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Brazil cement sales slip 1.2% in 2018, growth return in 201910 January 2019, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in the Brazilian market remained largely stable at 3.964Mt in December 2018 from 3.97Mt in December 2017, according to the latest data from the country’s cement association, SNIC. In the central-eastern part of the country sales advanced 5.5 per cent YoY to 400,000t. Growth was also reported in the key southeastern region (+3.2 per cent), where sales reached 1.882Mt, and the south, which saw sales increase by 1.1 per cent to 646,000t. However, in the northeast a 4.9 per cent Yo... |
Indian cement consumption to rise by 7-8 per cent in FY19-2010 January 2019, Published under Cement NewsRating agency ICRA forecasts that domestic cement demand in India will grow seven per cent YoY in FY19 and by around eight per cent in FY20, driven mainly by rural and affordable housing projects as well as larger infrastructure projects for roads, irrigation and metro development. The agency estimates a cement supply rise of approximately 15-18Mta in FY19-20. "The domestic cement capacity utilisation is expected to remain moderate at around 70 per cent in FY20 despite an estimated demand... |
Cement sales in Saudi Arabia fall 6% in December10 January 2019, Published under Cement NewsAggregate cement sales from 17 producers in Saudi Arabia slipped by six per cent in December to 3.82Mt, compared to 4.08Mt in December 2017, reported Yamama cement. Twelve cement firms recorded lower sales with Northern Province Cement seeing the biggest fall of 51 per cent YoY during the period in review. City Cement's sales declined by 27 per cent while Yanbu Cement and United Cement recorded lower sales as well, both down 26 per cent. Five cement producers bucked the trend, led b... |
Work to start on 1.5Mta cement plant in Tunisia10 January 2019, Published under Cement NewsUnited Cement Investor, a Tunisian company, is building a greenfield 1.5Mta cement plant in Tunisia. The plant will be situated in Bir Thlathin, south Tataouine, Tunisia and work is to begin on construction in March 2019. The new facility will create 419 direct jobs and 600 indirect jobs, but the French investors have so far only acquired 65 per cent of the land required. The plant is scheduled to be completed by 2022. |
Sri Lanka's cement output rose 11% in September08 January 2019, Published under Cement NewsSri Lanka's cement production fell 3.2 per cent to 2.086Mt in the first nine months of 2018, but output picked up in September. Total imports and production was flat at 6.204Mt in the first nine months of the year, against 6.229Mt a year earlier, reports the Central Bank. In September domestic production rose by 11.4 per cent to 262,000t. Imports also increased by18 per cent to 909,000t during the month. Sri Lanka's statistics office said the construction sector grew 2.5 per cent in rea... |
Aalborg launches Extreme Light12007 January 2019, Published under Cement NewsAalborg Extreme™ Light 120, ia a new generation of premixed ultra high-performance concrete (UHPC) based on Aalborg White ® cement. The product is being released in Europe and will reach the US and China during January 2019. Aalborg Extreme™ Light 120 is the first commercialised product under the Aalborg White Solution™ and is based on Cementir Holding's recently patented sustainable binder technology, Futurecem™ which offers pozzolanic reactions without being constrained by the availabil... |
Argentina sees dispatches fall 20% in December04 January 2019, Published under Cement NewsArgentina’s cement market contracted 19.5 per cent YoY to 808,887t in December 2018, according to the country’s cement association, AFCP. In December 2017 domestic off-take was 1.004Mt. When compared with 970,181t of deliveries reported November 2018, the decline was around 16.6 per cent. The data include imports of 520t, a sharp drop from 13,860t recorded in December 2017. Argentine cement companies produced 818,939t of cement in December 2018, representing a 17.9 per cent drop when compa... |
Colombian cement market expands 4% in November04 January 2019, Published under Cement NewsDomestic dispatches of grey cement in Colombia advanced 4.3 per cent YoY to 1.065Mt in November 2017 from 1.021Mt, according to the latest data from DANE, the country’s statistics office. Increased volumes of cement were sold to the retail sector (+4.4 per cent) and ready-mix companies (+10.1 per cent). Dispatches in the key markets of Antioquia and Bogotá advanced by 5.1 and 3.8 per cent, respectively, when compared with November 2017. Meta reported a 19.1 per cent rise in deliveries whil... |
A batch of Nepalese cement licences are suspended04 January 2019, Published under Cement NewsThe Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology (NBSM) has suspended licences to produce cement for several companies in Nepal after they failed to meet manufacturing standards. Among the companies facing action are Dang-based Ghorahi Cement, Mega Cement of Jhapa, Narayani Cement Industry of Bara, International Cement in Birgunj, Gorakhkali Cement Industries of Jhapa, Annapurna Cement in Morang, MJP Cement and Ganapati Cement of Kapilvastu, Hongsi Cement Industry of Nawalparasi, Arghakhanchi Ce... |
Vietnam demand up 10% in 11M1803 January 2019, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Vietnam remained largely stable in November 2018 when compared with the previous year at 5.675Mt, according to the Vietnam National Cement Association (VNCA). Of this total 1.955Mt was sold by the VICEM Group with an additional 1.62Mt through the company’s joint ventures. Other cement producers sold 2.1Mt in November, representing a four per cent YoY drop. MoM total domestic sales fell by four per cent with VICEM Group companies noting a six per cent drop and its joint ... |