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Peru's road to recovery

06 September 2022, Published under Cement News

Peru’s cement market started its path to recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic saw demand plummet in April 2020 and then expand beyond pre-pandemic levels in 2021. For 2022-23 cement producers are quietly confident while preparing to address the challenges ahead. By ASOCEM, Peru. Peru’s cement producers are largely positive as the country’s construction sector emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic The Peruvian economy is recovering from the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic....

Peru’s cement market contracts 3% in July

24 August 2022, Published under Cement News

Cement dispatches in Peru slipped by three per cent to 1.089Mt in July 2022 from 1.126Mt in July 2021, according to the country’s cement association, ASOCEM. Of this total, 1.036Mt was dispatched by ASOCEM members. Cement production in domestic ASOCEM-affiliated plants edged up two per cent YoY to 1.081Mt in July 2022 from 1.063Mt. Clinker output from these plants advanced six per cent YoY to 0.949Mt in July 2022 from 0.892Mt. Cement exports reached 16,000t in July, down 10 per cent when...

Peru's cement market expands 4% in June

18 July 2022, Published under Cement News

Cement consumption in Peru increased four per cent to 1.126Mt in June 2022 from 1.08Mt in June 2021, according to Asocem, the country’s cement association. Of this total, 1.067Mt was dispatched by Asocem members – representing a slight increase when compared with 1Mt in June 2021. Cement production from Asocem members advanced seven per cent YoY to 1.079Mt in June 2022 from 1.007Mt in June 2021. Clinker output was up nine per cent to 0.9Mt in June 2022 from 0.824Mt in June 2021. Asocem m...

Peru’s cement demand sees 5% growth in May

17 June 2022, Published under Cement News

Peruvian cement dispatches saw a five per cent uptick in May 2022 to 1.117Mt from 1.066Mt in May 2021, according to the national cement association, Asocem. Cement output from Asocem member companies reached 1.079Mt in May, up seven per cent YoY from 1.010Mt. Clinker production advanced nine per cent YoY to 0.867Mt in May 2022 from 0.795Mt in May 2021. Cement exports surged 75 per cent YoY to 18,000t from 10,000t in May 2021, but clinker exports were 49 per cent down YoY to 35,000t from ...

Peru sees 10% hike in consumption in April

19 May 2022, Published under Cement News

Cement dispatches in Peru increased 10 per cent YoY to 1.086Mt in April 2022 from 0.984Mt in the equivalent period of 2021, according to cement association, Asocem. Domestic cement production by Asocem members in April 2022 edged up by five per cent to 1.023Mt when compared with 0.973Mt in April 2021. Clinker production increased 63 per cent to 0.783Mt in April 2022 from 0.48Mt in the previous year. Cement exports advanced nine per cent YoY to 14,000t in April 2022, but clinker exports f...

Peruvian cement market expands 8% in March

20 April 2022, Published under Cement News

Cement dispatches in Peru increased eight per cent YoY to 1.173Mt in March 2022, according to the country’s cement association, Asocem. In March 2021 dispatches were at a level of 1.089Mt. Domestic cement production by Asocem members advanced 11 per cent YoY to 1.121Mt in March 2022 when compared to 1.006Mt in March 2021. Clinker production increased by a third to 939,000t from 708,000t over the same period. The country’s cement output was supplemented by 50,000t of cement imports in Mar...

Peruvian cement market expands 5% in February

22 March 2022, Published under Cement News

Cement dispatches in Peru reached 1.088Mt in February 2022, up five per cent when compared with February 2021, according to the Peruvian cement association, Asocem. The total includes shipments by Asocem members (1.018Mt) and non-affiliated cement producers, which accounted for around 70,000t. Output from Asocem-affiliated cement plants reached 1.037Mt, representing a four per cent advance when compared with February 2021. However, clinker production was down 12 per cent YoY to 0.71Mt. C...

Peru’s cement market expands in January 2022

18 February 2022, Published under Cement News

Cement dispatches to the Peruvian cement market by Asocem members reached 1.012Mt, up two per cent YoY and by 22 per cent when compared with January 2020, according to Peru’s cement association, Asocem. When an estimate of non-members is included 1.095Mt of cement was dispatched, up from 1.083Mt in January 2021. In January 2022 Asocem members produced 1.07Mt of cement, an increase of five per cent YoY and up 29 per cent when compared with January 2020. Clinker output declined by 19 per cen...

Peruvian cement market grows 5% in December

18 January 2022, Published under Cement News

Peru’s cement market expanded by 4.7 per cent YoY in December 2021 to 1.275Mt when compared with the previous year’s December month, when consumption reached 1.218Mt, according to the country’s cement association Asocem. Cement production by Asocem members edged up four per cent from 1.077Mt in December 2020 to 1.122Mt in December 2021. They increased their dispatches by a similar figure to 1.093Mt in December 2021 from 1.052Mt. Dispatches from all Peruvian cement producers were also up fo...

Peruvian cement market expands 3% in November

20 December 2021, Published under Cement News

Cement dispatches in Peru increased three per cent YoY and 21 per cent when compared with November 2019 to 1.208Mt, according to Asocem, the country’s cement association. Asocem’s member cement producers manufactured 1.157Mt of cement, up two per cent YoY and up 25 per cent when compared with November 2019. In addition, they also produced 0.915Mt of clinker, representing an increase of 38 and eight per cent when compared with November 2020 and November 2019, respectively. Domestic product...