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Vietnamese cement market expands 6% but exports fall 14% in September

22 October 2024, Published under Cement News

Vietnamese cement sales increased six per cent YoY but fell 14 per cent MoM to 4,252,989t in September 2024, according to the latest data by the VNCA, the country’s cement association. Of this total, VICEM reported sales of 1,238,930t, up four per cent YoY but down 17 per cent MoM, while other VNCA members saw similar trends to 864,059t in September 2024. Non-VNCA members reported a seven per cent YoY rise sales to 2,150,000t but saw sales fall by 10 per cent when compared with August 20...

Peru’s cement market contracts 2% in September

21 October 2024, Published under Cement News

Cement dispatches in Peru slipped by two per cent YoY to 1.06Mt in September 2024 from 1.081Mt in September 2023, according to the country’s cement association, Asocem. Of this total 0.967Mt was produced by Asocem members. Output by Asocem members remained stable at 0.997Mt in September 2024when compared with a production of 0.996Mt in the equivalent period of the previous year. Clinker production fell by 19 per cent YoY to 0.661Mt in September 2024 from 0.818Mt in the year-ago period. ...

Argentina’s cement consumption down 18% in September

21 October 2024, Published under Cement News

Cement demand in Argentina has fallen 18.4 per cent YoY to 912,689t in September 2024 from 1,118,070t, reports AFCP. This includes 429t of imports. Domestic production declined by 18.3 per cent YoY to 917,386t in September 2024 from 1,122,528t in the year-ago period. Of this total 5127t were exported, up 15 per cent from 4458t in September 2023. January- September 2024 In the first nine months of 2024 Argentina’s cement market has contracted by 27 per cent YoY to 6,963,271t from 9,542,...

Taiheiyo Cement plans Indonesian exports to US

10 October 2024, Published under Cement News

Taiheiyo Cement plans to export up to 1Mta of cement to the USA from Indonesia by expanding capacity in the southeast Asian country. It also wants to capture infrastructure-related demand on Southeast Asia by increasing production capacity in the Philippines. The initiative follows the company’s decision to look to other markets after exiting China in 2023. The company has already added export facilities to the PT Solusi Bangun Indonesian Tbk ( in which Taiheiyo Cement bought a 15 per ...

Iranian cement shrinks in September

10 October 2024, Published under Cement News

Iranian domestic cement sales contracted 11.8 per cent YoY to 5.520Mt in September, down from 6.260Mt a year earlier, according to the Iranian cement association. Producers manufactured 6.524Mt of cement and 6.279Mt of clinker, decreases of 1.9 per cent YoY and 5.9 per cent YoY respectively, when compared with September 2023. A total of 931,760t of cement and clinker were exported in September, a decrease of 9.5 per cent YoY, dragged down by lower clinker exports, which shrank 37.4 per ce...

Pakistan cement exports surged in September

04 October 2024, Published under Cement News

All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) released local and overseas dispatch data for September and July – September on 3 October. The data reflects that Pakistan cement producers continued to experience headwinds in local sales, but exports remained beneficial. Cement dispatches declined by 5.63 per cent in September 2024 to 3.54Mt, compared to 3.751Mt dispatched during the previous fiscal year. APCMA attributed that due to increased cement prices due to irrational taxation...

GICA to raise exports to 10Mta

30 September 2024, Published under Cement News

Algeria's Groupe Industriel des Ciments d'Algérie ( GICA ) is setting ambitious targets to elevate its export capacity to 10Mt in the coming years, according to Dzair Tube. This initiative aligns with Algeria’s national strategy to diversify revenue sources beyond the hydrocarbon sector, reflecting the country’s broader economic vision for sustainable growth. The Ain Touta cement complex , a subsidiary of GICA, has marked a significant milestone in technological advancement, as highlight...

SCIMAT exports 60,000t of clinker in YtD

26 September 2024, Published under Cement News

Société des cements d'Ain Touta (SCIMAT), part of Group Industriel des Ciments d'Algérie (GICA), has exported 60,000t of clinker since the start of 2024, according to Maamar Bahloul, the company's CEO. The majority of the clinker shipments were delivered to Tunisia. Last year, the company exported 260,000t of clinker. SCIMAT intends to increase its exports, both in existing markets and new ones.

Saudi cement sales exhibited growth in 2QFY24

24 September 2024, Published under Cement News

Saudi Arabia's cement industry recorded a 1.8 per cent sales growth in the 2Q124, reaching 10.85Mt. Al-Yamama Cement 's data showed that 95 per cent of these sales were domestic, with only five per cent being exported. The data covers 17 Saudi cement companies, with Al-Yamama holding the largest share of domestic sales at 12 per cent, amounting to 1.28Mt, despite a seven per cent decline during the period. According to a local media report, Qassim Cement followed with a 10 per cent share,...

Vietnam's cement market expands 10% in August

23 September 2024, Published under Cement News

Cement sales in Vietnam increased 10 per cent YoY to 4,922,817t in August when compared with August 2024 and remained stable when compared with July 2024, when sales reached 4,911,7272t. Of this total VICEM reported a nine per cent YoY uptick in sales to 1,497,024t while other VNCA members saw a four per cent increase to 1,035,793t. Sales of non-VNCA members were up by 14 per cent to 2,390,000t. However, export sales in August 2024 declined by 13 per cent YoY to 2,345,152t. Clinker expor...