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Puerto Rican cement sales up 18% in June12 July 2018, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Puerto Rico increased 17.9 per cent YoY in June 2018, representing a sixth-consecutive monthly growth. Domestic sales reached 1.23m bags (42kg/94lb), reports Esmerk Latin American News. The latest sales data show a sustained market recovery following the fall in sales in the months after Hurricanes Maria and Irma. In 2017 sales declined 11.2 per cent YoY. Total cement production fell by 19.8 per cent YoY to 937,400 bags – the first decrease since the start of the year. In... |
CTIEC to start Adrar Line 2 procurement11 July 2018, Published under Cement NewsChina Triumph International Engineering Co Ltd (CTIEC) will start equipment procurement for the US$211m second production line of the Adrar plant in Algeria, which is under development by STG Engineering and Real Estate Development Co. FLSmidth, Thyssenkrupp AG and Fives SA are among the likely suppliers, according to Inside International Industrials. The new line will at 4200tpd of cement production capacity to the plant, which was inaugurated in August 2017. Upon completion the extra ou... |
New CEO for the Global Cement and Concrete Association appointed11 July 2018, Published under Cement NewsThe Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) has announced the appointment of Benjamin Sporton as its Chief Executive. He will take up the role in early October 2018. Benjamin Sporton joins the GCCA from the World Coal Association where he has served as Chief Executive for almost four years. As Chief Executive of the newly-formed GCCA, Benjamin will lead the association's efforts to drive advances in sustainable construction, working to enhance the cement and concrete industry’s contr... |
Brazilian cement demand falls 20% in May10 July 2018, Published under Cement NewsBrazil’s cement market contracted by 20.3 per cent YoY in May from 4.503Mt to 3.588Mt (excluding imports), according to the latest data published by SNIC, the country's cement association. In the southeast, the largest market in the country, sales fell 17.5 per cent to 1.729Mt from 2.095Mt in May 2017. In the northeast sales decreased 23.2 per cent from 940,000t in the equivalent year-ago period to 722,000t in May 2018. A 20 per cent decline was recorded in southern Brazil with sales down ... |
Cement shipments in USA-Puerto Rico up 9% YoY09 July 2018, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement (including imports) in the USA and Puerto Rico in April 2018 increased 8.9 per cent YoY to 8.2Mt, according to the latest data by the US Geological Survey (USGS). The leading cement-consuming states were Texas, California, Florida, Georgia and Ohio, which received some 44 per cent of total April shipments. Leading producing states were Texas, California, Missouri, Florida and Alabama. Masonry deliveries reached about 209,000t in April 20... |
Swiss cement sales return to positive growth09 July 2018, Published under Cement NewsSwitzerland’s domestic cement deliveries has increased 2.9 per cent YoY to 1.22Mt in 2Q18, returning to positive growth for the first time since 4Q16, according the country’s cement association, Cemsuisse. In the first half of 2018, deliveries advanced 0.8 per cent compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. However, cement deliveries by rail has decreased by 0.9 per cent to 51.6 per cent of the total. |
Cameroon to build fifth cement plant06 July 2018, Published under Cement NewsCameroon-based Engineering Construction Manufacturing and Trading Ltd (ECMT) has announced the construction of a cement plant in Ebolowa (south) for a cost of CFA15bn (US$26.7m), following an agreement signed with the Investment Promotion Agency (API). The new plant will have a cement capacity of 0.5Mta and will bring the number of cement plants in Cameroon to five. These plants include the 1.5Mta Cameroon Cement works (CIMENCAM), a subsidiary of LafargeHolcim, and Dangote Cement Cameroon'... |
Hillhead 2018 sets record attendance06 July 2018, Published under Cement NewsUnprecedented crowds descended on Hillhead 2018, which took place over three days last week at Tarmac's Hillhead Quarry, near Buxton, in Derbyshire, UK. According to the official figures, a record-breaking 19,687 unique visitors attended this year's event, surpassing the show's previous highest attendance record set in 2005. This year also saw more exhibitors (527+) in attendance than ever before, many of them occupying newly created space in the enlarged Registration Pavilion. Exhibition ... |
Vietnamese consumption rises 30% YoY in June05 July 2018, Published under Cement NewsVietnamese cement consumption has increased 30 per cent YoY to 8.71Mt in June, according to the Construction Materials Department of the Ministry of Construction. Approximately 6.91Mt was sold domestically (up 29 percent YoY), while 1.8Mt was exported (up 35 per cent YoY). Consumption in the country rose 25 per cent YoY in the Jan-June 2018 period, rising to 51.42Mt. Exports reached 15.42Mt in the six-month period, meeting 85.6 per cent of the target volume for the year. |
Ghana's cement manufacturers form association05 July 2018, Published under Cement NewsSeveral of Ghana's leading cement manufacturers have formed the Cement Manufacturers Association of Ghana (CMAG) to protect and accelerate the development of the industry, according to Modern Ghana. Currently, membership extends to Ghacem Ltd (Tema, Takoradi), Diamond Cement Group (Aflao, Buipe and Takoradi) and CIMAF Ghana Ltd (Tema). Raju Baddharaju, Diamond Cement, has been appointed as the first chairman of the governing board. "All together we have an installed production capacity o... |