Cement News tagged under: consumption
Dominican Republic: market expands, prices fall02 March 2016, Published under Cement NewsNational cement production in the Dominican Republic reached 5.18Mt, an increase of 3.2 per cent YoY, according to official statistics. This represents 75 per cent of the country’s installed production capacity of 6.91Mt. Meanwhile, the domestic market expanded by 6.2 per cent when compared with 2014. A total of 3.97Mt of cement was sold on the back of a construction sector that showed 18.2 per cent YoY growth. Cement association Adocem reported a 5.6 per cent fall in total sales to RDD15... |
Senegal: cement output increases 13% in 201524 February 2016, Published under Cement NewsCement production in Senegal rose 12.9 per cent in 2015 when compared with the previous year, according to the country’s Directorate of Economic Forecasting and Studies (DPEE). Cement producers Sococim and Cements du Sahel expanded their output from 4,939,200t in 2014 to 5,576,000t in 2015. The rise has been mainly attributed to a 22.3 per cent increase in export sales, which jumped from 1,842,300t to 2,253,800t over the same period. Domestic sales rose by 6.4 per cent at 3,317,200t, ... |
Kenya's capacity drive23 February 2016, Published under Cement NewsKenya's cement consumption is expected to increase on the back of planned investment in infrastructure and housing and domestic cement capacity is able to meet these requirements. The country’s existing producers are expressing their confidence in the future by expanding their production facilities, positioning themselves to fight off competition by new entrants and imports. Bamburi Cement, part of LafargeHolcim, operates a 1Mta grinding plant at Athi River, near the Kenyan capital of... |
Spain: January cement demand falls 1% in January 201619 February 2016, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Spain slipped by one per cent YoY to 747,416t in January 2016, according to Oficemen, the country’s cement association. In light of the evolution of last month's data, Oficemen wants to make a fresh appeal to the different public administrations to take into account plans such as Crecimenta 20 · 30, recently released by the cement sector. "It proposed 25 measures to increase production and consumption based on proposals supported by the current context of budgetary r... |
Indonesia: robust monthly cement sales gains19 February 2016, Published under Cement NewsOfficial Indonesia cement industry statistics for January 2016 show robust gains in domestic demand and exports compared to the previous year. Local cement consumption in January 2016 climbed 4.4 per cent to 5.14Mt. Monthly consumption was up in all but two regions: • Java (+5.3 per cent) • Sumatra (15.8 per cent) • Sulawesi (+19.0 per cent) • NT (+1.6 per cent) • Kalimantan (-30.6 per cent) • Maluku & Irian Jaya (-13. per cent) Including cement exports of 33,926t (+371.2 p... |
Peru’s cement demand edges down in January16 February 2016, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Peru slipped by 0.4 per cent YoY from 816,000t in January 2015 to 813,000t in January 2016, according to the country’s cement association, Asocem. In addition, clinker exports reached 28,000t, down 69 per cent, while cement exports fell by 29 per cent to 29,000t during the first month of 2016. On the supply side, production increased 0.1 per cent from 857,000t to 858,000t. Cement imports totalled 50,000t, up 13 per cent YoY, while 44,000t clinker was also imported.... |
Kenya November 2015 demand down 5.5%11 February 2016, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Kenya fell by 5.5 per cent from 520,833t in October to 492,340Mt in November 2015, according to the Kenyan Bureau of National Statistics. Output decreased 4.8 per cent to 522,446t in November from 547,509t the previous month. For the first 11 months of 2015, domestic demand reached 5.138Mt while production totalled 5.743Mt. |
PCA: low crude prices impact oil well cement consumption09 February 2016, Published under Cement NewsWith oil prices having declined dramatically since mid-2014 due to a combination of global supply and demand issues, the implications for the US economy, as well as for cement consumption have been significant, writes the PCA. It cautions that if oil prices stay near US$30/bbl or lower several consequences to cement consumption could arise that would impact the fall forecast projections. Given the complex nature of forecasting energy prices, PCA relies on projections from the Energy Inform... |
Argentina monthly demand down 7.5 per cent YoY08 February 2016, Published under Cement NewsArgentina’s cement demand fell 7.5 per cent YoY and eight per cent MoM to 858,453t in January 2016, according to figures published by AFCP, the country’s cement association. Exports plunged by nearly 74 per cent YoY from 16,589t in January 2015 to 4334t, the data also showed. |
Uptick in Indian demand expected from next fiscal02 February 2016, Published under Cement NewsCement demand in India is likely to see an uptick in the next financial year starting 1 April on expected pick-up in construction and housing activity as well as improvement in rural demand, says Reliance Securities. Though demand improved in January, pricing remained dismal due to oversupply and the attempt by new entrants to increase market share, the brokerage adds. But that should slow and construction demand recovery, improving industry profitability in the longer term, Reliance says. |