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US seven-month shipments reach 48.5Mt – preliminary data09 September 2014, Published under Cement NewsTotal Portland and blended cement shipments in the US and Puerto Rico for the seven months to the end of July 2014 reached 48.537Mt, preliminary data from the US Geological Survey (USGS) shows. Of the total, domestic supplies amounted to 44.672Mt while imports were 3.865Mt. In July 2014 alone, total shipments were 9.018Mt, comprising 8.242Mt domestically-produced cement and 776,071t of imports. Clinker production during the January-July 2014 period was 40.898Mt. The USGS notes that preli... |
US first-half shipments reach 39.5Mt – preliminary data15 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of blended cement in the US and Puerto Rico including imports in the first six months of 2014 reached 39.5Mt, preliminary data from the US Geological survey shows. Total dispatches comprised 36.42Mt of domestically-produced volumes while imports accounted for 3.09Mt. Domestic shipments during June 2014 alone were 8.31Mt, of which 7.61Mt were supplied from US plants and 707,928t were imported. Meanwhile, clinker production during the first half of the year were 33.73Mt. Du... |
Egypt cement volumes hold firm28 July 2014, Published under Cement NewsEgypt’s cement volumes demonstrated resilience over the Jan-May 2014 period with the pricing environment also positive. During the first five months of the year, volumes totalled 21.7Mt – an increase of 1.8 per cent compared to the same period of 2013 which was impacted by interruptions in energy supplies and exceptional political events, writes CM-CIC Securities. Lafarge posted a particularly strong performance, with volumes up by 18.9 per cent (2.5Mt) in the Jan-May period, and by 19... |
US Jan-May cement shipments up 6% YoY28 July 2014, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico for the year through May 2014 were 31.2Mt, up by around six per cent compared to the same period of last year, latest data from the US Geological Survey shows. In May alone, shipments rose by around six per cent to 8.1Mt. The leading Portland cement-producing states during the month were Texas, Missouri, California, Florida and Michigan, in descending order, accounting for about 44 per cent of the total out... |
US shipments rise 6% YoY02 July 2014, Published under Cement NewsShipments of Portland and blended cement in the US and Puerto Rico for the four months to the end of April 2014 reached 23.1Mt, up by about six per cent YoY, latest data from the US Geological Survey (USGS) shows. Shipments in April were 7.4Mt, an increase of about 11 per cent from the level in the same month of the previous year. The leading consuming states (Texas, California, Florida, Ohio and Illinois, in descending order), received about 41 per cent of the April total shipments. Pr... |
Asia Cement expects rise in shipments following Sichuan acquisition02 May 2014, Published under Cement NewsAsia Cement Corp expects a strong rise in shipments from its Chinese unit during the second quarter of 2014 compared to the same period a year ago, as it is set to benefit from the acquisition of two production lines in Sichuan province. Deliveries are expected to increase to 8Mt this quarter, compared with 5.29Mt a quarter ago, following the recent acquisition by subsidiary Asia Cement (China) of Sichuan Lanfeng Cement Co, the company said. Earlier this week Asia Cement (China) reported a... |
US February shipments – preliminary data16 April 2014, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of blended cement in the US and Puerto Rico in February 2014 including imports reached 4.73Mt, preliminary data from the USGS show. Domestic shipments totalled 4.37Mt for the month while imports amounted to 359,856t. Shipments over the Jan-Feb 2014 reached 9.56Mt, the statistics released yesterday reveal. Meanwhile, clinker production stood at 4Mt in February. For the first two months of the year output amounted to 8.62Mt. The full monthly report will be published by USGS... |
US cement shipments rise 4% YoY in 201312 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico during 2013 reached 82Mt, up four per cent year on YoY, the latest data from the US Geological Survey has confirmed. Imports for the full year 2013 totalled 7.2Mt, up by three per cent from the same period in 2012. During December 2013, shipments were 5.1Mt, an increase of almost nine per cent YoY. The leading cement-producing states in December were Texas California, Missouri, Florida and Alabama, in descen... |
Argentina: monthly cement demand slips12 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsIn February 2014, dispatches from Argentina’s cement plants fell 13.9 per cent MoM to 802,573t, including exports. However, YoY the drop was more modest at 4.4 per cent, data from domestic association AFCP reveals. Domestic cement consumption saw a similar MoM and a 3.1 per cent YoY decrease with cement producers delivering 783,917t. No imports were recorded. |
Peru: January sales slip 3%25 February 2014, Published under Cement NewsCement shipments in Peru reached 824,137.39t in January, according to the country’s cement assocation Asocem. This represents a YoY decrease of 3.1 per cent. In January, Peruvian cement producers exported 17,220t. |