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Salvadorian cement demand surges 28% in 11M1805 June 2019, Published under Cement NewsApparent cement consumption in El Salvador has increased by 28 per cent in the January-November 2018 period to 27,314,750 bags of 42.5kg, or 1,160,877t, when compared with 21,802,300 bags or 926,598t in the 11M17, according to the country’s construction chamber, CASALCO. The latest increase represents the fifth-consecutive 11M rise since 2014. The rise comes on the back of construction activity outperforming economic growth in the Latin American country. Annual economic growth in the 11M18... |
Colombian cement market contracts 4% in April31 May 2019, Published under Cement NewsNational cement dispatches in Colombia declined 3.9 per cent YoY to 0.991Mt in April 2019 from 1.031Mt in April 2018, according to the country’s national statistics office, DANE. The market of Magdalena noted the largest contraction at 21.6 per cent, followed by Atlántico (-13.5 per cent), Córdoba (-12.6 per cent) and Cundinamarca (-11.1 per cent). Sales in Bogotá declined by 4.9 per cent and in Valle del Cauca they were 5.7 per cent down YoY. Casanare reported a 17.5 per cent advance in o... |
Cement prices increase in northern Pakistan30 May 2019, Published under Cement NewsCement manufacturers in the northern region of Pakistan have reportedly increased the price of cement to rationalise their profit margin. As per BMA Capital channel checks, cement prices in the country's northern region have increased by PKR20‐25/bag (US$0.13-0.17), varying between cities. The new price range stands between PKR450‐ 550/bag (US$2.97-3.64). According to analysts at research house BMA, the price improvement came on the back of a supply adjustment following almost a month ... |
Bangladesh cement producers look for relief in coming budget30 May 2019, Published under Cement NewsThe Bangladesh Association of Construction Industry and Bangladesh Cement Manufacturers Association have submitted their demands for the incorporation in the coming July 2019-June 2020 government budget for the progress of the construction and cement industry. Bangladesh's budget is likely to be presented in Parliament on 13 June 2019. Construction sector representatives and trade bodies have urged that the government should not impose any new tax, duty or value-added tax on the constructi... |
First low-carbon cement production unit in operation29 May 2019, Published under Cement NewsThe first plant producing low-carbon cement has started operation at Cuba’s Universidad Central Marta Abreu de Las Villas, according to Opciones. The experimental unit, which is operated by the Geominera del Centro Co, is expected to produce up 7tpd of LC3. Output from the plant will be used in the production of 1m blocks per year for the province of Villa Clara and other markets where Geominera is active. The plant is the result of a collaboration between the university’s Habitat projec... |
Peru’s judicial power ratifies fines for Unacem29 May 2019, Published under Cement NewsPeruvian cement production Unacem and its distributors saw a UIT1614 (PEN6.7m – US$2m) fine imposed by Indecopi in 2014 for anticompetitive practices, ratified by the country’s Third Chamber of Constitutional and Social Transitional Law of the Supreme Court. The supervising body had sanctioned the companies Unacem, La Viga, A Berio & Cia, Manufactures of Commercial and Industrial Steel and 17 natural persons for "unreasonably and unjustifiably refused to sell cement Sol (manufactured by U... |
Mohir Cement plans new 0.6Mta plant in Tajikistan28 May 2019, Published under Cement NewsTajikistan’s Mohir Cement Co has announced plans to construct a new 0.6Mta cement plant in Jaloliddin Balkhi district, Khatlon. An estimated US$30m is expected to be spent on construction, according to the company’s draft investment agreement with the government of Tajikistan. All equipment, transport vehicles and materials imported by the investor for the project are reportedly exempt from customs duties and value-added tax. The company is also currently working with Chinese investors t... |
Vietnamese market contracts 13%, but exports rise in April24 May 2019, Published under Cement NewsVietnamese cement sales fell by 13 per cent YoY and seven per cent MoM to 6,316,583t in April 2019, according to the Vietnam National Cement Association (VNCA). Of this total VICEM plants sold 2.158Mt, or three per cent less when compared with April 2018. Sales were down eight per cent from 2.338Mt in March 2019. VICEM joint ventures saw their sales slip by four per cent YoY and by eight per cent MoM to 1.799Mt during the same period. Vietnam’s other cement producers reported a 19 per cent... |
Cement production in Senegal sees 10% drop in March24 May 2019, Published under Cement NewsBy end March 2019, cement production in Senegal fell by 9.9 per cent, or 65,000t, when compared with March 2018, according to data by cement plants quoted by Journal du Cameroun. Output declined to 590,700t in March 2019 from 655,700t in the same period the year before. Export sales decreased by 28.4 per cent YoY to 140,100t from 195,800t in March 2018. Meanwhile, domestic sales edged up by 0.1 per cent to 458,800t (March 2018: 458,300t). |
Cement production rises 5% in Azerbaijan24 May 2019, Published under Cement NewsIn the first four months of 2019, the total value of building materials production in Azerbaijan rose five per cent YoY to AZN240m (US$141.5m). Cement production increased 5.2 per cent over the same period to 0.99Mt. Ready-mix concrete advanced 11.7 per cent YoY to 0.42Mt. However, production of precast concrete building structures declined 52.5 per cent to 14,100m 3 . |