Cement News tagged under: Afghanistan
New Uzbekistan cement plant on track for year-end commissioning21 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsA new 0.45Mta cement plant being constructed by Russian investors in Uzbekistan is on track for commissioning by the end of this year. Russian company OOO IP Surhan Cementinvest is building the factory in the Kurkugan district of Surkhandarya oblast. The plant will have access to rail and a 10MW substation of 110/10kV. According to AzerNews, around 60 per cent of the plant’s output will be exported, with Afghanistan cited as a main destination. Uzbekistan currently has seven cement pla... |
Pakistan 10-month dispatches rise 4.09%13 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsPakistan cement dispatches rose by 4.09 per cent in the first 10 months of the current fiscal, the latest data from the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) shows. Dispatches for the 10 months to April 2013 reached 27.664Mt compared to 26.576Mt during the same period of the previous year. Domestic sales accounted for 21Mt, representing a 6.03 per cent YoY increase. In April 2013 alone, the industry dispatched 3.123Mt, 3.8 per cent higher than April 2012 dispatches. How... |
Pakistan nine-month exports volumes slip30 April 2013, Published under Cement NewsPakistan exported 6.22Mt of cement in the first nine months of FY12-13 earning US$421.12m, compared to 6.245Mt at US$342.95m in the same period of last year. This shows that exports fell by 0.39 per cent in terms of volume but were up by 22.79 per cent in terms of dollar value, according to data released by Pakistan’s Federal Bureau of Statistics. In terms of the Pakistan rupee, cement exports rose by 33.66 per cent to PKR40.46bn during the July-March FY2013 period. The average export p... |
Pakistan exports rise 24% YoY in value25 March 2013, Published under Cement NewsPakistan has reported flat growth in export sales in terms of volume for the first eight months of fiscal 2012-13, but a strong advance has been reported in terms of value thanks to improvements in the price per tonne of cement. During the July 2012 – Feb 2013 period, Pakistan exported 5.59Mt of cement with a value of US$376.85m compared to 5.589Mt at US$303.71m in the same period of last year. This represents a growth in volumes of 0.03 per cent but a rise in dollar value of 24.08 per ce... |
Pakistan exports volumes fall, rise in value terms28 February 2013, Published under Cement NewsPakistan exports during the first seven months of the current fiscal year (FY12-13) fell 0.52 per cent to 5.076Mt, according to data released by Pakistan’s Federal Bureau of Statistics. In terms of value, however, exports rose by 24.67 per cent to US$273.33m. The average export price of cement increased by 25.31 per cent to US$67.12/t in the seven months from US$53.56/t of 7MFY 2011-12 In January 2012 alone, Pakistan exported 488,884t of cement and earned US$36.25m compared to 90... |
Pakistan first-half cement export volumes rise24 January 2013, Published under Cement NewsPakistan cement exporters have registered almost a 30 per cent YoY rise in cement export volumes in the first six months of the current fiscal. However, the amount of deliveries to neighbouring India continue to disappoint. During 1HFY13, Pakistan exported 4.514Mt of cement and earned US$304.92m compared to 4.419Mt at US$235.02m in the corresponding period of last year. This shows that cement exports rose by 2.16 per cent in terms of dollar value and 29.74 per cent in quantity over the Ju... |
Pakistan first-half domestic sales rise, exports remain under pressure07 January 2013, Published under Cement NewsPakistan has recorded a rise in domestic cement sales in the first half of the current fiscal but export levels continue to remain under pressure. Latest data from the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers’ Association (APCMA) shows that local dispatches in 1HFY12-13 rose by 7.61 per cent to 11.728Mt YoY however exports declined by 5.28 per cent during the period to 4.22Mt. Cement units located in the south registered growth of 7.98 per cent in local dispatches but a 16.34 per cent decli... |
Pakistan export volumes fall, rise in value terms03 January 2013, Published under Cement NewsDuring the first five months of the current fiscal (FY12-13) Pakistan exported 3.612Mt of cement and earned US$245.48m compared to 3.624Mt at US$192.31m in the corresponding period of last year. This shows that cement exports rose 27.65 per cent in terms of value in dollars but fell by 0.32 per cent in terms of quantity over the July-November FY11-12 period, according to data by Pakistan’s Federal Bureau of Statistics. However, in terms of the Pakistan rupee, exports rose 39.68 per cent... |
Iran’s exports rise 30% in first eight months10 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsOver the first eight months of the current Iranian calendar year (beginning 20 March 2012), Iran exported over 9.38Mt of cement and clinker, representing an increase of 30 per cent compared to the same period of last year, the IRNA News Agency reported. In terms of the breakdown of export volumes, some 8.246Mt of cement and 1.136Mt of clinker were exported, with the main markets being Iraq, Central Asia, UAE and Afghanistan. Iran’s cement production capacity currently stands at 86Mt, the ... |
Pakistan’s October exports fall but 4MFY12-13 exports see rising value22 November 2012, Published under Cement NewsPakistan’s cement producers recorded a fall in cement exports to 741,782t at US$43.68m when compared with the September figure of 745,237t at US$54.96, declines of 0.46% and 20.53%, respectively. On a YoY basis, export volumes fell 19.4% from 920,375t and 12.54% from US$49.948m in October 2011. In the first four months July-October of FY12-13, Pakistan exported 2.641Mt of cement and earned US$190m. This represents a 14.2% fall in volumes but a 17.3% rise in value compared with the 2011 eq... |