Cement News tagged under: Vietnam
Semen Indonesia to fund Thang Long expansion16 June 2014, Published under Cement NewsState-run cement producer Semen Indonesia is planning to spend US$300m to establish a new plant in Vietnam as part of its business expansion in southeast Asia. The new facility will be in the south of the country, near the company’s limestone mine. Semen Indonesia's president director, Dwi Soetjipto, said Semen Indonesia hopes to expand the production capacity of TLCC, its Vietnamese subsidiary, by establishing a new 1.5Mta plant. He added that plant construction would start early next yea... |
Vietnam sees cement demand pick up13 June 2014, Published under Cement NewsThe Vietnam National Cement Association (Vicem) says domestic cement consumption in the first five months of 2014 reached 20.42Mt, up 9.3 per cent on the same period last year. In the last month alone, cement consumption in the country was estimated at 4.87Mt, increasing 12 per cent against May 2013. The association chairman, Nguyen Quang Cung, predicted that domestic cement consumption this year would reach 50Mt, which would be equal to the 2010 volume, the highest level so far. Vietnam ... |
Vicem’s sales increase boosted by exports11 June 2014, Published under Cement NewsState-owned Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem), the country's leading cement producer recorded a seven per cent rise in sales over the first four months of the year boosted by an increase in exports. In the January-April 2014 period, Vicem sold 7.4Mt, surpassing the initial target by 13.5 per cent. Some 5.87Mt of cement were sold domestically (-10.4 per cent YoY) and 1.54Mt were exported (+312 per cent). The corporation also produced 5.25Mt of clinker between January and April... |
Vietnam monthly cement sales up04 June 2014, Published under Cement NewsCompanies in Vietnam sold 6.07Mt of cement in May, up 9.7 per cent from a year ago, including 4.77Mt sold at the domestic market, rising by 11.9 per cent YoY, the Vietnam Building Material Department under the Ministry of Construction has said. In the first five months, the country’s cement sales rose by 18.4 per cent YoY to 27.27Mt, fulfilling 43.98 per cent of the whole-year target, the department said. The five-month growth was contributed by the surging demand for this product in th... |
Vietnam estimated output at 5.5Mt in May30 May 2014, Published under Cement NewsVietnam is estimated to have produced 5.5Mt of cement in May, up four per cent from April and 9.8 per cent from a year ago, according to data from the government’s General Statistics Office (GSO) said.?? In the five-month period, the country’s cement output is likely to have increased by 5.4 per cent YoY to 24.2Mt, the office said in a monthly report. The GSO revised down the country’s cement output in April to 5.3Mt from the previous estimate of 6Mt.??In 2013, Vietnam’s cement output ... |
Vietnam exports rise 41% YoY21 May 2014, Published under Cement NewsVietnam exported 8.38Mt of cement and clinker worth US$355m in the first four months of this year, up 41 and 43 per cent in terms of volume and value, respectively, the General Department of Vietnam Customs said. The total included 6.2Mt of clinker and 2.2Mt of cement, the department said on its website Tuesday. In April, the country’s cement and clinker exports fell 4.4 and 5.3 per cent, respectively, from March to 2Mt worth US$84m, comprising 1.5Mt of clinker and 500,000t of cement. ... |
Vietnam cement sales climb 20% YoY15 May 2014, Published under Cement NewsCement sales by Vietnamese cement producers in the first four months of the year totalled 21Mt, up 20 per cent from a year ago and fulfilling 34 per cent of the 2014 target, according to data from the country’s Ministry of Construction (MoC). Of the total, 15.5Mt were sold domestically while about 5.5Mt of cement and clinker were exported. In April, cement sales climbed by 11 per cent YoY to 6.05Mt, thanks to the implementation of state budget projects such as hospitals, schools and re... |
Vietnam April output estimated to have increased 12.65% YoY29 April 2014, Published under Cement NewsVietnam is estimated to have produce 6Mt of cement in April, up seven per cent from March and 12.65 per cent from a year ago, the government’s General Statistics Office (GSO) said. In the four months to the end of April 2014, domestic cement output rose 7.6 per cent YoY to 19.4Mt, the office said in a monthly report. The office revised down the country’s cement output in the quarter to 13.4Mt from the earlier estimated figure of 12.7Mt. In 2013, Vietnam’s cement output hit 56.84Mt, a... |
Vietnam 1Q14 domestic sales rise 8% YoY31 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsVietnam sold 10.23Mt of cement in the domestic market in the first quarter of this year, up eight per cent from a year ago, the Ministry of Construction (MoC) said. Shipments in March 2014 alone totalled 4.68Mt. The three-month sales figure accounted for 21 per cent of the country’s full-year target, the MoC said on its website last week. The country exported US$66m worth of cement and clinker between January and March, fulfilling 19.5 per cent of the whole-year target, including US$20m... |
Vicem February sales rise 42% YoY27 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsVietnam Cement Industry Corp (Vicem), the country’s leading cement producer, sold 1.48Mt of cement and clinker in February, up 2.78 per cent from the previous month and 42 per cent from a year ago. Of the total, 1.12Mt of cement and clinker were sold domestically, a rise of 15.1 per cent YoY, while 359,000t of were exported – marking an increase of 513 per cent YoY, In the first two months of the calendar year, total sales rose three per cent YoY to 2.84Mt, of which 2.14Mt was sold to the ... |