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India: fresh calls for Kerala to control rising cement prices25 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe price of cement in Kerala – which has reached up to INR430/bag (US$6.40) – has again provoked calls for the state government to intervene, reports the Hindu. The newspaper quotes a cement dealer in Kochi who claims that cement prices in Kerala are INR200 higher than in other parts of India. While companies had not raised prices, they have stopped offering discounts to dealers, the Hindu’s source told the newspaper. “The cement companies have stopped providing the benefits that were... |
Pakistan: cement demand to grow 8% in run-up 201822 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe Pakistani demand for cement during the ongoing FY16-17 and next financial year FY17-18 is expected to grow at a rate of eight per cent annually. This follows the government showing a strong commitment towards the China Pakistan Economic Corridor-led infrastructure development and its higher allocation of funds, up to 20 per cent of the PKR1.675trn (US$15.98bn) to the Public Sector Development Programme for the year. FY15-16 saw double-digit growth in industry dispatches. The strong do... |
Morocco: 5M16 sales up 4%22 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Morocco advanced four per cent in the first five months of 2016, according to the Department of Financial Forecast and Research of the country’s Ministry of Economy and Finance. During the same period, capacity utilisation in Morocco’s cement plants has improved by three percentage points to 64 per cent. |
DR Congo: Cimentkat to be relaunched21 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsThere are plans to relaunch Cimenterie du Katanga (Cimentkat), according to the governor of Lualaba province, Muyej Mangez. The cement works, which is located in Lubudi, 300km from Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo, was shut down due to a lack of finances. However, South African investors are expected to invest in the plant, which has outdated equipment and still is required to pay 100 months in salary arrears to its workers. |
USA: cement demand stable in April19 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsTotal Portland and blended cement shipments in the USA and Puerto Rico remained stable at 7.692Mt in April 2016 when compared with the previous year when 7.678Mt were delivered, according to the US Geological Survey’s latest data. Texas was the leading consumer with 848,730t, followed by California, Florida, Ohio and Georgia (in descending order). Together they accounted for 39 per cent of domestic consumption. The leading producing states for Portland and blended cement were Texas, Ca... |
Dem Rep Congo: cement price jumps 50%19 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsDespite assurances to the contrary by the country’s economics minister, Modest Bahai, following the suspension of cement imports in the Democratic Republic of Congo less than a week ago, the price of cement has rocketed. In the capital, Kinshasa, the price of a 50kg bag of cement has jumped from CDF10,000 (US$10.37) to CDF15,000. Various sources, including the national SME commission of the Federation of Enterprises of Congo (FEC) have criticised the decision to cease imports as the ... |
Israel: Ashdod Port workers refuse to unload cement19 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsA petition has been filed by the management at Ashdod Port, Israel, against its workers, who refused to unload shipments of cement due to claims that they are understaffed. Port management is trying to enforce conditions laid out in a long-standing agreement which says shipments can be unloaded by just two workers. The workers union has claimed that this is unfair as the agreement was drafted when supertankers did not exist and unloading ships now entails far more work than before. This d... |
Peru cement market contracts 3.5% YoY in June18 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsIn June, Peruvian cement demand fell by 3.5 per cent YoY to 0.756Mt from 0.781Mt, according to Asocem, the country's cement association. Domestic sales were supplemented with 23,000t of export sales, which slipped from 24,000t in June 2015. However, the country also imported 28,000t of clinker and 44,000t of cement. Cement output from Peru’s cement plants decreased three per cent in June when compared with the previous month and 0.5 per cent YoY. For the rolling year, between July 2... |
Panama cement production falls 6.1% 12M ending May 201618 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsCement production in Panama fell 6.1 per cent in the last 12 months ending May 2016, when the country’s cement plants produced 812,616t, according to the General Controller of the Republic of Panama. In the corresponding period ending May 2015, output reached 864,570t. The decline has been attributed to the malaise in the country’s construction sector. |
Indonesia: Consumption rises 3.1% in year to June 201618 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Indonesia reached 29.48Mt for the first six months of 2016, according to Indonesia Investments, but sales in Java – the largest market – recorded a decline in June. Overall, cement consumption for 1H2016 was up 3.1 per cent YoY. In June, Indonesia consumed 5.1Mt of cement, up by 1.8 per cent YoY. For the whole six-month period, only the Kalimantan region recorded a decline in consumption (of 16 per cent), but growth in Java was slow at just 1.3 per cent. Export fi... |