new 3500tpd facility in Dang Tong district, Kampot, next month. As Kampot’s fourth cement plant, the province’s production capacity will rise to 17,000tpd and bring the country’s total domestic capacity to 8Mta, according to the Phnom Penh Post. "This yield will contribute to reducing imports from abroad and creating jobs...
US-Puerto Rican cement shipments up 8% in July
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, in the USA and Puerto Rico advanced 7.7 per cent YoY to 10Mt in July, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The leading cement-consuming states were Texas, California, Florida, Ohio and Illinois, which accounted for 38 per cent of July deliveries. The leading producing states were Texas, California, Missouri, Florida ...
Uganda sees big drop in cement prices
Uganda has seen increased competition and lower cement prices with the entry of Simba Cement (National Cement – Devki Group) and Kampala Cement. A 50kg bag now retails at an average price of UGX28,000 (US$5.70), down from UGX39,000 (US$10.80). While Hima Cement (LafargeHolcim)and Tororo Cement remain the dominant players, competition has been accelerated by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and...
WCA welcomes YTL Cement as a corporate member
YTL Cement of Malaysiahas joined the World Cement Association (WCA) as a corporate member. The WCA now has a network of 75 members representing 34 countries. YTL Cement has a state-of-the-art 1Mta plant on the east coast of the Malaysian peninsular with additional overseas operations with Jurong Cement in Singapore and Zhejiang Lin'an Jin Yuan Cement Co Ltd in China.
Peruvian market expands 7% in September
Peru’s cement consumption increased 6.5 per cent to 1.035Mt in September 2019 when compared with September 2018, according to Asocem, the country’s cement association. This included 1.02Mt supplied by domestic producers. Cement production increased 7.4 per cent to 943,000t when compared with September 2018 and 0.8 per cent MoM. Clinker output rose 18.4 per cent YoY and 0.2 per cent MoM to 82...
Moroccan cement deliveries up 9% in September
Cement dispatches in Morocco increased by 9.4 per cent YoY to 1.14Mt in September, up from 1.04Mt in September 2018, according to the country’s cement association, APC. Shipments to the distribution segment have increased 3.2 per cent YoY to 767,707t while to ready-mix concrete companies deliveries were up 43.8 per cent to 182,940t. A total of 42,783t was supplied to the infrastructure secto...
Taiwan's Asia Cement joins WCA
Asia Cement of Taiwan has joined the World Cement Association (WCA) as a corporate member. Asia Cement produces 5Mta of cement from its three cement plants in Hsinchu, Hualien and NanHwa, Taiwan. In addition the company operates storage and transportation facilities in Keelung, Taichung, Kaohsiung and Hualien harbours to lower its transportation costs. "As a prominent Taiwanese cement group t...