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Azerbaijan sees cement production decline in January24 February 2020, Published under Cement NewsAzerbaijan has recorded a 24 per cent YoY fall in cement production to 191,900t in January 2020, according to the country’s State Statistical Committee. However, ready-mix concrete output advanced 21.7 per cent YoY to 114,900t. The volume of building bricks climbed 8.3 per cent to 37,200m 3 and the production of prefabricated structures also increased 19.4 per cent to 3,700m 3 . Overall, the value of construction material output surged 35.2 per cent YoY to AZN52.4m (US$30.8m) in January ... |
Legislative Assembly approves Costa Rican cement tax24 February 2020, Published under Cement NewsIn the first debate, Costa Rica’s Legislative Assembly has approved a bill that seeks a five per cent tax on the sale of all cement. The initiative establishes that the tax will be on all bulk and bagged cement that is destined for consumption or marketing at the national level, according to the Legislative Assembly. If produced domestically, the manufacturer of the product will be liable to the tax. However, in the case of imports, the natural or legal person who introduces the produc... |
Pakistan's cement industry likely to grow at average rate of 5%24 February 2020, Published under Cement NewsPakistan's cement industry is likely to grow at an average rate of five per cent in coming 4-5 years, anticipates by local research house. Analysts assumed local cement dispatches at 41.77Mt and export sales at 8.03Mt in FY20 with total cement dispatches due to grow by 3-6 per cent annually during FY22-25. Historically cement sector has performed exceptionally well by posting a five-year CAGR of 10 per cent (FY14-FY18) in high margin domestic sales. However, FY19 saw the trend reversing on... |
GCCA launches 'Concrete Stories' campaign21 February 2020, Published under Cement NewsThe Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) and its member companies have launched ‘Concrete Stories’ a major new global communications campaign that aims to increase awareness of the vital role concrete plays in everyday life. The initial campaign will run for six weeks and will be featured primarily on GCCA's social media channels. The campaign aims to engage members of the public by telling the 'Story of Concrete' through a number of different themes including how concrete contribu... |
Indian cement producers expect higher-sulphur petcoke import in 202020 February 2020, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s cement sector is expected to increase its imports of high-sulphur petcoke in 2020 as it aims to boost production, according to company executives. Indian use of petcoke as an alternative to coal for the cement industry rose marginally in 2019 after a first-time decline in nearly a decade in 2018. Sanjay Kumar, strategic sourcing director at LafargeHolcim Energy Solutions, said he saw "higher imports of petcoke in 2020". Yagyesh Gupta, chief procurement officer at JK Cement, also s... |
Malaysia's construction sector to grow by 4% in 202020 February 2020, Published under Cement NewsMalaysia's construction sector will expand by 3.5 per cent, in real terms, in 2020, according to a report by Fitch Solutions. Nominal growth of the country’s construction sector hit 1.1 per cent in 2019, but in real terms, a flatline growth rate of 0.04 per cent YoY was reported. Fitch expects the sector’s growth to expand, as construction activity across both the infrastructure and buildings sector in 2020 is sighted to pick up. The pipeline of Malaysia's major rail and road sector is val... |
Heavy rains impact Brazil's January cement sales performance19 February 2020, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Brazil during January 2020 fell by 0.9 per cent YoY to 4.5Mt as heavy rains in the north and southeast impaired performance, the National Union of the Cement Industry (SNIC) has said. When based on the number of working days, domestic sales were also down by 0.9 per cent compared to January 2018. Apparent cement consumption (ie, domestic sales plus imports) totalled 4.5Mt in the first month of 2020, down by 1.3 per cent YoY. The result is a reflection of poor performances... |
Colacem proposed plant hearing date set19 February 2020, Published under Cement NewsThe Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) case involving the proposed Colacem cement plant in Champlain Township, in eastern Ontario, Canada, will be heard beginning on 2 November 2020 for four weeks, local media have reported. The case involves two appeals connected to the proposed plant, according to an article published in The Review (Canada). Champlain Township council rejected the zoning changes needed to construct the facility and Colacem appealed the decision to the Ontario Municipal... |
Italcementi presents fast-setting cement mixture for 3D printing19 February 2020, Published under Cement NewsItalcementi has presented a new concrete mixture developed specifically for construction 3D printing applications at the BAUTEC conference in Berlin, Germany. The new mixture is developed to be fast setting, to enable deposition of more complex geometries, and also more sustainable, in line with the company's targets for more sustainable construction processes. Italcementi, part of the HeidelbergCement Group, began studying 3D printing technology in 2015 at the company's laboratories (ie,... |
FDI grows in Pakistan but cement and construction sectors lag behind19 February 2020, Published under Cement NewsPakistan received a net total foreign direct investment (FDI) of US$1.563bn during first seven months of FY19-20 (July 2019 - January 2020) compared to US$943.6m in the comparative period of a year earlier. This represents an increase of 65.70 per cent YoY, mainly due to a high inflow of investment from China, Norway, Japan, Malta, South Korea and other countries in all sectors, according to the State Bank of Pakistan. However, the increasing FDI trend has not been evidenced in the country'... |