Cement News tagged under: Ministry of Housing and Urbanisation
Moroccan demand sees 8% decline in October10 November 2020, Published under Cement NewsCement deliveries in Morocco fell 7.8 per cent YoY to 1,249,416t in October 2020 from 1,354,775t in October 2019, according to the Ministry of National Land Use, Urbanisation and Housing. The ready-mix concrete and infrastructure segments in particular faced challenges. Deliveries to the ready-mix concrete segment fell by 15 per cent to 204,828t while infrastructure offtake was down 14.5 per cent YoY to 47,798t. The building segment noted a 12.9 per cent YoY drop to 53,070t. Deliveries in ... |
Moroccan cement dispatches increase to 13.6Mt in 201906 February 2020, Published under Cement NewsMoroccan cement deliveries by members of the country’s cement association, APC, slipped to 1,038,250t in November 2019, down 2.5 per cent from 1,064,498t in November 2018, according to data published by the country’s Ministry of Housing and Urbanisation. In December 2019 a similar trend was seen as YoY sales fell 2.5 per cent to 1,189,135t from 1,219,219t. APC members include Asment Temara, Ciments de l’Atlas, Ciments du Maroc and LafargeHolcim Maroc. January-December 2019 However, full-... |
Moroccan cement consumption up 12% in October04 December 2019, Published under Cement NewsCement demand in Morocco increased 12.1 per cent YoY to 1.355Mt in October 2019 when compared with 1.208Mt supplied in October 2018, according to data published by the country’s Ministry of Housing and Urbanisation. The largest share, 888,724t, was delivered to the wholesale segment, followed by ready-mix concrete companies (240,608t) and the prefabricated segment (108,116t). The building market accounted for 61,398t while around 55,930t of offtake was by the infrastructure sector. In th... |
Moroccan demand increases 4% in February19 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsMorocco’s cement market expanded by 4.3 per cent in February to 1,115,641t from 1,069,926t in February 2018, according to the country’s Ministry of Housing and Urbanisation. The latest data indicates a modest deceleration of market growth when compared with January, when demand increased by 5.3 per cent YoY. In the first two months of 2019, domestic consumption advanced by 4.8 per cent to 2,289,727t from January-February 2018, when demand reached 2,184,783t. |
Cement consumption in Morocco up 20% in September12 October 2018, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Morocco increased by 20.1 per cent YoY to 1.043Mt in September 2018 from 0.688Mt in September 2017, according to data from the Ministry of Urbanisation and Housing. In the first nine months of 2018, cement demand has fallen 2.7 per cent YoY to 9.799Mt from 10.07Mt in 9M17. The highest decline in the nine-month period was witnessed in the Fès-Meknes market, where sales fell 11.1 per cent to 0.804Mt. Casablanca-Settat, the country’s largest market, reported a drop of 6.3 per ... |
Moroccan cement demand falls 28% in August21 September 2018, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Morocco declined 28.2 per cent in August 2018 to 881,411Mt when compared with August 2017, when 1,227,932t was sold, according to data of the Ministry of Housing and Urbanisation. Sales in the largest market, Casablanca fell by a third YoY to 193,737t while in Marrakech-Safi deliveries dropped by 13.1Mt to 135,824t over the same period. The Rabat-Salé area recorded the largest decline at 38.8 per cent to 109,722t. In Tanger-Tétouan demand contracted by a third to 105,... |
Moroccan market expands 8% in July13 September 2018, Published under Cement NewsCement demand in Morocco increased 7.8 per cent YoY to 1,298,479t in July 2018 from 1,204,101t in the previous year, according to data from the country's Ministry of Housing and Urbanisation. In the largest market, Casablanca-Settat, consumption edged up by 3.8 per cent to 282,680t. Sales in Marrakech-Safi, the second-largest consuming region, rose by 20.9 per cent to 180,131t. Advances were only higher in the much smaller markets of Guelmim (15,403t) and Drâa-Tafilalet 48,933t) where cons... |
Moroccan cement market contracts 15% in March10 April 2018, Published under Cement NewsMoroccan cement demand declined 15.1 per cent YoY in March 2018 to 1,124,152t from 1,324,221t in the third month of 2017, according to the latest data from the country's Ministry of Housing and Urbanisation. The Casablanca-Settat market, the largest in the country, saw its requirement in March decrease by 19.1 per cent YoY to 236,503. However, dispatches to the Marrakech-Safi area saw a 7.9 per cent YoY increase to 176,785t while in Rabat-Salé-Kenira, they were down 19.5 per cent to 129,68... |
Moroccan cement demand declines 4% in January15 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Morocco fell 4.4 per cent in January to 1,114,857t from 1,166,184t in January 2016, according to the country’s Ministry of Housing and Urbanisation. In the country’s largest market, Casablanca-Settat, sales fell 8.6 per cent to 254,328t. However, a more positive development was noted in Marrakech-Safi, which saw demand expand by 9.6 per cent to 155,173t. Rabat-Salé-Kénitra saw demand slip 1.25 per cent to 146,466t while in Tanger-Tétouan-Al Houceima the offtake was 4... |
Moroccan demand up 5% in November15 December 2017, Published under Cement NewsCement demand in Morocco increased 5.2 per cent YoY in November 2017 to 1,274,165t from 1,211,298t in October 2016, according to data by the country's Ministry of Housing and Urbanisation. Market expansion was particularly strong in Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab, which saw consumption increase 47.6 per cent to 8500t in November when compared with November 2016 volumes. The Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima market also noted robust growth at 17.2 per cent YoY to 170,583t as did he Rabat-Salé-Kénitra market... |