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Cement sales in Puerto Rico down 70% in September06 November 2017, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Puerto Rico fell by 70.2 per cent YoY in September. While sales have been declining since 2013, the size of the reduction in September has been attributed to the economic inactivity following the passage of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Cement sales fell 12.3 per cent in 2016, following a decline of 8.5 and 9.8 per cent in 2015 and 2014, respectively. Local cement output dropped 65.8 per cent in September after a 41.8 per cent rise in August. This compares with a 11.5 per... |
SCG Cement sees 8% rise YoY from sales in Vietnam06 November 2017, Published under Cement NewsSCG Cement’s revenue from sales in Vietnam has seen an eight per cent rise YoY to VND6.88tn (US$309m) for 3Q17. The company’s revenue from selling high-valued products reached VND87.13tn for 9M17, which is a rise of seven per cent YoY and represents 39 per cent of the group's total revenues. In addition, the company invested VND1.6tn in research and development activities in the first nine months of 2017, according to Roongrote Rangsiyopash, the company's president and CEO. |
Eurocement Group unveil plans to build cement plant03 November 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe new cement plant will be an expansion on the site of Akhangarancement JSC in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. This project is expected to raise the annual production capacity of the site from 2Mt to 5Mt. According to Eurocement Group, the plant will be fitted with equipment mainly from European manufacturers and become the largest cement enterprise in the region. The new plant will be operational from 2020. |
Fuel shortage causes cement plant to halt production03 November 2017, Published under Cement NewsFábrica de Cimento do Kwanza Sul SA ( FCKS) in the Cuanza Sul Province of Angola was forced to stop production on Wednesday after a significant lack of HFO. According to local reports, Edmundo Ferreira, the operational manager of the plant, confirmed that the plant will resume production as soon as the fuel issue is resolved. The plant requires 400,000l of fuel to achieve its daily production capacity of 4200t. |
ASI: Indonesia cement sales up 7%02 November 2017, Published under Cement NewsFor the first nine months of 2017, cement consumption in Indonesia rose 6.6 per cent to 47.432Mt from 45.504Mt, according to the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI). The data reflects sales by ASI members only. Demand in Java increased 11.3 per cent to 26.962Mt YoY while the off-take from ASI members in Sumatra showed a 4.2 per cent rise to 9.988Mt and in Nusa Tenggara, ASI members supplied 2.687Mt (+2.1 per cent) in 9M17. The Kalimantan market contracted by 5.8 per cent in the period to 2... |
August cement shipments in the US up 3%02 November 2017, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement in the US and Puerto Rico in August 2017 reached 9.7Mt, an increase of 3.1 per cent when compared with August 2016, according to the latest data from the US Geological Survey (USGS). The leading cement-consuming states – Texas, California, Florida, Ohio and Illinois (in descending order) – accounted for a 37 per cent of August 2017 shipments. The leading producing states during this period were Missouri, Texas, California, Florida and Michigan... |
Nigercem Nkalagu preparing to commence production02 November 2017, Published under Cement NewsNigercem Nkalagu is planning to begin production in a move which will reinforce Nigeria’s cement production capacity, which presently stands at 25Mt. After shutting down in 2003, the Federal Government made a pledge in May 2017 to ensure that Nigercem was re-opened. Chief David Umahi, the Governor of Ebonyi State, has informed stakeholders that BUA Cement and Lafarge Group are interested in the deposits of limestone within the area. The Sun News reports that Umahi recognised how the na... |
Malawi producers increase cement prices01 November 2017, Published under Cement NewsImported clinker and use of diesel engines to power cement production lines are causing cement manufacturers in Malawi to raise cement prices. A 50kg bag of cement was selling at MKW6600 (US$9.11) a month ago, but now ranges between MKW9000- MKW10,000 (US$12.4-13.8) in Blantyre, representing a 60 per cent price increase. With cement production halted, there is little construction work taking place. Cement manufacturers say the situation is unlikely to change until February 2018. The ... |
BUA Chairman says the cement industry is vital for Nigeria's foreign exchange01 November 2017, Published under Cement NewsAlhaji Abdulsamad Rabiu, chairman of BUA Group, has said that the local cement manufacturers produce over 25Mt cement thus saving the country US$2m annually in foreign exchange. "The most important thing I think is that the cement industry in Nigeria will continue to save Nigeria a lot of foreign exchange. If for example, you look at what we have produced in Nigeria today, maybe 25Mt to 30Mt, if we quantify that in terms of foreign exchange it is almost two billion dollars per year," Raibu... |
Vietnam 10M18 cement production up 6.5% YoY31 October 2017, Published under Cement NewsVietnam is estimated to have produced 69Mt of cement in the first 10 months of this year, representing a 6.5 per cent rise YoY, says the government-run General Statistics Office. Domestic cement producers manufactured 8Mt in October. In the first nine months, output from the country’s cement plants reached 61Mt, according to the office’s revised data. In 2016 output reached 78.6Mt. |