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Indonesia: January sales drop 2.3% YoY13 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsIndonesia's cement sales struggled last month as bad weather disrupted construction projects across the country. Sales fell to 5.3Mt last month, down 2.3 per cent YoY. "Rain and storms are present in many regions of Indonesia, and they might last until March. Only then we can expect the construction industry to rebound," Indonesian Cement Association (ASI) Chairman, Widodo Santoso, said. Maluku and Papua were the only regions where cement sales increased, surging to 143,000t in January... |
Afghan government cancels licence on country’s only cement plant10 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe Afghan Ministry of Mines and Petroleum has cancelled the licence to operate the Ghori cement plant, Reuters reports. The 0.4Mta plant, located in Baghlan province just north of Kabul, was originally state-run, but control was transferred to the private sector in 2006. Last year, ownership of the firm was transferred to Afghan businessman Javid Jaihoon. The government maintains that it was not informed of the change of ownership in advance, in breach of the licencing agreement. Auth... |
Kuwait: Siwertell receives third order from Acico Construction10 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsSiwertell, part of Cargotec, has signed a contract with Kuwait-based Acico Construction for its third road-mobile cement unloader. Similar to its last delivery in 2015, the next-generation, road-mobile unloader will be a trailer-based, diesel-powered Siwertell 10 000 S unit. It will be fitted with dust filters and a double bellows system and will have a rated capacity of 300tph. Acico also operates a Siwertell 5 000 S unit, which was delivered in 2014. The new unit will be built at Siw... |
Spanish producers adapt to survive10 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsSpain's road back to high cement volumes seems a rather tortuous journey with Fomento de Constructions & Contratas (FCC) announcing a net loss of EUR1625.2m this week for its close of business in 2016. While the financial impact being felt on Spanish producers is extenuated with exchange rate fluctuations, the report also highlighted that construction business for the company was down 17 per cent in its domestic market, while the Spanish building market had fallen by 35.4 per cent for the c... |
Dominican Republic cement sales up 7.5% in 201609 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsSales of cement in the Dominican Republic rose by 7.5 per cent by volume and 5.2 per cent by value in 2016 when compared with 2015 according to the country’s cement association, Adocem. Domestic sales reached 4,247,468t in 2016 while in 2015 3,950,956t were delivered. In terms of value, cement sales rose from DOP15.233m (US$325,844) in 2015 to 16.03m the following year. Exports saw their share fall from 23 per cent of total production in 2015 to 17.3 per cent in 2016 - or in volume term... |
Colombian cement sales fall 5.5% YoY in 201609 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsCement deliveries in Colombia decreased by 5.5 per cent YoY to 12.102Mt in 2016 from 12.807Mt in 2015, according to the latest figures published by DANE, the national statistics service. While sales in Atlántico and Antioquia rose by seven and 3.5 per cent, respectively, Cesar and Casanare reported a market contraction of 24.8 and 20.5 per cent, respectively. In Bogotá, cement dispatches fell 7.8 per cent YoY. Output in 2016 fell by 4.2 per cent from 13.047Mt in 2015 to 12.495Mt. Fi... |
Argentina sees cement dispatches up 1.2% YoY in January 201709 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsArgentina’s cement market expanded by 1.2 per cent YoY in January 2017 as cement sales reached 868,590t from 858,496t the year before, according to the country's cement association, AFCP. Export sales more than doubled, rising from 4306t in January 2015 to 9632t in the first month of 2017. The country’s cement plants produced some 878,222t of cement, noting a 1.8 per cent rise YoY. Domestic output was complemented by 5184t of imports while in 2016 no imports into the Latin American co... |
Uganda: Karuma project to buy cement locally09 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsPresident Yoweri Museveni recently directed companies working on projects in Uganda to buy materials locally. Deng Changyi, the acting project manager of Sinohydro Corporation, the company constructing the 600MW Karuma Hydro Power Project, disclosed that efforts have been made to increase the use of local product in the project by buying cement and steel made in Uganda. Many local suppliers have complained of their products and services not being bought as some companies prefer to buy the... |
Ireland: Quinn Cement open Warrenpoint export hub08 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsQuinn Cement has establised a new cement export hub in Warrenpoint Harbour in Co Down, Ireland, in a GBP2.5m (EUR2.9m) investment. With a capacity to move 7500t, the export facility will service Quinn Cement's base in Co Cavan. The hub will be operated over a 10-year period in conjunction with the Warrenpoint Harbour Authority. Final commissioning for the project was approved at the end of January. The investment will complement the GBP1.3m upgrade to the Quinn Cement import facility ... |
Pakistan: US$400m British investment in new plant06 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsBritish company Asian Precious Minerals (APML) announced plans to invest US$400m in a new cement plant in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The announcement was made during a meeting between APML and the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pervez Khattak. The Chief Minister explained the province’s new industrial policy under which the government offered several incentives to local and foreign investors. He said investors could benefit from a transparent one-window operation for establishin... |