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Peruvian domestic shipments rise 14.2%

18 June 2012, Published under Cement News

Cement shipments in the Peruvian market totalled 3.64Mt between January and May 2012, a 14.02 per cent increase over the figure recorded in the same period in 2011, according to data from local Cement Producers’ Association (Asocem). During the five month period cement production was 3.71Mt representing a YoY increase of 12.75 per cent. Cement exports, meanwhile, reached 58,060t, a YoY increase of 166.78 per cent during Jan-May 2012. Total cement shipments (domestic market plus expo...

Peru 4M12 shipments rise 13.62 per cent YoY

16 May 2012, Published under Cement News

Shipments of cement in the Peruvian market totaled 2.89Mt between January and April 2012, a 13.62 per cent increase YoY, reported the Association Cement Producers (Asocem). A positive outlook is forecast for the remainder of the year. During the first four months of 2012, cement production totall 2.96Mt, representing a rise of 13.01 per cent over the same period of 2011.? ?In the first four months of the year, cement exports reached 48,624t, up 125.79 per cent YoY. Total cement shipmen...

Cementos Pacasmayo first-quarter volumes ahead, Peru

01 May 2012, Published under Cement News

Cementos Pacasmayo, a leading Peruvian cement company, announced today its consolidated results for the first quarter period ended March 31, 2012. In 1Q12, cement demand was stronger than anticipated as volumes increased 17% compared to 1Q11. Revenues in 1Q12 increased 20.4% compared to 1Q11. Gross margin remained high at 39.4%.

Peru: first-quarter 2012 shipments up 12.84 per cent

16 April 2012, Published under Cement News

Cement sales in the Peruvian market totalled 2.2Mt between January and March 2012, 12.84% more than 1Q11 (1.95Mt), according to data from the Association of Cement Producers (Asocem). Cement production for the period was 2.24Mt, a YoY increase of 11.44%, when it was 2.01Mt.? In the first three months of the year, exports reached 39,062t of cement, reporting an increase of 144.35 per cent over the same period of 2011, when they were of 15,986t. Asocem indicated that total cement shipmen...

Peruvian market acceleration

21 March 2012, Published under Cement News

Peruvian cement shipments have shown strong increases for the third month in a row indicating a recovery in public investment and an acceleration in domestic sales. Shipments reached 418,824t in February 2012, representing an 11.67 per cent YoY advance from 270,562t, the cement producers association (Asocem) reported. Cement production for the month was 448,199t, up 10.3 per cent on February 2011 (313,013t). Total shipments (domestic plus exports) for the first two months of 2012 ...

Pacasmayo: substantial growth potential – report

10 February 2012, Published under Cement News

Peruvian cement producer, Cementos Pacasmayo, which completed a US$230m share offering in New York, has “substantial growth potential” with its cement plant expansion and phosphate project, said Eduardo Hochschild, chairman of the company’s owner Hochschild Group. “The share will go up, down, sideways and what have you, and that’s what it usually does,” Hochschild said from New York after the shares fell as much as 14.6 per cent, according to a Bloomberg report. “In liquidity, New York has...

Cementos Lima's 2011 shipments fall, Peru

26 January 2012, Published under Cement News

Cementos Lima, the largest cement manufacturer in Peru, saw cement shipments in 2011 decline by 53,000t, down 1.6% from 2010. This brings the company’s total cement shipments for the year to 3.2Mt. However, cement dispatches in the overall Peruvian rose from 8.5Mt to 8.8Mt. Cementos Lima’s sales are mainly focused on the central coast of the company which saw a decline in mainly in the self-construction markets. The company's revenues were PEN1092.2m (US$405.9m), down 1.3% compared t...

Cemento Andino expansion set for April completion

19 January 2012, Published under Cement News

Expansion work at Cemento Andino’s clinker plant is expected to be completed in April this year, reports Generacion of Peru. The investment will see the company’s capacity increase by 60 per cent (70,000tpa) to reach 2.1Mt.

Peruvian 2011 shipments rise marginally

17 January 2012, Published under Cement News

Shipments of cement in the Peruvian market totaled 8.9Mt between January and December 2011, 2.42 per cent more than that recorded in 2010, when (8.98Mt), reported the Association of Cement Producers (Asocem). Growth is mainly attributed to private demand. During that period the cement production was 8.5Mt representing a YoY of 2.41 per cent, when it reached 8.3Mt. Full-year cement exports reached 67,512t, a rise of 288.13 per cent over the same period in 2010 (17,394t). Therefore, t...