Cement News tagged under: Volumes
Catalonia output declines, Jan-March 201319 April 2013, Published under Cement NewsCement output in Catalonia stood at 474,832t for January-March 2013, down 42.7 per cent on the year, data from the local cement makers' association Ciment Catala showed. According to the association, this year will be the sixth year in a row with a drop in the output with exports also in decline. (Source: Expansion) |
Spanish monthly consumption down 40% YoY18 April 2013, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Spain continues descending with demand in March 2013 down 40 per cent YoY, according to the latest data released by domestic cement association Oficemen. Cement demand plummeted by more than half a million tonnes last month to 778,568t, compared to March 2012. Accumulated figures for the first quarter of 2013 also paint a grim picture, with consumption at 2.535Mt, down 29 per cent on the same period of last year. "In addition to the stoppage in construction, go... |
Ecuador first-quarter cement sales rise 10.5% YoY18 April 2013, Published under Cement NewsDomestic cement sales on the Ecuadorian market in the first quarter of 2013 rose by 10.5 per cent YoY while March sales almost reached the half-a-million-tonne mark. Dispatches for the three months to 31 March 2013 were 1.485Mt compared to 1.344Mt in the same period of 2012, according to the latest statistics from the country's cement association Inecyc. In March alone, sales reached 499,742t compared to 496,799t in March 2012. Greater purchasing power among the Ecuadorian populatio... |
Brazilian first-quarter cement sales decline16 April 2013, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Brazil reached 16.1Mt in the first quarter of 2013, a decline of 1.9 per cent from the same period of last year, latest data from local association SNIC shows. The decline in sales confirms a deceleration trend compared to the quarterly expansions seen in 2012 which rose 13.7 per cent, 5.9 per cent, five per and 4.1 per cent in the 1Q-4Q12, respectively. In March 2013 alone, reached 5.5Mt, down 8.3 per cent YoY. Cumulative sales for the last 12 months (April 2012 – ... |
Argentina sees strong monthly rise in shipments15 April 2013, Published under Cement NewsArgentine cement factories shipped 938,872t in March 2013 (including exports), representing an 11.9 per cent increase compared to February, latest data from local cement association AFCP shows. However, on an annual basis, shipments declined 3.5 per cent compared to March 2012. Dispatches of AFCP members destined for the internal market, including imports, reached 915,326t , which shows an increase of 13.1 per cent over the previous month but compared with March 2012, a decrease of ... |
Iranian full-year cement production rises 5.7%15 April 2013, Published under Cement NewsDuring the Iranian year ending 20 March 2013, the country produced 70.26Mt, which represented growth of 5.7 per cent compared to the same period of the previous year (66.44Mt). Clinker production, meanwhile, rose 4.54 per cent YoY to 70.44Mt from 67.38Mt in the same period of last year. During the year just ended, Abyek Cement Company was the biggest Iran’s cement player, with producing 3,192,454t of cement and 2,941,334t of clinker. Iran exported 1.364Mt of cement and clinker last... |
Capacity increases boost Semen Indonesia's first-quarter sales12 April 2013, Published under Cement NewsSemen Indonesia, the country’s largest cement producer, has reported a double-digit rise in first quarter sales and has increased its market share thanks to new capacity additions. The company achieved record quarterly sales of 5.95Mt of cement in 1Q13, a rise of 20.4 per cent compared to 4.94Mt in the same period of last year, data from the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI) shows. The rise was in line with increased sales across the Southeast Asian country, which increased by 8.6 pe... |
Association warns of industry losses through exports, Vietnam12 April 2013, Published under Cement NewsDespite the Vietnamese government calling for the domestic industry to increase exports, the chairman of the Vietnam Building Association has called for local producers to cooperate in a fair pricing environment to prevent further losses. Last year producers were reported to have incurred a loss of US$80m as volumes were sold at below floor prices to undercut each other, said Mr Huynh, chairman of the association. According to him, local firms sold their products at US$40-45/t, incurring ... |
Credit Suisse sees Indian demand higher from next fiscal11 April 2013, Published under Cement NewsDespite the Indian cement sector facing a number of challenges last year, Credit Suisse forecasts improvements in consumption going forward with higher growth rates expected from the next fiscal. The domestic market saw mixed results in calendar year 2012, with the first half proving encouraging but a slowdown in the second part of the year fell short of analysts expectations. While the initial months of 2013 have failed to bring any real cheer to the sector, analysts at Credit Suisse see... |
Indonesia first-quarter sales rise 8.6%11 April 2013, Published under Cement NewsIndonesian cement sales rose by 8.6 per cent in the first quarter of 2013 to 13.6Mt, latest data from the country’s largest producer, Semen Indonesia, shows citing figures from the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI). While cement demand in the Southeast Asian country continues an upward climb, cement sales in March only rose by 3.5 per cent YoY to 4.5Mt – the slowest pace in seven months. Some analysts attributed the slowing sales to delays in the government’s infrastructure projects. ... |