Cement News tagged under: Consumption
Vietnam cement sales rise in April but disappoint YtD20 June 2024, Published under Cement NewsTotal Vietnam cement sales, including domestic and export, for April amounted to 8.541Mt, a 7.7 per cent MoM and 4.6 per cent YoY increase, up from 7.931Mt in March and 8.164Mt in April 2023. Domestic sales in Vietnam rose 11.5 per cent MoM and 1.4 per cent YoY to 5.699Mt in April 2024. This is up from 5.113Mt in March and 5.622Mt a year earlier, according to the Vietnam National Cement Association (VNCA). Of the total, VICEM companies saw flat sales compared to a year earlier at 1.831Mt... |
US and Puerto Rico Portland and blended cement market contracts 4% in 1Q2419 June 2024, Published under Cement NewsTotal cement shipments of Portland and blended cement in the USA and Puerto Rico, including imports, declined by 8.1 per cent YoY to 8.01Mt in March 2024, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). Texas, Florida, California, Arizona and Georgia accounted for 45.3 per cent of March deliveries. The leading producing states for Portland and blended cement were Texas, Missouri, California, Florida and Alabama. Masonry cement deliveries dropped 16.3 per cent YoY to 186,000t in March 2023. F... |
Weakness lingering in Spanish cement industry19 June 2024, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Spain reported marginal growth of 0.3 per cent YoY in May to 1.364Mt, up from 1.361Mt in May 2023, according to the latest cement statistics. Exports were up 11.4 per cent YoY in May, coming in at 504,696t, almost 52,000t more than in the same month of 2023. January-May 2024 Cement consumption was down 3.4 per cent YoY in the first five months of 2024, amounting to 6.014Mt, down from 6.227Mt in the same period a year earlier.Exports fell by 18.2 per cent YoY in... |
Heavy rains and floods impact Brazil's cement demand in May14 June 2024, Published under Cement NewsAdverse weather conditions and flooding in Rio Grande do Sul have impacted Brazil's cement dispatches in May 2024, reports the country's cement association, SNIC. Domestic sales were down 5.3 per cent YoY to 5.269Mt in May 2024 when compared with 5.562Mt in May 2023. Southern Brazil saw a 16.3 per cent YoY drop in sales to 0.816Mt in May 2024 from 0.975Mt, while in the southeast sales were down 6.6 per cent YoY to 2.477Mt from 2.651Mt in May 2023. In addition, in the central-western region... |
Argentina's cement demand down 27% in May13 June 2024, Published under Cement NewsArgentina's cement market contracted by 27.2 per cent YoY to 780,541t in May 2024 from 1,071,951t, but compared with April 2024, dispatches were up 19 per cent, reports the country's cement association, AFCP. Domestic production was down 27.1 per cent YoY to 785,211t in May 2024 from 1,077,128t, but up 18.7 per cent MoM. Of this total, cement producers exported 4930t, representing a drop of 4.8 per cent YoY and 16.6 per cent MoM. To supplement domestic output, 260t of cement were importe... |
Robust cement sales growth for Indonesia in May12 June 2024, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Indonesia amounted to 5.678Mt in May. This is an increase of 11.2 per cent YoY compared to the 5.008Mt reported a year earlier. Regional sales reported growth across all areas led by Kalimantan where the development of Indonesia’s new capital, Nusantara, is ongoing. Sales there rose 32.2 per cent YoY in May to 475,672t up from 359,758t. Local dispatches in Bali-Nustra rose 23.9 per cent YoY to 346,822t from 280,184t. Java, the country’s largest market, saw sales rise 12.4 ... |
Senegal market expands 7% in April10 June 2024, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Senegal were up seven per cent from 525,000t in April 2023 to 562,000t in April 2024, according to Senegal’s Ministry of Planned Economy and Co-operation. Cement producers produced 702,800t in April 2024, up 1.3 per cent YoY, from 693,500t in the equivalent period in 2023. Of this total, they exported 147,400t, which represents a 7.4 per cent drop from 159,200t in April 2024. January-April 2024 In the first four months of 2024, Senegal’s cement market expanded by 1.6 per ... |
Cement deliveries in Morocco advance 20% in May06 June 2024, Published under Cement NewsCement deliveries in Morocco by APC members – Asment Témara , Ciments de l’Atlas , Ciments du Maroc , LafargeHolcim Maroc and Novacim – increased by 20 per cent to 1,426,978t in May 2024 from 1,189,112t in May 2023, according to Morocco's Ministry of National Planning, Urban Planning and Housing. Of this total, 807,246t was delivered to the retail segment, up 9.1 per cent YoY from 739,639t in May 2023, and 334,609t was supplied to the ready-mix concrete sector, a 50.3 per cent hike... |
Peru's cement consumption up 8% in April05 June 2024, Published under Cement NewsCement dispatches in Peru increased eight per cent YoY to 0.97Mt in April 2024, according to the country’s cement association, ASOCEM. Of this total, 0.886Mt were delivered by the association’s members. However, domestic cement producers reduced their cement output by five per cent YoY to 0.869Mt while clinker output advanced by 27 per cent YoY to 0.801Mt in April 2024. External trade Cement exports fell by 33 per cent YoY to 9000t in April 2024, but clinker exports edged up by one per... |
Colombian cement market expands 9% in April04 June 2024, Published under Cement NewsCement dispatches in Colombia increased by 8.7 per cent YoY to 1.073Mt in April 2024 from 0.988Mt, according to the country’s statistics office, DANE. Bagged cement sales saw a 10.5 per cent YoY uptick, reflecting a 13.8 per cent expansion of the retail segment. Bulk sales were up 5.1 per cent YoY as concrete companies increased their off-take by 6.1 per cent, and sales to construction companies and contractors edged up by two per cent. On the supply side, production by Colombian cement ... |