Cement News tagged under: Volumes
Saudi cement producers urged to maintain reserve supplies02 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsThe government of Saudi Arabia is urging cement companies to maintain a strategic stockpile of cement to prevent future shortages. A directive to this effect was issued by the Commerce and Industry Minister Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, according to local press reports. Each company has has been asked to build up a strategic reserve (equaling a company’s two-month output) in addition to regular market supplies. Companies may face punitive action if they failed to adhere to the latest directives, the... |
Lipetskcement increases first-quarter output, Russia30 April 2013, Published under Cement NewsLipetskcement, part of the Eurocement Group, reported a 25 per cent increase in production during the first quarter of 2013, the company announced in a statement. The company produced 164,000t of cement in the three months to the end of March 2013, with the production of CEM 1 32.5 N being six times higher than the first quarter of 2012. The production of bagged cement in 1Q13 rose by 36 per cent YoY to 9307t compared to last year. Total shipments between Jan-March 2013 amounted to 153,0... |
Cemex first quarter sales fall 8% in 1Q1329 April 2013, Published under Cement NewsCemex' first quarter turnover declined by 5.3 per cent to US$3318.6m, while the EBITDA came off by 8.1 per cent to US$521.1m. Volumes were ahead in the USA and in the Philippines, but declined in most other markets. The trading profit was off by just 0.5 per cent to US$239.1m. The net interest charge increased by 9.7 per cent to US$360.7m, giving an underlying pre-tax loss 33.3 per cent higher at US$141.1m. Once the results from financial instruments and foreign exchange movements are tak... |
Vietnam production rises 4.6%, Jan-Apr 201326 April 2013, Published under Cement NewsCement production in Vietnam is estimated to have reached 17.9Mt of cement in the first four months of this year, up 4.6 per cent from a year earlier, the General Statistics Office (GSO) said. In April, the country’s cement output is likely to rise by 8.5 per cent YoY to 5.4Mt, the GSO said in its monthly report. The government-run office revised up the country’s cement output in the first quarter of this year to 12.5Mt from the earlier estimate of 12.4Mt. |
Vicat advances in Asia and Americas26 April 2013, Published under Cement NewsVicat's first quarter turnover was ahead by 1.2 per cent to EUR491m, which represents an underlying improvement of 2.7 per cent. Cement turnover was up by 1.8 per cent to EUR304m, with cement shipments advancing by eight per cent to 4.1Mt. Turnover in concrete and aggregates rose by 6.7 per cent to EUR181m as aggregates shipments rose by 10.1 per cent to 4.73Mt and ready-mixed concrete deliveries jumped by 21.7 per cent to 1.8Mm³. Other products and services registered a 0.4 per cent incr... |
China’s cement sector seeks to accelerate sustainability initiatives25 April 2013, Published under Cement NewsThe 2013 China International Cement Conference got underway at the Hotel Nikko New Century in Beijing today, welcoming over 300 senior delegates from the country’s large cement sector. Opening the meeting, Mr Qiao Longde, President of the China Cement Association, highlighted some of the successes of the China cement industry, which in recent year has made dramatic strides in adopting more efficient production processes while eliminating backward production capacity. “High-quality dry ... |
Steppe Cement’s full-year profit rises on increased sales and prices25 April 2013, Published under Cement NewsKazakhstan-based cement producer Steppe Cement Ltd on Wednesday confirmed that pretax profit more than doubled in the year ended 2012 thanks to sales that were up by almost 10 per cent YoY and higher prices. Group revenue rose to US$120.17m for the year compared to US$96.11m in 2011 while pretax profit was US$12.04m compared to US$5.55m the year before. Cement sales increased by 9.8 per cent to 1.35Mt against 1.23Mt in 2011 while selling prices rose 14 per cent, well over the overall in... |
Peru first-quarter dispatches up 10.8%23 April 2013, Published under Cement NewsCement dispatches from the Peruvian market reached 2,476,577t in the first quarter of 2013, representing a YoY rise of 10.8 per cent on the same period of last year (2,235,485t). Of the total dispatches in the first quarter of this year, 2.42Mt were destined for the domestic market while cement exports accounted for the remaining 55,204t. Production during the January-March 2013 period was 2,503,842t, 12 per cent higher than the 2,235,485t recorded in the same period of 2012. In Mar... |
Philippine cement sales rise 3.4% in 1Q1322 April 2013, Published under Cement NewsPhilippine cement sales in the first quarter of 2013 rose 3.4 per cent YoY to 4.787Mt, according to the head of the Cement Manufacturers Association of the Philippines. First-quarter cement sales were also up from the fourth quarter sales of 4.409Mt, CeMAP President Ernesto M. Ordoñez, told the Business Recorder. Filipino cement demand recovered in 2012 from its “slump” in 2011 when the market barely expanded. Last year, consumption grew by 10 per cent YoY to 17.19Mt. The construction... |
Vietnam first-quarter cement sales slip19 April 2013, Published under Cement NewsVietnam sold 9.48Mt of cement in the first quarter of this year, down slightly from 9.57Mt in the same period of last year, the Ministry of Construction (MoC) said. The decline was attributed to a stagnant real estate market, according to the MoC. The three-month figure accounted for 19.5 per cent of the country’s full-year target, the ministry said on its website late Wednesday. In the first quarter, the country exported 1.46Mt of cement and clinker, including 320,000t of clinker. ... |