Cement News tagged under: exports
Ciments de Bizerte registers 20% drop in 1Q15 turnover22 April 2015, Published under Cement NewsTunisia’s Ciments de Bizerte saw its turnover fall by 19.6 per cent YoY in 1Q15 to TND11.115m. In Tunisia, the figure fell by 11.5 per cent as domestic demand fell by 9.7 per cent. However, the company noted a 84 per cent drop in exports due to the volatility of the Algerian market and the weak demand from Libya. |
Clinker, cement account for 42% of Vietnam's 1Q exports to Bangladesh22 April 2015, Published under Cement NewsClinker and cement remained Vietnam’s major exports to Bangladesh in the first quarter of this year with export revenue of US$70.1m despite a decline of 33.6 per cent from the same period of last year. The figure accounted for 42 per cent of the country’s total exports to Bangladesh in the period, the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade said on its website late Tuesday. |
Japan: positive export pricing & volume trends continue20 April 2015, Published under Cement NewsFiscal 2015 export price negotiations between major Japanese cement producers and customers in Asia have concluded with prices remaining virtually unchanged from the high level of fiscal 2014 on the back of robust demand, according to a Nikkei report. Annual contract prices are negotiated each spring by cement producers led by Ube-Mitsubishi Cement, Taiheiyo Cement and SumitomoOsaka Cement. This year's round of negotiations has resulted in a contract price of US$40-45/t, an increase of US$1... |
Peru cement sales down 1%, exports up 50% in March17 April 2015, Published under Cement NewsPeru’s cement dispatches fell one per cent YoY to 806,000t in March as public spending was down and rains affected the construction industry, according to cement association Asocem. Regional and municipal governments saw their spending cut by 30 and 61 per cent, respectively. Output in the country’s cement plants increased two per cent to 861,000t when compared with March 2014. A 50 per cent rise in exports in the month helped producers to compensate for the lower domestic sales. Looking ... |
Saudi Cement net profit up 6%17 April 2015, Published under Cement NewsSaudi Cement has reported a 5.9 per cent increase in first-quarter net profit on Tuesday as higher exports boosted its earnings. Saudi Arabia's largest cement company by market value said in a bourse filing its net profit for the three months to 31 March was SAR303m (US$80.8m), compared to SAR286m in the corresponding period of 2014. It attributed its net profit rise to increased export sales and higher profit from associated companies. |
Semen Padang posts 1Q sales decline, Indonesia14 April 2015, Published under Cement NewsPT Semen Padang, part of the Semen Indonesia group of companies, reported a 6.8 per cent decrease in sales volumes in the first quarter of this year to 1.5Mt. "The poor sales of cement were attributed to the sluggish domestic demand," said Semen Padang president director Benny Wendry told local press on Monday. However, the company does not intend to rein in production levels and maintains its target of 7.6Mt, according to Wendry. It plans to offset the slump in domestic sales by stepping... |
Canada: a reversal of fortune13 April 2015, Published under Cement NewsAfter a prosperous era on the back of strong international commodity prices, Canada faces a more challenging time in terms of cement demand. The competitive landscape is also set to change with the arrival of a new player and the impact of the LafargeHolcim merger. Upside potential exists in terms of exports to Canada’s main trading partner, the US. Canada is the venue for this year’s IEEE-IAS/PCA Technical Cement Conference and Exhibition in Toronto, 26-30 April 2015, and ICR prev... |
Indonesia first-quarter sales down 3.2%13 April 2015, Published under Cement NewsIndonesian cement consumption fell by 3.2 per cent YoY in the January-March period, latest figures from the Indonesia Cement Association (ASI) show. Over the first three months of the year, consumption dropped to 13.63Mt compared to 14.08Mt in 1Q14. Year to date consumption was down in Java (-1.3 per cent), Sumatra (-3.9 per cent), Sulawesi (-2.5 per cent), Kalimantan (-1.4 per cent) and Nusa Tenggara Timur (-6.5 per cent). However, a gain was recorded in Malukus and Irian Jaya (+7.7 per ce... |
Pakistan cement exports to Afghanistan down 25%10 April 2015, Published under Cement NewsPakistan cement exports to its main international market of Afghanistan have fallen by a quarter in the first nine months of the current fiscal, industry officials said on Wednesday. Pakistan exported 2.06Mt cement to Afghanistan in the July-March period of FY14-15, compared to 2.75Mt in the compartive period of the previous fiscal, according to data by the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA). The official told local press that Pakistan is is losing ground in Afghanistan... |
Pakistan nine-month shipments up 4%09 April 2015, Published under Cement NewsPakistan cement dispatches increased by four per cent to 25.65Mt in the first nine months of the current fiscal compared to 24.78Mt in the same period of the previous year, according to data released by the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA). Local dispatches increased by eight per cent YoY to 20.22Mt in 9MFY15 compared to 18.76Mt in same period of last year. However, cement exports were down by 10 per cent YoY and reached at 5.43Mt in 9MFY15 from 6.02Mt in 9MFY14. ... |