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Spain's demand grows 11% in 201727 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Spain expanded by 11 per cent to 12.3Mt in 2017, according to the latest data from the country’s cement association, Oficemen. However, despite the positive change, civil works, the engine of Spanish cement consumption, remains at historic lows. Demand from this sector has fallen by 75 per cent in the last decade, from 19Mt in 2008 to 5Mt today, says Oficemen. The organisation highlighted that the data indicates that construction activity remains stagnant and cement ... |
Ukrainian cement output up 2% in January27 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsUkraine’s cement producers increased their cement output by 2.4 per cent YoY to 343,000t in January, according to Ukrainian News. Compared with December 2017, production fell by 22.5 per cent. In 2017 Ukrainian cement production advanced by 2.3 per cent YoY to 9.307Mt. Ukraine's cement industry currently operates 12 cement plants with a total production capacity of 18.3Mta, according to The Global Cement Report, 12th Edition. |
Peru's cement market expands 5% in January26 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsPeru's cement consumption expanded five per cent to 0.861Mt in January 2018 when compared with the previous year, but fell eight per cent MoM, according to the country’s cement association, Asocem. Per capita cement consumption in the Latin American country slipped 0.1 per cent YoY to 321kg but edged up 0.3 per cent when compared with December 2017, when it stood at 319kg. Peruvian cement producers increased their domestic dispatches by 3.9 per cent YoY to 0.798Mt from 0.767Mt while to... |
Cement price surge in Nampula26 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsThe price of cement in Nampula, northeastern Mozambique, has soared since the start of the year despite the existence of two cement plants in the port of Nacala, 200km to the west. At the end of 2017 the cement price reached MZN435-470 (US$7.30-7.80) per 50kg bag but by 23 February, this had risen to MZN570-610/bag. Demand in the northern provinces has boomed and the two cement plants cannot supply the entire market requirement, according to the Mozambique News Agency. Nampula Provincia... |
Uganda faces cement price hike22 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsCement prices have risen in Uganda since the start of the year, with wholesale prices now between UGX29,000-30,500 (US$7.90-8.40)/bag. Tororo Cement has announced that prices increased to UGX29,500 from UGX28,500 recorded in the first week of January 2018, according to the Daily Monitor. " There is an increment of UGX1000. At wholesale level, the price is UGX29,500. It is due to the fuel price hiking and the dollar price currently at UGX3650," said Alok Kala, chief marketing manager, Toror... |
US Portland and blended cement shipments up 4% in November22 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement in the USA and Puerto Rico rose 4.2 per cent YoY to 8.2Mt in November 2017, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The leading producing states were Texas, Missouri, California, Florida and Alabama (in descending order). Around 39 per cent of these shipments were sold in Texas, California, Florida, Ohio and Georgia (the leading consuming states in descending order). Masonry cement shipments slipped to 196,000t in November 2017 whe... |
Indonesia cement demand up 9.9% in January 201820 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsIndonesia's cement consumption rose 9.9 per cent YoY to 5.68Mt in January 2018. The growth of demand is being attributed to rising cement demand on the back of the government-led infrastructure development programmes, particularly the construction of toll roads. Widodo Santoso, Chairman of the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI), said cement consumption rose at similar levels across the country. Highest growth was reported on Sumatra, traditionally the second-biggest cement-consuming isl... |
Cemtech Middle East & Africa gets underway in UAE19 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsCemtech Middle East & Africa 2018 Cemtech Middle East & Africa 2018 conference and exhibition has opened at the JW Marriott Marquis in Dubai, UAE, with delegates from over 30 nations gathering for this annual meeting of cement professionals. Opening the meeting, Thomas Armstrong, managing editor of International Cement Review, observed how global overcapacity - which reached 2bnta in 2016 - is driving producers to become more competitive by smart investment in cost reduc... |
Pakistan's cement production grows 10% in 6MFY17-1819 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsThe latest data on Pakistan's Large Scale Manufacturing Sector (LSMS), released by the Federal Bureau of Statistics, shows overall growth of 5.5 per cent during the first six months ie, July-Dec 2017 compared with the same period of last year. The government and industry officials' attribute the growth in the overall manufacturing sector largely to an increase in local demand of products including cement, which is growing on the back of strong domestic dispatches. According... |
Foreign producers may find Ethiopian raw materials difficult to secure16 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsCement companies in Ethiopia may in future need mining rights from local regional governments as well as Central government to excavate raw materials. The administration of the East Shewa Zone with the Oromia region, for example, has written to foreign cement firms that mine pumice for cement production to cede some of their operations to the cooperatives of unemployed youths in their areas. The Ethiopian cement market is being fiercely contested by some 17 or more producers. Utilisa... |