Cement News tagged under: Consumption
US cement sales drop sharply in August14 November 2024, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, in the USA and Puerto Rico amounted to 9.926Mt in August, down 8.9 per cent YoY from the 10.901Mt recorded in August 2023, according to data published by the US Geological Survey (USGS). Excluding for sales to Puerto Rico and overseas territories, cement consumption in the US fell 8.8 per cent YoY to 9.804Mt, down from 10.752Mt a year earlier. The key consuming states were, in descending order, Texas, California, Florida, O... |
Puerto Rico’s cement market expands 15% in October12 November 2024, Published under Cement NewsPuerto Rican cement sales saw 15.2 per cent growth to 1.4m bags of 94lb, to 59,693t in October, according to data published by the Economic Development Bank (BDE). The October data mark a second-consecutive monthly increase after a 4.9 per cent drop in August and are the highest in 19 months. “We see a recovery in the construction sector, particularly in cement sales, which predicts a good impact on infrastructure development and job creation in Puerto Rico. Although fiscal year 2024 close... |
Argentina's cement market contracts by 20% in October07 November 2024, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Argentina dropped 19.9 per cent YoY and 1.3 per cent MoM in October 2024 to 901,222t from 1,125,075t in October 2023, reported the country’s cement association, AFCP. Domestic cement producers manufactured 907,153t of cement in October 2024, down 20 per cent from 1,133,331t in the year-ago period. Of this total they exported 6379t, representing a 22.7 per cent decline from 8256t in October 2023. Meanwhile, imports reached 447t. January-October 2024 consumption shr... |
Spanish cement sales rise robustly in September06 November 2024, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Spain rose a robust 7.1 per cent YoY in September 2024, to come in at 1.219Mt, according to the latest data from Infocemento. The Spanish cement association, Oficemen, had anticipated “a slight improvement from the summer onwards” on the back of an increase in building permits and public work tenders, though they note “we must wait to see if these works are actually carried out in the short term”. Exports also rose versus year-ago data in September, increasing 15.9 pe... |
Moroccan cement market expands by 20% in October06 November 2024, Published under Cement NewsCement deliveries by Asment Témara , Ciments de l’Atlas , Ciments du Maroc and LafargeHolcim Maroc in Morocco increased by 19.8 per cent YoY to 1,302,671t in October 2024 when compared with 1,087,867t in October 2023, raccording to the country’s cement association, APC. In the January-October 2024 period, deliveries advanced by 8.2 per cent YoY to 11,121,112t when compared with 10,274,357t in the period between January-October 2023. |
Italy's cement output stable but imports rising05 November 2024, Published under Cement NewsItaly’s cement production remained stable in August 2024 when compared with output data from August 2023. This follows a one per cent decrease in July, according to the latest data from Italian concrete association, Federbeton. Cement prices edged up by one per cent in July and August 2024. In the January-August 2024 period, cement production increased two per cent, representing stable MoM growth when compared with two per cent in July 2024. External trade Export data of July 2024 show ... |
US and Puerto Rican cement markets contract in July30 October 2024, Published under Cement NewsTotal deliveries of Portland and blended cement in the USA and Puerto Rico slipped 2.9 per cent YoY to 9.29Mt in July 2024 when compared with July 2023, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). Texas, California, Florida, Ohio and Illinois were the largest off-takers of Portland and blended cement in July, accounting for 38.5 per cent of shipments in the month. The leading producing states for Portland and blended cement in July – Texas, Missouri, California, Florida, and Michigan ... |
Cement consumption in Senegal falls 25% in August30 October 2024, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Senegal saw a 24.9 per cent drop to 505,900t in August 2024 from 672,700t in August 2023, according to the country’s Ministry of Economic Affairs. Production from domestic cement plants decreased by 21.4 per cent to 647,000t in August 2024 from 823,200t in the year-ago period. Senegal’s cement industry exported 138,500t of cement in August 2024, representing a 17.5 per cent YoY decline from 167,900t. January-August 2024 In the January-Augusts 2024 period, the Senegales... |
Indonesia's cement market contracts 3% in September29 October 2024, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Indonesia in September 2024 declined by 2.9 per cent YoY to 6,073,134t from 6,254,889t in September 2023, according to data from the Indonesian cement association, ASI. The bagged segment saw a 4.8 per cent YoY drop to 4,214,415t in September 2024 from 4,385,065t but bulk deliveries were up 1.6 per cent YoY to 1,869,823t from 1,902,887t. Cement production from the country’s cement plants slipped by 1.2 per cent YoY to 6,241,096t in September 2024 from 6,138,228t in Septembe... |
Puerto Rican cement consumption increases 3% in September29 October 2024, Published under Cement NewsPuerto Rico’s cement market contracted by 4.9 per cent YoY, seeing sales of 52,185t in August 2024 when compared with sales of 54,868.8t in August 2023, according to the Center of Economic Studies of the Economic Development Bank for Puerto Rico. However, sales edged up by 2.8 per cent YoY to 51,866.8t in September 2024 from 50,481t in September 2023. Meanwhile, domestic production fell by 16.9 per cent YoY to 27,306.6t in August 2024 when compared with 32,844.6t in August 2023. In additio... |