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Spain to see fifth consecutive annual double-digit fall in demand18 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsSpanish cement association Oficemen expects consumption to reduce by 33 per cent in 2012 per cent in 2013 , the fifth double-digit decline in a row. This will take annual demand to a little more than 13Mt, light years away from the 56Mt consumed in 2007, the association highlighted. For the first 11 months of 2012, consumption reached 12.74Mt, down 33.8 per cent YoY, compared to the 19.23Mt achieved in the same period of last year, data from Oficemen shows. Producti... |
Pakistan invites Expressions of Interest for new coal terminal18 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe Karachi Port Trust (KPT), which operates under Pakistan’s Ministry of Ports and Shipping, is inviting expressions of interest (EOI) to develop a dedicated coal terminal on a Build on Transfer (BOT) basis. The port authority is inviting consortiums of financial, legal and technical consultants/firms, to provide services to help it develop the terminal. The last date for receiving the EOI is 15 January 20 13. An official of the KTP told CemNet news that the new terminal will be used ... |
Peru Jan-November cement deliveries up 16.62%18 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsDomestic cement shipments in Peru jumped 16.62 per cent to 8.756Mt in the first 11 months of 2012, according to the Peruvian Association of Cement Producers (Asocem). Production followed suit with a 16.72 per cent increase to 8.979Mt. Meanwhile, cement exports in the January-November 2012 period grew by 200.18 per cent YoY to 173,198t. Cement production in Peru reached 8.98Mt in the first 11 months of 2012, rising by 16.7 per cent compared to the same period in 2011. Production in November... |
Siam Cement sees strong demand into 201318 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsIncreased demand witnessed over 2012 in Thailand will continue rising well into next year, according to the head of the Siam Cement Group (SCG). "The momentum of demand growth stimulated by infrastructure projects will likely continue well into mid-2013," Kan , president and CEO of SCG, told the Bangkok Post. Recovering from the floods last year, YoY cement demand grew by only six per cent in this year's first quarter before of 2012 picking up with 10 per cent and 16 per cent increases... |
Indonesia Jan-November 2012 sales rise 15%17 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsIndonesia's cement sales have continued their upward trend, with domestic consumption having risen 15 per cent in the first 11 months of 2012, thanks to the country's infrastructure and property sectors. Cement sales rose to 49.9Mt between January-November 2011, state-owned cement producer Semen Gresik reported on its website on Friday citing data from the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI). "Increases in cement consumption were driven by the property and infrastructure sectors, as we... |
Egyptian government to raise mazout fuel prices for cement companies17 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe Egyptian government is to raise fuel prices for cement companies that use mazout for production by 130 per cent, according to local press. The price hike means that per-tonne mazut prices will rise from EGP1000 (US$162) to EGP2300 (US$373), state reports by Ahram Online. Mazout, the raw material from which diesel is derived, will be sold at the new price to all of Egypt's industrial sectors with the exception of electricity production companies and food industries and bakeries, due ... |
Fiji cement supply shortage continues17 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsMajor hardware stores and private house builders on Fiji are still awaiting cement supplies despite the island's sole cement producer stating that production has resumed after a fault with its mill. Last week, local press reported that the main motor shaft at Fiji Industries Ltd's (FIL) mill had broken down leading to a shortage of cement on the domestic market. This has led a number of local builders having to lay off workers until more cement is made available. The disruption to produ... |
Euroconstruct downgrades European construction forecasts16 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsEuroconstruct has reduced its forecasts for European construction output for both for this year and next, with a slow recovery expected for 2014. The forecasts released at its twice-yearly conference for the 19 countries under its coverage contain significantly reduced estimates compared to those published in June 2012. The research group now expects the volume of European construction output to decline by 4.7 per cent this year, 2.6 percentage points (pp) lower than it predicted six mont... |
Argentina’s cement sales drop in November14 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsArgentine Portland cement shipments, including exports, slipped by 0.9 per cent MoM to 982,116t in November after registering two consecutive months of improvement. Domestic sales advance 0.5 per cent to 959,567t when compared with last month, but fell 8.6 per cent YoY, according to the Association of Portland Cement Manufacturers (AFCP). For 11M2012, total shipments declined 7.4 per cent to 9.878Mt with a similar cut noted in the domestic market, where demand stood at 9.663Mt. As... |
CPX Mineração to invest in Bahía cement plant, Brazil14 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsCPX Mineração and Bahía state government have signed a letter of intent to produce cement in the Brazilian state, according to local media. Under the agreement, CPX will invest BRL400m-500m (US$192m-240m) in the construction of a 0.8Mta cement works in the municipality of Lajedinho. "It is an integrated plant based on exploitation of limestone and cement manufacture to supply entire Bahía, which currently imports this product," said CPX president, Rodrigo Lara, adding that the company... |