Cement News tagged under: exports
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 exports to India slow16 January 2013, Published under Cement NewsExports of cement over the northeast border of Pakistan to western India have slowed over the past week due to border tension between Islamabad and New Delhi. It has been alleged that trucks carrying cement are being examined carefully and slowly, which has partially affected deliveries, the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association has said. The issue is exacerbating the concerns of a drop in exports from Pakistan to its neighbour over the past six months. Over July-December... |
Argentina’s 2012 cement shipments fall 7.8% YoY15 January 2013, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments (domestic and exports) from Argentine cement producers fell 7.8 per cent YoY, according to the latest update from the Asociacion de Fabricantes de Cemento Portland (AFCP). For the 12 months to December 2012, total shipments reached 10.69Mt compared to 11.6Mt achieved in 2011. Sales to the domestic market were down by 8.16 per cent last year to 10.46Mt, compared to 11.39Mt in the previous year. Exports, remained stable in 2012 at 236,807t compared to 235,412t in 2011. ... |
Vietnam 2012 sales fall 3.5% YoY09 January 2013, Published under Cement NewsTotal cement sales in Vietnam (domestic plus exports) in 2012 fell 3.5 per cent YoY to 54Mt. A recent update by the Vietnam Cement Association (VNCA) shows domestic sales were down 7.71 per cent YoY to 45.5Mt during the year as a frozen real estate market hurt local demand. Cement and clinker exports, however, rose by 30 per cent to 8.5Mt. Vietnam’s cement sales are predicted to rise by 5-8 per cent YoY to 48-49Mt in 2013, equal to total sales of 2011. With the country currently fac... |
Tunisia domestic sales rise during Jan-November 201209 January 2013, Published under Cement NewsTunisia has reported a double-digit rise in cement sales for the first 11 months of 2012 while exports saw a significant drop over the same period. Domestic sales rose by 11.6 per cent during January-November 2012 to 6.559Mt from 5.875Mt recorded in the first 11 months of 2011. Production, meanwhile, rose 10.7 per cent to 6.787Mt from 6.13Mt in the corresponding period of 2011. Exports, however, fell 22.4 per cent to 201,000t against the 259,000t registered in the first 11 months of ... |
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 cement production rises 5.85% in first nine months of the year03 January 2013, Published under Cement NewsIran produced 53.16Mt in the first nine months of the current Iranian year (beginning 20 March 2012), representing a 5.85 per cent increase on the 51.65Mt produced in the same period of last year. The country produced 53.39Mt of clinker over the same period, 5.8 per cent higher than the 50.46Mt manufactured in the first nine months of the previous year. Exports of cement and clinker over the nine month period amounted to 10.45Mt (comprising 9.28Mt of cement and 1,17Mt of clinker) achi... |
Peru Jan-November cement deliveries up 16.62%18 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsDomestic cement shipments in Peru jumped 16.62 per cent to 8.756Mt in the first 11 months of 2012, according to the Peruvian Association of Cement Producers (Asocem). Production followed suit with a 16.72 per cent increase to 8.979Mt. Meanwhile, cement exports in the January-November 2012 period grew by 200.18 per cent YoY to 173,198t. Cement production in Peru reached 8.98Mt in the first 11 months of 2012, rising by 16.7 per cent compared to the same period in 2011. Production in November... |
Indonesia Jan-November 2012 sales rise 15%17 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsIndonesia's cement sales have continued their upward trend, with domestic consumption having risen 15 per cent in the first 11 months of 2012, thanks to the country's infrastructure and property sectors. Cement sales rose to 49.9Mt between January-November 2011, state-owned cement producer Semen Gresik reported on its website on Friday citing data from the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI). "Increases in cement consumption were driven by the property and infrastructure sectors, as we... |