Cement News tagged under: Volumes
Indonesia posts another double-digit rise in monthly cement sales19 February 2013, Published under Cement NewsIndonesia reported cement sales growth of 15 per cent in January 2013 on the back of a boom in property development and infrastructure projects. Cement sales increased to 4.65Mt for the first month of the year, according to the country’s leading cement producer Semen Indonesia citing data from the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI). The January sales rise also follows 15 per cent growth recorded in December. In terms of regional dispatches, sales to the main island of Java rose 19.4 p... |
Spain’s cold spell continues as January demand drops 21.5% YoY19 February 2013, Published under Cement NewsSpanish cement producers have had a frosty start to the year as cement consumption continues to fall. January 2013 data show a 21.5 per cent decrease to 892,783t from 1.138Mt recorded in January 2012, according to the country’s cement association Oficemen. Local cement producers have also cut output by 30.7 per cent to 948,443t when compared to the 1.369Mt manufactured during January 2012. “If 2012 was one of the worst years ever known the cement industry in our country, starting in 20... |
Nigeria: managing the surplus18 February 2013, Published under Cement NewsEarlier this week United Cement Company of Nigeria Ltd (Unicem) became the latest domestic producer to announce a new round of investment as it aims to double capacity by 2016. But with the country's recent drive to increase volumes resulting in the present-day overcapacity situation, particularly in the southwest, how will the market deal with the situation and what measures are producers taking to manage the surplus? The last two years have seen Nigeria come of age, at once becoming sel... |
Brazil: January sales rise 5.9% YoY14 February 2013, Published under Cement NewsLatest data on the Brazilian cement market shows that cement consumption increased by 5.9 per cent in January 2013 to 5.6Mt. Figures released by Sindicato Nacional da Indústria do Cimento (SNIC), show that for the last 12 months (February 2012 to January 2013), domestic sales reached 68.6Mt, representing an increase of 6.5 per cent on the same period a year ago (February 2011-January 2012). In 2012, domestic sales reached 68.3Mta, an increase of 6.9 per cent over 2011 (63.9Mt). Impor... |
Portugal’s cement demand drops 26.9% in 201205 February 2013, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Portugal fell by 26.9 per cent last year to lows not seen since 1973. According to a report released today by the Portuguese Federation of Construction Industry and Public Works (Fepicop), consumption last year reached 3.3Mt in 2012. The industry body said the crisis in the construction sector has caused significant reductions in cement consumption, the number of workers and the licences for apartment buildings. The unemployment figures reached 101,449 people by ... |
Pakistan's domestic sales rise 10.1% in January05 February 2013, Published under Cement NewsPakistan’s domestic consumption continues to uphold sales with latest industry data for January show another decline in exports. According to data from the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association, domestic cement sales jumped by 10.10 per cent to 2.135Mt in January 2013. However, exports fell by 11.91 per cent to 522,584t during the month. In the first seven months (July-January) of the current fiscal year, total cement sales rose by 4.02 per cent and reached 18.607Mt. Domestic c... |
Cementir improves profits in spite of lower volumes01 February 2013, Published under Cement NewsCementir Holding saw turnover advance by 4.6 per cent to €976.2m, helped by better prices, and the EBITDA improved by 11.1 per cent to €138.0m. Net debt at the end of 2012 was 4.2 per cent higher at €373m. The number of employees increased by 3.3 per cent to 3307. Group shipments of grey and white cement declined by six per cent to 9.85Mt, reflecting lower volumes in Italy and in Egypt and a decline in exports from Turkey. This was in part offset by higher volumes in the Far East. Aggre... |
Kenya set to see decline in 2012 consumption31 January 2013, Published under Cement NewsKenyan cement consumption is set to register the first decline in three years. Provisional data for 2012 from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics shows that consumption is unlikely to go over the 3Mt mark surpassed in the previous two years. Over the first 11 months of 2012, demand reached 2.6Mt compared to 3.4Mt in full-year 2011 and 3.1Mt in 2010. On the positive side, consumption in November 2012 saw a MoM gain of six per cent to 337,096t from 318,016t in October 2012. Cement produ... |
Colombia’s cement output drops 1.3% in December 201231 January 2013, Published under Cement NewsColombia’s grey cement production fell 1.3 per cent YoY in December 2012 as output slipped to 948,400t, according to the national statistics agency DANE. In terms of dispatches, some 831,500t were sold on the national market, a 5.9 per cent YoY cut, attributed mainly to the 11.6 per cent drop in retail sales. However, builders and contractors increased their takeoff by 9.9 per cent. The largest contraction in dispatches was noted in Bogotá (-17.7 per cent) while Cundinamarca enjoyed a... |
Holcim Apasco: cement consumption in Mexico expanded 3.5% in 201229 January 2013, Published under Cement NewsHolcim’s Mexican arm, Holcim Apasco, estimates that cement demand in the country grew 3.5 per cent in 2012 compared to 2011. The cement major said the increase in consumption, which reached 35Mt last year, was driven by stronger growth in the infrastructure segment, moderate expansion in self-build housing as well as the construction of industrial buildings, offices and shopping centres. Gustavo Gastelum, the company’s director of external relations and communications, said that recent ... |