Cement News tagged under: Morocco
Chryso acquires majority stake in APTEX15 October 2020, Published under Cement NewsThe Chryso Group has signed of an agreement to acquire a majority stake in APTEX, a Moroccan construction chemicals company. The Chryso brand has made construction chemicals for the Moroccan market for more than 30 years, while APTEX has been operating for two years in the country, and has a production unit and an application laboratory located in Casablanca. The Chryso-APTEX joint venture will provide cement manufacturers, concrete and precast producers, applicators, construction comp... |
Morocco's cement market expands 8% in September07 October 2020, Published under Cement NewsMoroccan cement deliveries increased 7.9 per cent YoY to 1,244,689t in September 2020 from 1,154,101 in the year-ago period, according to data by the Ministry of Urbanisation and Housing. The infrastructure sector saw its deliveries rise by 36 per cent to 58,170t while building increased its offtake by 6.7 per cent to 58,187t. Sales to the prefabricated segment advanced by 14.4 per cent to 106,038t. Deliveries to the ready-mix concrete sector were up by 8.4 per cent to 199,911t. However, t... |
Moroccan market expands 19% in August04 September 2020, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Morocco increased 19.4 per cent YoY to 865,681t in August 2020 from 725,359t in August 2019, according to data published by the country’s Ministry of Urbanisation and Habitat. However, in the first eight months of 2020 demand fell by 15.8 per cent YoY from 8,883,681t in the 7M19 to 7,482,031t in January-August 2020. |
Moroccan deliveries drop 24% in July06 August 2020, Published under Cement NewsCement deliveries in Morocco fell 24.1 per cent YoY to 1,073,755t in July 2020 from 1,415,075t in July 2019, reports the Ministry of Urbanisation and Housing. In the January-July 2020 period, deliveries declined 19.5 per cent YoY to 6,547,485t when compared with 8,132,157t in the 7M19. |
Moroccan cement deliveries up 33% in June23 July 2020, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Morocco increased 33 per cent MoM in June, according to the Department of Studies and Financial Forecasts of the country’s Ministry of Economy, Finance and Administrative Reform. When compared with June 2019, deliveries are up 2.5 per cent. The rebound follows the gradual easing of COVID-19-related lockdown from 11 June 2020. In terms of construction market segments, infrastructure saw the largest recovery with deliveries increasing 68.7 per cent MoM, followed by ready-mix c... |
Moroccan cement demand expands 33% in June03 July 2020, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Morocco increased 33 per cent YoY to 1,129,708t in June 2020 when compared with June 2019, when demand stood at 849,524t, according to data by the country's cement association, APC. However, in the first half year of 2020 domestic sales fell 18.5 per cent YoY to 5.473Mt, down from 6.718Mt reported in the 1H19. |
Moroccan cement sales fall 50% in May05 June 2020, Published under Cement NewsMorocco’s cement market contracted 50.6 per cent in May with 523,848t of cement delivered to domestic customers, according to APC, the country’s cement association. In May 2019 deliveries by APC members (Asment Temara, Ciments de l’Atlas, Ciments du Maroc and LafargeHolcim Maroc) reached 1,060,372. In the first five months of 2020 deliveries declined by 26 per cent to 4,342,865t when compared with 5,868,225t in the 5M19. Ciments du Maroc saw sales decline by 9.8 per cent YoY in the 1Q20 w... |
Ciments du Maroc sees turnover down 10% in 1Q2022 May 2020, Published under Cement NewsCiments du Maroc (HeidelbergCement) reported a 9.9 per cent YoY drop in cement sales volumes in the first quarter of 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic affected the market. The company’s turnover declined 9.8 per cent YoY to MAD869m. Investments in the 1Q20 reached MAD14.8m, up 43.4 per cent when compared with the 1Q19. |
Moroccan cement dispatches contract 56% in April05 May 2020, Published under Cement NewsMorocco’s cement deliveries saw 55.5 per cent drop to 552,472t in April 2020 from 1,241,463t in April 2019, according to the members of the country’s cement association, APC. In the first four months of 2020, dispatches declined by 20.6 per cent to 3.919Mt from 4.808Mt in the 4M2019. APC members are Votorantim-owned Asment Temara, Ciments de l’Atlas, Ciments du Maroc (HeidelbergCement) and LafargeHolcim Maroc with a combined cement capacity of approximately 24Mta. |
Morocco reports 8% drop in 1Q deliveries08 April 2020, Published under Cement NewsCement deliveries by APC members in Morocco fell 28.7 per cent YoY to 910,995t in March 2020 when compared with 1,278,486t in March 2019, according to market research company, IPSOS. The building sector was particularly hit with a 44.7 per cent YoY drop to 42,912t, but the retail and prefabricated segments also noted declines of 30 per cent to 582,738t and 78,214t, respectively. In the ready-mix concrete market, the offtake fell by 26.7 per cent YoY to 162,440t. Infrastructure provided som... |