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Southeast Asian advances07 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsSoutheast Asia continues to be a hive of cement activity and recent commentary by local producers suggests the prospects remain promising for certain key markets through 2014. Philippines: new capacity on the way The outlook for the Philippines remains upbeat for 2014, driven by government infrastructure spending and private sector projects. Last year cement sales rose by 5.9 per cent to 18.4Mt, according to local association CeMAP. A rise in construction activity and an increase in the ... |
Vietnam Feb cement output rises 35.3% YoY06 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsVietnam produced 3.8Mt of cement in February, down 9.5 per cent from January but an increase of 35.3 per cent YoY, according to the latest data from the government’s General Statistics Office (GSO). In the first two months of 2014, the cement output rose by 6.7 per cent YoY to 8Mt, the office said in a monthly report. The office also revised down the country’s cement output in January to 4.2Mt from the earlier estimated figure of 4.8Mt. In 2013, Vietnam’s cement output hit 56.84Mt, a... |
Philippine producers scale back prices06 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsPhilippine cement producer have reduced cement prices by an average of PHP3/40kg bag after the an industry-wide planned increase could not be supported due to stiff competition, and following the issue of a show cause order from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) for unwarranted price hikes. DTI Undersecretary Victorio Mario A Dimagiba told reporters the price reduction was implemented last week and cement prices are now under ‘special monitoring’. Dimagiba said that a number ... |
Honduras cement prices up for discussion06 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsThe Honduras Ministry of Industry and Commerce, the Commission for the Defense and Promotion of Competition and the country’s cement companies will meet Thursday to discuss changes to the price of cement. At present the price of a bag of cement is frozen at HNL160 (US$8.21). A decision is expected by 10 February as the following day the resolution holding the price at HNL160 expires. "We will have another meeting with the cement companies and probably next Monday we will be issuing a fina... |
Limak plans two new Turkish plants06 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsTurkish cement producer Limak Group plans to construct two new plants as part of its ongoing expansion plans, with investments amounting to EUR117.5m. The company is also planning investments further afield with two projects earmarked in Africa. Gideon Aksüyek, CEO of Limak Cement Group, told local press that a 5000tpd plant will be constructed in Ankara, while another 5000tpd cement will be built in the south-central city of Kilis, 12km from the Syrian border. The two factories are schedu... |
CIMAF to construct new Ghana cement facility05 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsThe government of Ghana has signed an agreement with CIMAF of Morocco for the construction of a 1Mta cement facility. According to the terms of the agreement signed on Monday, 3 March 2014, the new plant is to be located close to the city of Tema, local media reported. The agreement was signed by Mawuena Trebarh on behalf of Ghana’s Minister of Trade, Haruna Iddrisu as well as Saad Sefrioui, General Director of Ciments de l'Afrique (CIMAF Ghana Ltd). “CIMAF Ghana Limited plans to bui... |
Vietnam Jan-Feb sales rise 6.7% YoY05 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsVietnam sold 8.4Mt of cement in the first two months of this year, up 6.7 per cent from a year earlier, the Ministry of Construction said. Of the total, 5.3Mt of cement was sold in the domestic market while about 3.1Mt of cement and clinker was exported. At present, the local cement industry has around 2.6Mt of inventory, mainly clinker. Vietnam’s cement sales are predicted to rise by 1.5-3 per cent YoY to between 62-63Mt this year, including 48.5-49Mt of domestic sales and 13.5-1... |
Cemex upbeat on Philippine market outlook05 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsCemex Philippines remains optimistic that growth in the domestic cement sector will continue to grow this year on the back of the robust construction industry and high government spending. “We expect the growth to continue this year,” Paul Arcenas, Cemex Philippines vice president for strategic planning told the Sun.Star newspaper yesterday. To meet expected rises in demand, the company is allocating US$80m to finance an additional 1.5Mta of capacity in its Naga plant this year as well as ... |
MPA: going from strength to strength05 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsThis week marks the fifth anniversary of the Mineral Products Association (MPA), created in March 2009 by the merger of the Quarry Products Association, the British Cement Association and The Concrete Centre. MPA’s membership has grown from 266 to 482, a success it attributes to to continuously attracting new members, coupled with the affiliations and other close working relationships it has with QPA Northern Ireland, MPA Scotland, British Precast, the British Association of Reinforcement... |
India: Reliance Cement gets Himachal Pradesh plant go-ahead05 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsReliance Cement has received approval from the Himachal Pradesh State Level Window Clearance and Monitoring Authority to set up a new cement plant in the northern Indian state. The project is to be set up in the Chopal area of Shimla district. |