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Spanish cement market contracts 1% in 8M2420 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsCement demand in Spain slipped 1.4 per cent in the January-August 2024 period to 9,641,354t when compared with the first eight months of 2023, according to Oficemen. "Despite the decline in August, the evolution of accumulated consumption in 2024, once the figures for the two summer months have been incorporated, has improved by almost two percentage points the 3.3 per cent drop recorded in June, which confirms our forecasts of a moderate change in trend towards the more positive data for ... |
Pakistan's cement export volume rose amid lesser revenue in 2MFY24-2520 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsPakistan’s cement and clinker exports dropped by 16.9 per cent in the first two months of the current financial year 2024-25 to US$36.70m (992,026t) from US$39.64m (981,400t) in the same period of the previous year, as reported by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). In Pakistani rupee terms, export revenue saw a double-digit fall of 10.7 per cent to PKR10.22bn (US$37.6m). However, export volumes increased by 1.1 per cent YoY in the same period. The export growth trend from the previo... |
Peruvian market shows stability in August19 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsPeruvian cement dispatches in August 2024 remained stable at 1.101Mt when compared with August 2023, reports the country's cement association, Asocem. Of this total, 1.005Mt was supplied by Asocem members. Cement production edged up one per cent YoY to 1.107Mt in August 2024 from 1.011Mt in August 2023 while clinker production increased by 12 per cent YoY to 0.786Mt from 0.703Mt. Cement exports increased nine per cent to 11,700t in August 2024 from 10,700t in the year-ago period. Meanwhi... |
Indonesian cement market stable in August18 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Indonesia amounted to 6.117Mt in August. This is an increase of 0.1 per cent YoY compared to the 6.111Mt reported a year earlier. Regional sales remain a mixed bag. The strongest growth was reported in Kalimantan where the development of Indonesia’s new capital, Nusantara, is ongoing. Sales there rose 7.5 per cent YoY in August to 542,788t, up from 505,065t a year earlier. Java, the country’s largest market accounting for 52 per cent of all sales, saw dispatches rise 1.7 p... |
Vietnam halts production amid oversupply crisis and looks to 2026 recovery13 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsVietnam's cement industry is currently facing severe challenges, with the Ministry of Construction reporting sharp declines in production and sales throughout 2023 and into the first eight months of 2024. In 2023 cement production fell to 76.93Mt against a capacity of 143.46Mta in 2022, resulting in the shutdown of 42 out of 92 production lines for up to six months, with some ceasing operations altogether. The situation is expected to worsen in 2024, with production forecast to drop furth... |
Argentina's cement market contracts by 26% in August13 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsCement dispatches in Argentina fell by 26.4 per cent YoY and 2.7 per cent MoM to 888,745t in August 2024 from 1,208,153t and 913,317t, respectively, according to the country's cement association, AFCP. Of this total 509t was imported. In August 2024, domestic production fell 26.3 per cent YoY and 2.6 per cent MoM to 891,576t in August 2024 from 1,209,673t and 915,454t, respectively. Domestic cement producers exported 3340t of cement, up 119.6 per cent when compared with 1521t in August 202... |
Iran’s cement market contracts 17% in August11 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsIranian cement demand decreased 17.2 per cent YoY to 4,778,492t in August 2024 from 5.77Mt in August 2023, according to the Iranian Cement Association. Cement production cement production declined 4.7 per cent YoY to 5,449,818t in August 2024 from 5.72Mt in the year-ago period. Clinker production fell 49.3 per cent from 2,836,993t in August 2024 from 5.6Mt in August 2023. In August 2024 cement exports advanced 38.6 per cent to 526,509t from 0.38Mt in August 2023 while clinker exports d... |
Senegal's market expands 17% in July09 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Senegal increased by 17.4 per cent in July 2024 to 672,700t when compared with 573,200t in July 2023, according to Senegal's Planning and Economic Study Directorate. Domestic production advanced by 15.8 per cent YoY to 823,200t from 711,000t in July 2023. Of this total, cement plants exported 167,900t of their output, up 17.9 per cent YoY when compared with exports of 142,400t in July 2023. January-July 2024 In the first seven months of 2024, Senegal's cement market exp... |
Pakistan cement dispatches witness 26% drop in August06 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsTotal cement dispatches in Pakistan declined by 25.7 per cent to 3.37Mt in August 2024 when compared with 4.53Mt in August 2023. According to the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA), domestic dispatches fell by 27.6 per cent to 2.75Mt in August 2023 from 3.8Mt in the year-ago period. Total exports were also down, by 16 per cent, with volumes decreasing to 613,857t from 730,755t over the same period. North-South breakdown In August 2024 cement mills based in the north ... |
Italian cement grows in June03 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsItalian cement output expanded three per cent YoY in June. This follows a five per cent YoY expansion in May, according to the latest data from Italian concrete association, Federbeton. In year-to-date terms, cement output rose two per cent YoY in the January-June 2024 period. This is up on the five per cent YoY contraction recorded in the first half of 2023. Import and export data, which lag production data, show grey cement imports jumped 42 per cent YoY to 212,148t in May, with a to... |