Cement News tagged: International
Moroccan demand slips 0.7% YoY in March
Morocco’s cement demand fell 0.7 per cent YoY in March from 1.334Mt in March 2016 to 1.324Mt one year later. While the Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dehab region saw sales soar by 27.7 per cent YoY to 8042t, advances were more modest in Fès-Meknès (+19.13 per cent to 125,085t) and Souss-Massa (+12.8 per cent to 127,584t). However, Morocco’s key markets all saw sales contract. Casablanca-Settat experience...
CMS to benefit from Pan Borneo Highway construction
Construction of the Pan Borneo Highway in Malaysia is expected to boost demand for construction materials including an additional million tonnes of cement. Cahya Mata Sarawak Bhd (CMS), which is the sole cement producer in the country’s largest state, will be the main beneficiary of the mega highway project. "It is estimated that the project would need up to a million tonnes of cement ov...
Mbeya signs cooperation agreement Kibo Mining
Tanzania-based Mbeya Cement Co, a LafargeHolcim subsidiary, has signed a cooperation agreement with coal development company Kibo Mining which covers a range of potential areas of collaboration including the supply of coal and flyash to Mbeya. Kibo Mining holds a thermal coal deposit at Mbeya and is developing a 250-350MW mine mouth thermal power station, the Mbeya Coal to Power Project, pre...
Peru: cement companies feel impact of El Niño
Cement producers in Peru have started to feel the impact of El Niño, according to Credicorp Capital. Between January and March, cement dispatches have fallen seven per cent. Cementos Pacasmayo is expected to see the highest drop in volumes even though its plant has not been damaged by the landslides. Lower construction activity is envisaged to affect Pacasmayo revenues by 10 per cent in the...
Construction output up by 6.9% in euro area
In February 2017, compared with January 2017, seasonally-adjusted production in the construction sector increased by 6.9 per cent in the euro area (EA19) and by 4.4 per cent in the EU28, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In January 2017 construction output fell by 2.4 per cent in the euro area and by 1.5 per cent in the EU28. In Febru...
Adelaide Brighton investigating contaminated cement
Adelaide Brighton Cement said it is investigating the use of contaminated cement in several major construction projects around Adelaide following an issue with the manufacture of its "bulk cement during a four-day period between April 7 and 10" at its Birkenhead plant, ABC reports. The cement was distributed by several companies, including Boral. "As soon as Boral was alerted, an immediate r...
Cement price hike to hit Modi’s affordable housing?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 'Housing for All’ scheme could be impacted by the steep hike in cement prices, the Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Association of India (CREDAI) argues. According to a report in the Times of India, cement prices have risen from INR250/50kg bag to INR300/bag in the past two months. Developers in Kolkata have also reportedly been informed that the ...
Spanish demand jumps 22% YoY in March
Cement consumption in Spain soared 21.5 per cent YoY in March to 1.1Mt as the housing sector showed some recovery, according to Oficemen, the country’s cement association. In 1Q17 Spanish cement demand increased 14.1 per cent YoY to 2.86Mt, resulting in the best first quarter of the last five years. At the end of last year, consumption fell 3.1 per cent YoY and was at an historical low. ...
PPC achieves two major milestones as part of its expansion strategy
As part of its expansion strategy, PPC announced this week the inauguration of its Ethiopian operation, Habesha Cement, and the first truck dispatch load of saleable cement from its plant in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The inauguration of Habesha Cement marks the completion of the construction of the factory and installment of the technical and non-technical systems.The ceremony, o...
Algeria to see cement surplus in 2017
Algeria expects a surplus of cement output in 2017, according to Abdeslem Bouchouareb, the country’s minister of Industry and Mines. Domestic production is expected to reach 30Mt this year as cement producers have made several investments in the country’s production base. Last April, the minister inaugurated two new cement plants in Adrar and Biskra.
Semen Indonesia Rembang plant ready for 1H17 start
Semen Indonesia has said it will commence production from its cement plant in Rembang, Central Java, in the first half of 2017. Company president director, Rizkan Chandra, said the cement producer respects the results of a meeting held at the Presidential Staff Office in Jakarta last week. “In view of the results of the meeting, as the remaining issue was [to address] Watuputih CAT [groun...
Indonesian cement consumption sees 4% rise in March
Cement consumption in Indonesia increased by four per cent YoY in March 2017 to 5.02Mt following flat sales volumes in the first two months of the year. The increase is attributed to a sharp rise in demand in Central Java and East Java. "Cement producers are somewhat relieved to see increasing demand for cement after stagnant months of January and February. The high demand for Java pushed u...
Brazil 1Q cement sales down 8% YoY
Cement sales in Brazil during the first quarter of 2017 declined by eight per cent YoY to 12.9Mt, according to the latest data from Sindicato Nacional da Indústria do Cimento (SNIC). In March 2017 cement sales declined by 4.4 per cent YoY to 4.7Mt. During the past 12 months (April 2016-March 2017) cumulative sales totalled 56.2Mt, 10.2 per cent less than the comparative period a year earl...
CPA: UK construction industry beats post-Brexit expectations
Activity in the UK construction industry is rising at a faster pace following the EU referendum than initially expected, according to the latest forecasts by the Construction Products Association (CPA). Construction output is expected to rise each year between 2017-19, by 1.3 per cent in 2017, 1.2 per cent in 2018 and 2.3 per cent in 2019. The CPA highlights that while the figures may fuel h...
Peru: cement demand and exports fall but output stable
Cement consumption in Peru saw a six per cent YoY fall but recorded a 1.4 per cent MoM rise, according to Asocem, the country’s cement association. Demand reached 0.747Mt, down from 0.795Mt in the third month of 2016. Domestic cement output remained stable, edging up 0.4 per cent YoY and by 2.9 per cent MoM, to 0.788Mt from 0.785Mt in March 2016. Following a 16 per cent YoY increase in Feb...
India: Shree Cement granted ToR for Karnataka plant expansion
Shree Cement has been granted terms of reference (ToR) by the Environment Ministry to expand its plant in Kalaburagi district of Karnataka. The project involves increasing clinker capacity from 2.4Mta to 4.5Mta, and cement capacity from 4Mta to 6Mta. The plans also include raising the plant’s captive power plant capacity from 44MW to 50MW and its waste heat recovery power plant from 20MW...