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US and Puerto Rican blended and Portland cement shipments up 6% in April04 July 2019, Published under Cement NewsBlended and Portland cement shipments in the USA and Puerto Rico advanced 5.9 per cent to 8.7Mt in April 2019, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The largest US markets were Texas, California, Florida, Ohio and Georgia, which accounted for a combined share of 42 per cent of such shipments. The leading cement-producing states during the month were Texas, California, Missouri, Florida and Alabama. Masonry cement deliveries increased 4.6 per cent YoY to 218,000t. Florida, Texas, Ca... |
Argentina's cement demand declines 11% in June04 July 2019, Published under Cement NewsThe Argentine cement market contracted by 11.4 per cent YoY to 860,631Mt in June, according to the country’s cement association, AFCP. The domestic demand was entirely met by Argentina’s cement producers, who produced 863,924t of cement during the month. In terms of external trade, unlike in June 2018 when 2302t was imported, there were no cement cement imports in June 2019. However, the country’s cement companies exported 3293t of cement in June 2019 but volumes were down from 5067t in Ju... |
North Korea reportedly suspends production at cement plant03 July 2019, Published under Cement NewsThe operation of a cement plant in Pyongyang, North Korea, has reportedly been suspended for three months due to lack of electricity, according to the Daily NK newspaper. The paper’s source noted that factory may have been affected by the North Korean authorities' decision to ration electricity due to a power shortage. As the factory was built in 1919, its technology has aged and is not able to produce as much cement as it used to. The source stated that the lack of good-quality cement pro... |
GCCA launches Indian segment03 July 2019, Published under Cement NewsThe Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) launched its Indian segment on Tuesday. As part of GCCA’s strategic partnership with the World Business Council on Sustainable Development, GCCA India will assume the responsibilities of the Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI) India which formerly served as the sector’s sustainability alliance. "India is clearly a critical market in terms of cement producing capacity and with population growth, and the growing demand and need for safe h... |
Pakistan cement production varies in 10MFY1903 July 2019, Published under Cement NewsLarge-scale manufacturing production data shows negative growth in Pakistan during the 10 months between July 2018 and April 2019. According to Pakistan Federal Bureau of Statistics, the overall output of large-scale manufacturing industries (LSMIs) fell by 3.5 per cent during this period. Worse still, the LSMI output decreased by 7.8 per cent for April 2019 compared to April 2018 and by 9.4 per cent when compared to March 2019. Pakistan's cement industry has recorded a 4.4 per cent YoY fa... |
Colombian cement market expands 7% in May02 July 2019, Published under Cement NewsGrey cement dispatches in Colombia advanced by 7.2 per cent to 1.055Mt in May 2019 when compared with May 2018, when domestic dispatches were 0.984Mt, according to the country’s statistics office, DANE. Grey cement production increased by 11.1 per cent YoY to 1.119Mt in May 2019. In May 2018 output reached 1.007Mt. January-May 2019 In the first five months of 2019 around 4.989Mt of grey cement was supplied to the Colombian market, which expanded by 2.6 per cent when compared with the 5... |
GCCA and ECRA make strategic partnership02 July 2019, Published under Cement NewsThe Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) and the European Research Academy (ECRA) announced a formal partnership agreement to foster innovation in the cement and concrete sectors across their value chain partners. The GCCA and ECRA have granted each other mutual membership for effective collaboration and ECRA's managing director will join the GCCA's Partnership Council while GCCA's cement director will join ECRA's Technical Advisory Council. "ECRA’s mission to advance innovation... |
Russia sees record cement prices in May01 July 2019, Published under Cement NewsIn Russia the average selling price for cement in the domestic market in May 2019 reached RUB3730/t (US$56/t) and RUB3740 for cement with additives, according to the Russian Federal State Statistics Service. This is reportedly a record figure for cement prices. When compared to the previous month, the overall price growth rate stood at one per cent. Prices increased 4.9 per cent in the Far Eastern federal district (FD) but fell in the Southern FD. |
Cement production in Vietnam rises 12% in June01 July 2019, Published under Cement NewsVietnam reportedly produced 8.3Mt of cement in June, an increase of 12.4 per cent YoY, according to data from the government’s General Statistics Office (GSO). Production for the first half of 2019 rose 7.4 per cent YoY to 47.6Mt. |
COCMAG warns government that Ghana's cement industry could collapse01 July 2019, Published under Cement NewsThe Chamber of Cement Manufacturers, Ghana (COCMAG) has given the goverment a stark warning that various taxes and levies over the past two years are driving the cement industry towards collapse. According to the Executive Secretary, Reverand Dr George Dawson-Ahmoah, the most recent tax imposed on cement manufacturers is the fumigation levy of US$0.50/t on imported clinker by the Ministry of Health. "How on earth can a raw material such as clinker be fumigated before clearance from the por... |