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Peru cement market contracts 3% in June27 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Peru fell by three per cent in June, according to the country’s cement producers’ association, Asocem. A rise in exports limited the decline in total cement sales to 2.6 per cent. Output from domestic cement plants decreased by 6.2 per cent. The lower domestic sales were attributed to a slowdown in public investment, particularly in northern and southern Peru. "The conditions have not been favourable for the first half of 2015, but the second half is promising. The o... |
Tanzania needs government support to grow27 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe East Africa Cement Producers Association (EACPA) has stated that the cement industry is a major contributor to the Tanzanian economy contributing over TZS100bn (US$55.6m) to the economy every year. However, the local industry is held back by high input costs due to unreliable power and poor transportation infrastructure, according to Reinhardt Swart, managing director of Tanga Cement Company Ltd (TPCC). Mr Swart added that Tanzania cement industry has the potential to grow and create t... |
Senegal cement sales up 0.7% in 5M1527 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsDemand for cement in Senegal edged up 0.7 per cent YoY to 1,432,100t in January-May 2015, according to national Planning and Economic Study Directorate. Production in the first five months of 2015 increased 9.6 per cent to 2,444,100t when compared with 2,230,800t noted in 5M14. Output was buoyed by a 26 per cent YoY rise in exports, which surpassed the 1Mt mark at 1,050,400t during the five-month period. |
Production of building materials in Uzbekistan increased by 11.3%27 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsAccording to the State Statistics Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the construction materials industry produced goods worth UZS2.1098trn (US$427m) in January-June period of the current year, which is 11.3 per cent more than in January-June of 2014. The share of construction industry output was 5.2 per cent. Compared with the same period last year, large enterprises have increased production of the following key products: Portland cement (112.6 per cent), gravel (108.6 per cent), san... |
South Korea: local producers to face price probe?24 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsSouth Korea's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has initiated another investigation into whether domestic cement producers colluded to raise cement prices. According to industry sources and the FTC Friday, the antitrust watchdog conducted an onsite probe into major cement makers including Tongyang Cement & Energy and Hanil Cement in mid-July, the Maeil Business Newspaper reports.. Upon the request from the ready-mixed concrete industry, the regulator kicked off investigation into cement makers' a... |
Mexico: cement price up 8%24 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsIn the year to date, the price of cement in Mexico has increased by just over eight per cent. This follows a price rise of nine per cent in 2014, said Juan Francisco Sanchez Kramer, investor relations director of Elementia. The price movement is on the back of an expected rise in demand due to private and public infrastructure projects. He added that the Mexican construction sector has large potential. Significant population growth, an expanding middle class and more than 120m people witho... |
Russia: BaselCement output up 4% YoY23 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsBaselCement produced just over 1Mt of cement and clinker in the first half of 2015, up four per cent YoY, according to the statement. "Significant growth in production was achieved at Serebryansk Cement Plant: the enterprise produced almost 650,000t of cement in the first half. Shipments to the construction market in Moscow and Moscow region rose 15 per cent YoY. The plant's share of the Moscow region's cement market rose to nine per cent," BaselCement said. The Achinsk Cement Plant sh... |
PCA applauds House action to support coal ash recycling23 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsBy a bipartisan vote of 258 to 166, the US House of Representatives today passed legislation that will promote continued recycling of coal ash, a move which the Portland Cement Association (PCA) considers to be good for both the environment and the economy. The 'Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015,' (H.R. 1734), sponsored by Rep. David McKinley, (R-WV), codifies a recent decision by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate coal ash under the 'solid was... |
Vicem half-year sales dip 0.5%, Vietnam22 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsVietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem), the country’s leading state-owned cement producer, said its cement and clinker sales slipped 0.5 per cent to 10.73Mt in the first half of 2015. Of the volume, 9.58Mt were sold in the domestic market (+7.1 per cent YoY) while 1.15Mt were exported (-37.7 per cent). In the first half of this year, Vicem produced 8.36Mt of clinker and 9.2Mt of cement, rising five per cent and 6.1 per cent YoY, respectively. As of June 30, Vicem had 1.75Mt of ce... |
CIMERWA unveils expanded plant project, Rwanda21 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsCIMERWA has officially unveiled its modernised plant in Rwanda, which involved making the switch from wet- to dry-process technology and increasing capacity to 0.6Mta. The company has also installed a 15MW peat-powered power plant, which will help it address unreliable electrical supplies that have caused it to suffer high production costs for many years. Earlier this year, the company launched its new corporate identity and product packaging involving new logo and bold colours, symbolis... |