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Vietnam monthly sales remain flat04 March 2015, Published under Cement NewsVietnam’s cement sales remained flat at 5.87Mt in January compared to the month before, the Ministry of Construction said on its website Tuesday. Of the sum, 4.37Mt were sold in the domestic market, while 1.5Mt were exported. The ministry predicted Vietnam's sales of cement and clinker to rise 1.5-4 per cent YoY to between 72-74Mt in 2015, of which domestic sales will rise 4.5-6.5 per cent to 53-54Mt and the exports will be at between 19-20Mt. Last year, Vietnam’s total cement and clinker ... |
Lucky Cement first-half profit up 8.5%23 February 2015, Published under Cement NewsPakistan's leading cement producer, Lucky Cement, reported a profit after tax of PKR5.6bn (US$55.1m) during the first half of FY14-15 versus PKR5.16bn a year earlier. During the six-month period, net sales rose nine per cent YoY to PKR21.4bn. The increase is attributed to a 9.2 per cent uptake in sales volumes to 2.02Mt, a 2.24 per cent improvement in exports to 1.23Mt and a 2.91 per cent rise in net retention. According to Al Habib Capital Markets, Lucky Cement's margins remained sta... |
Polish monthly sales rise10 February 2015, Published under Cement NewsPolish cement sales rose by 15.4 per cent YoY in January 2015 to 638,500t, according to the country’s cement association, Stowarzyszenie Producentów Cementu (SPC). Production during the first month of the year, however, declined by 0.1 per cent to 520,000t, the data shows. Last year, domestic production increased by 6.8 per cent YoY to 15.4Mt, with sales during the period rising by 6.6 per cent. |
Pakistan dispatches rise 9.5% in first seven months05 February 2015, Published under Cement NewsPakistan cement dispatches over the first seven months of the current fiscal increased by 6.18 per cent to 20.22Mt compared with 18.86Mt in the same period of the previous year, boosted by local sales. "The most pleasant aspect of this growth is that it is led by domestic consumption which increased by 9.45 per cent during this period" a spokesperson for the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) said. Dispatches from the north rose by 10.63 per cent to 12.95Mt versus 11... |
Ecuador 2014 sales down 2%28 January 2015, Published under Cement NewsEcuador cement sales dipped in 2014 to 6.47Mt, down two per cent from the 6.60Mt recorded in the previous year, latest data from domestic cement association INECYC shows . Last year's decline follows three consecutive years of annual sales growth in the Latin American country from 2011 to 2013. During December 2014, monthly sales rose 4.85 per cent to 557,786t compared to November 2014 (532,009t). |
Philippine full-year cement sales up 9.6%27 January 2015, Published under Cement NewsPhilippine cement sales increased by 9.6 per cent YoY in 2014, Ernesto M Ordonez, president of the Cement Manufacturers’ Association of the Philippines (CeMAP), confirms. Sales by producers in the local market by end-2104 reached 21.3Mt compared to 19.44Mt in the previous year. The Southeast Asian country also saw a jump in 4Q14 sales which increased by 15.7 per cent to 5.21Mt. The increase in sales is being supported by continuous growth in construction projects. Data from the Philipp... |
Indocement expects 5-6% sales rise27 January 2015, Published under Cement NewsPT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk, part of the HeidelbergCement Group, said sales would rise 5-6 per cent this year on hopes of strong demand from the infrastructure sector, Kontan reported, quoting the company's corporate secretary, Sahat Siahaan. The country's second-largest cemen producer expects to boost production capacity to 24.9Mta by the end of this year, from last year's 20.5Mta as production starts at its 14th factory at its sizeable Tuban works. A recent visit by UBS to ascertai... |
Vicem sales exceed full-year target15 January 2015, Published under Cement NewsState-owned Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem) sales rose by 3.2 per cent from a year ago and exceeded the year’s target by 5.7 per cent boosted by higher exports. For the full year, the country’s leading cement producer sold approximately 24.64Mt of cement and clinker. Of the total, 18.68Mt of cement and clinker were sold in the domestic market, down 2.7 per cent YoY, and 3.4Mt were exported, up 54.1 per cent. In 2014, Vicem’s clinker production edged up 0.7 per cent YoY to 16... |
Saudi monthly cement sales up 17% YoY14 January 2015, Published under Cement NewsSaudi Arabian cement sales in December 2014 rose 17 per cent YoY to 5.59Mt from 4.79Mt in the same month of the year before, latest statistics published by domestic producer Yamama Cement Co reveal. Saudi Cement Co registered the largest sales volume during the month with 785,000t, followed by Southern Province Cement (769,000t) and Yanbu Cement (623,000t). The highest YoY increase in December 2014 was achieved by Najran Cement (+109 per cent), followed by Hail Cement (+48 per cent) and... |
Polish output up 6.8% YoY09 January 2015, Published under Cement NewsFull year Polish cement production increased 6.8 per cent YoY in 2014 to 15.4Mt, according to the country's cement association. Cement production edged up by 1.9 per cent YoY to 861,7000t in December, while sales were ahead by 805,800t, Poland's Cement Producer Association said in a statement. |