Cement News tagged under: Exports
Peru’s cement market contracts 17% in March24 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Peru declined by 17 per cent to 0.958Mt in March 2023 when compared with March 2022 when dispatches reached 1.151Mt, according to the country’s cement association, Asocem. Output from domestic cement plants was down 20 per cent YoY to 0.894Mt of cement in March 2023 from 1.121Mt. Clinker production fell by 19 per cent YoY to 0.77Mt in the same period. Cement exports declined 27 per cent YoY to 13,000t in March 2023 from 18,000t in March 2022, but clinker exports incr... |
Vietnamese cement sales fall 19% YoY20 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Vietnam reached 6,161,029t in March 2023, down 19 per cent YoY but up 51 per cent MoM, according to the Vietnam National Cement Association (VNCA). Of this total, 2,013,276t were sold by VICEM . This represents a drop of 18 per cent YoY but a 72 per cent increase MoM. Other VNCA members saw sales of 1,217,753t, a decline of 30 per cent YoY but an advance of 38 per cent MoM. Non-affiliated companies reported total sales of 2,840,000t, down 14 per cent YoY but up 43 per cent M... |
Cement sales in Brazil decline 2% in March14 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsBrazil’s cement market contracted by two per cent to 5.398Mt in March 2023 from 5.507Mt in March 2022, according to the country’s cement association, SNIC. The association attributes the fall to a prolonged period of heavy rains in several regions of the country as well as economic factors including high interest rates, inflation and household indebtedness, aggravated by the slowdown in the labour market. Monetary tightening, fiscal and political uncertainty, lower population income are key ... |
Argentine cement consumption up 6% in March06 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsArgentina’s cement market expanded by 6.4 per cent in March 2023 as 1,114,722t of cement were supplied, compared to 1,047,227t in March 2022, according to the country’s cement association, AFCP. Compared with February 2023, the advance was 24.4 per cent. Domestic production of 1,114,003t – up 6.4 per cent YoY from 1,047,227t – was supplemented by 719t of imports to meet the market requirement in March 2023. Exports dropped considerably to 3770t in March 2023 from 11,462t in March 2022. ... |
APCMA releases mixed dispatches data for March 202306 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsTotal cement dispatches of Pakistan's cement mills in March 2023 were 3.795Mt against 5.01Mt in the previous fiscal year, representing a fall of 24.2 per cent. A spokesman of the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) said that construction activities in both the northern and southern regions of the country have significantly decreased in recent months, which is not only creating an alarming situation for the industry but also drying up the employment opportunities f... |
Italian cement output advances 4% in January 202305 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsItalian cement production increased by four per cent YoY in January 2023, according to the country’s construction chamber, Federbeton. When compared with the 2015 base index production the value slipped from 69 in December to 66 in January. Cement prices in January 2023 edged up MoM to 212 from 210 in December 2022 when compared with the base year of 2015 (=100). Federbeton reported a 39 per cent increase when compared with January 2022. External trade Grey cement imports in December 202... |
Bangladesh cement exports surpass target by 20.7% in 9MFY2305 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsBangladesh has reported 48.7 per cent YoY growth in cement export revenue to US$9.68m in the 9MFY22-23 (July 2022-March 2023). This compares to US$6.51m in the same period a year earlier. The value of the target set for this period also saw a healthier growth of 20.7 per cent. According to the Bangladesh Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), this figure includes minor amounts of salt, stone and related products. Most of the cement exports were shipped to neighbouring countries. For th... |
Pakistan cement dispatches down 24% YoY in March04 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsTotal cement dispatches (local sales and exports) in Pakistan fell 24 per cent YoY in March to 3.795Mt, according to the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA). Domestic sales were down 29 per cent YoY to 3.356Mt due to a continued slowdown in construction activities. Exports, meanwhile, saw a 48.5 per cent YoY increase in shipments in March to 438,433t, although for the July 2022-March 2023 period exports were down 35 per cent YoY, reports Dawn. Over the 9MFY23, total ... |
Spain's cement market contracts 7% in February31 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Spain has fallen 7.1 per cent YoY to 1,175,290t in February, reports Oficemen. The association’s Managing Director, Aniceto Zaragoza, points that in February 2022 market growth was high at 14 per cent YoY and the month saw the highest February demand volumes in the last decade. Compared with the first two months of 2022, domestic consumption declined 2.9 per cent in the January-February 2023 period. Exports were down 17.2 per cent YoY in February 2023, resulting in ... |
GICA's cement and its Chlef plant obtain CE certification28 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe Chlef Cement plant and Entreprise des Ciments et Dérivés d'Echéliff ( ECDE ), affiliated to the Algerian Cement Industrial Complex Groupe Industriel des Ciments d'Algérie ( GICA ), has obtained the certificate of conformity to European standards (CE) for the cement it produces. The company produces Jika Biton (42.5 N) Jerry Portland cement, Jika Bunyan (32.5 N) Jerry Portland cement, Jica Achievements (52.5 N) Jerry Portland cement, Anti Gica (42.5 N-SR5) sulphate-resistant P... |