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Heavy fuel oil to be supplied to Egyptian cement factories01 October 2024, Published under Cement NewsEgypt's Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources will provide heavy fuel oil to cement factories through a centralised distribution system starting today, Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport, Kamel El Wazir, announced. The move comes in response to demands from the Cement Division of the Building Materials Industry Chamber, which called for sufficient heavy fuel oil supplies to ensure factories can operate at full capacity, reports Za... |
Puerto Rican cement sales fall 7% in May30 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsPuerto Rican cement sales in May 2024 declined 6.9 per cent YoY when compared with 1.3m bags of 42.6kg (94lb) or 55,380t, according to the Puerto Rican Statistics Institute. Sales had increased 7.5 per cent in April following a 17.1 per cent drop in March. In the first five months of the year, sales contracted by 4.2 per cent YoY. Production Cement production fell by 15 per cent to 31,609t (742,000 bags) in May 2024 – the fourth drop in five months. Output in the first five months of... |
Kinshasa cement prices surge on cement shortage27 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsA lack of supply is driving up cement prices in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. The price of a 50kg bag of grey cement has increased to XAF40,000 (US$67.91), up from XAF33,000. The Ministry of National Economy has attributed the price rise to the scarcity of the product on the capital’s market due to the strike of truck drivers serving the RN1 road from Kinshasa and Matadi. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Economy, Mukoko Samba, has warned cement distributors not to... |
Saudi cement sales exhibited growth in 2QFY2424 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsSaudi Arabia's cement industry recorded a 1.8 per cent sales growth in the 2Q124, reaching 10.85Mt. Al-Yamama Cement 's data showed that 95 per cent of these sales were domestic, with only five per cent being exported. The data covers 17 Saudi cement companies, with Al-Yamama holding the largest share of domestic sales at 12 per cent, amounting to 1.28Mt, despite a seven per cent decline during the period. According to a local media report, Qassim Cement followed with a 10 per cent share,... |
Vietnam's cement market expands 10% in August23 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Vietnam increased 10 per cent YoY to 4,922,817t in August when compared with August 2024 and remained stable when compared with July 2024, when sales reached 4,911,7272t. Of this total VICEM reported a nine per cent YoY uptick in sales to 1,497,024t while other VNCA members saw a four per cent increase to 1,035,793t. Sales of non-VNCA members were up by 14 per cent to 2,390,000t. However, export sales in August 2024 declined by 13 per cent YoY to 2,345,152t. Clinker expor... |
Bangladesh cement sales drop as major construction projects shelved23 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsSales of cement in Bangladesh have nearly halved in the last few of months as real estate developers cancelled construction plans, while public projects were delayed because of nationwide unrest and the sudden political changeover. According to the Bangladesh Cement Manufacturers Association (BCMA), cement sales declined by over three per cent to 25Mt in the January-August 2024 period compared to 26Mt in the same period of 2023. Cement producers have found it hard to move product.... |
Spanish cement market contracts 1% in 8M2420 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsCement demand in Spain slipped 1.4 per cent in the January-August 2024 period to 9,641,354t when compared with the first eight months of 2023, according to Oficemen. "Despite the decline in August, the evolution of accumulated consumption in 2024, once the figures for the two summer months have been incorporated, has improved by almost two percentage points the 3.3 per cent drop recorded in June, which confirms our forecasts of a moderate change in trend towards the more positive data for ... |
Cemex revolutionises operations with AI20 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsCemex (Mexico) has started using MARIA (the Monitoring and Remote Assistance with Artificial Intelligence system). This system permanently, and in real time, captures critical variables of cement plants, such as temperature, oxygen levels, pressure and vibrations. MARIA knows how to use WhatsApp to send alerts and recommendations automatically to plant operators. It is also capable of using Google Translate to warn them of what is happening, which it detects through sensors and algorith... |
Peruvian market shows stability in August19 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsPeruvian cement dispatches in August 2024 remained stable at 1.101Mt when compared with August 2023, reports the country's cement association, Asocem. Of this total, 1.005Mt was supplied by Asocem members. Cement production edged up one per cent YoY to 1.107Mt in August 2024 from 1.011Mt in August 2023 while clinker production increased by 12 per cent YoY to 0.786Mt from 0.703Mt. Cement exports increased nine per cent to 11,700t in August 2024 from 10,700t in the year-ago period. Meanwhi... |
Cemex introduces new anti-humidity cement19 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsCemex introduced a new water-repellent cement product that the company hopes will extend the life of construction sites. The product is a specialised, anti-humidity cement. Ricardo Naya, president of Cemex Mexico, said, “At Cemex, we have developed a new specialty cement designed to solve one of the main problems that affects almost every construction site: dampness. Our damp-proof cement is a true “all-in-one”. In addition to its traditional use, it incorporates water-repellent propert... |