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Colombian deliveries up 5% in February03 April 2020, Published under Cement NewsCement dispatches in Colombia increased 5.3 per cent YoY to 1.025Mt in February 2020, according to the Colombian statistics office, DANE. In February 2019 dispatches reached 0.973Mt. Growth was particularly strong in the builders and contractors segment, which saw a 10.8 YoY expansion. Dispatches to the retail sector were up 3.6 per cent YoY while demand from ready-mix concrete companies was stable. Cement production advanced 5.3 per cent to 1.037Mt in February when compared with February ... |
Devki Group's Narendra Raval donates KES100m for oxygen03 April 2020, Published under Cement NewsKenyan cement and steel businessman, Narendra Raval, CEO of the Devki Group, has donated KES100m to supply oxygen to government hospitals in the fight against COVID-19. The COVID-19 outbreak has already killed 110 people in Kenya. "I hereby confirm the pledge to donate oxygen worth KES100m to all government hospitals throughout the country. Oxygen will be collected from our Mombasa, Ruiru, and Athi River Devki Steel Mills Ltd Factories in exchange of empty cylinders," he said in a letter... |
Government relief package expected for construction sector03 April 2020, Published under Cement NewsPakistan's Prime Minister, Imran Khan, is likely to announce a relief package for the construction industry and issue a directive for the resumption of all China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)-related infrastructure and energy projects on Friday and this anticipation has renewed interest in investors to buy leading cement scripts of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) for the last two days. The relief package will also support the uplift of other industries allied with the construction sec... |
Mexican cement plants to close due to coronavirus02 April 2020, Published under Cement NewsMexico’s National Cement Chamber (CANACEM) has announce that cement plants are ceasing operation. However, cement companies will carry out dispatches until 3 April and halt supplying public works and 62,000 hardware stores from 4 April onwards. The measure has been taken due to the spread of COVID-19. "It is necessary to carry out technical, operational and administrative actions in each of the plants whose activity will be suspended in order to be able to completely stop operations in a s... |
Bangladesh construction and cement sectors meet COVID-19 challenges01 April 2020, Published under Cement NewsThe Bangladeshi cement and construction industries have been directly and indirectly affected by the ongoing measures taken by the country's government to control the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The country, which has been on holiday since 26 March, is likely to see its time off extended by five additional days to 9 April as a result. This is expected to impact the cement supply chain and continue to disrupt the implementation of large projects, according to local media reports. Th... |
Pakistan's producers see daily offtake fall01 April 2020, Published under Cement NewsCement factories located in Sindh province, Pakistan, have seen their total dispatches decline to 3500tpd from 20,000-22,000tpd before the coronavirus outbreak. Likewise, cement manufacturing plants in the north of the country registered an almost 75 per cent decrease in dispatches. Daily average cement offtake fell to 30,000-35,000tpd from 135,000-140,000tpd. Elsewhere, exports slipped 93 per cent to an average of 1,000-1,500tpd from 20,000-22,000tpd. Industry officials have said c... |
Indian cement dealers expect volumes to decline 35-40%31 March 2020, Published under Cement NewsFollowing the impacts of COVID-19, Indian cement dealers are expecting volumes for March to decline by 35-40 per cent YoY and April to be a wash-out, according to The Financial Express. Volumes had been reportedly growing at 10-12 per cent YoY in the east, and 4-5 per cent YoY in the west and central regions. However, cement dispatches have stopped since 21 March and all major cement plants are now shut. Volume loss from the nationwide lockdown is estimated to be around 40 per cent in March... |
New plant investments in Zimbabwe31 March 2020, Published under Cement NewsLivetouch Investments is set to invest around US$15m towards the construction of a cement plant in Hwange, Zimbabwe. Sino-Zimbabwe Cement Co is also planning to set up a plant in a similar location, according to The Sunday News. Livetouch is reportedly at an advanced stage of obtaining an Environmental Impact Assessment certificate. The location of the plant is due to its close proximity to a coal source. Elsewhere, Ndumiso Mdlalose, local board town secretary for Hwange, confirmed tha... |
Indian lockdown leaves plant staff stranded31 March 2020, Published under Cement NewsFollowing the Indian lockdown as a response to the COVID-19 outbreak, Ramco Cements has stopped production at its plant in Haridaspur, Jajpur. However, around 400 workers from other states such as Jharkhand, West Bengal and Bihar allegedly remain stranded inside the factory, according to The Pioneer. The issue has now been raised with company management and the appropriate District Collector. |
Oficemen asks government not to “paralyse the construction sector”30 March 2020, Published under Cement NewsCement manufacturers with plants in Spain have requested the country’s government not to paralyse the construction sector in the face of the current COVID-19 pandemic and the national alert, considering it necessary to maintain its activity so that "the country is prepared for the exit of the crisis". "With the service sector paralysed, construction now becomes an essential pillar so that the Spanish economy does not freeze," says the cement association, Oficemen. It advocates "maintenance ... |