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Vicem cement and clinker sales up 4.5%, Vietnam16 October 2012, Published under Cement NewsVietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem) sold 14.44Mt of cement and clinker in the first nine months of this year, up 4.5 per cent from a year earlier. Of this total, 13.73Mt were sold in the domestic market, representing a rise of six per cent YoY, while 717,000t were exported, which was a fall of 18 per cent on year, the corporation said on its website. Vicem produced 10.97Mt of clinker in the first nine months of this year, up two per cent YoY. The corporation’s cement production,... |
UK construction rebound not seen until 201416 October 2012, Published under Cement NewsConstruction output is forecast to fall by 6.3% this year and a further 1.4% next, before a return to growth in 2014 according to the latest Construction Industry Forecasts published today by the Construction Products Association (CPA). This decline will mean a reduction of almost GBP8.5bn of construction activity over these two years, undermining the ability for construction to lead the UK’s economic recovery, the CPA states. Commenting on these forecasts, Noble Francis, Economics D... |
UK construction output down 11.6 per cent in August15 October 2012, Published under Cement NewsUK construction output fell 11.6 per cent YoY in August 2012, non-seasonably adjusted data from the Office for National Statistics showed on Friday. Compared to July, construction dipped 0.9 per cent after a 2.1 per cent month-on-month rise in July. Between June and August construction output dropped 11.9 percent compared to the same three months in 2011, with the main drag coming from a 15.6 percent slide in new work. The ONS warned that caution should be taken when interpreting mov... |
Iran exports hit 6.8Mt in six months15 October 2012, Published under Cement NewsIran exported over 6.8Mt of cement and clinker during the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year, which began on March 20. Exports grew by 26.4 per cent compared to the same period last year. Exports of cement and clinker amounted to 1.21Mt in the sixth calendar month of Shahrivar, which ended on 21 September. Iran plans to produce 75Mt of cement by the end of the current year, the deputy industry minister, Vajihollah Jafari told the ISNA News Agency on September 14. ... |
Sri Lanka increases cement prices15 October 2012, Published under Cement NewsSri Lanka's consumer affairs authority has raised the price of a 50kg bag of cement by 68 to 85 rupees from midnight Saturday, Sri Lanka's Daily Mirror newspaper said in its online edition. The price of cement made by Holcim, which runs a fully integrated domestic factory, remain unchanged, the report said. Manufacturers of cement from imported clinker as well as importers were hit by price controls, after energy prices rose and the exchange rate depreciated. Earlier amid a gl... |
Dr Strohmeyer returns to Loesche, Germany15 October 2012, Published under Cement NewsOne year after leaving, Dr. Daniel Strohmeyer has re-joined Loesche GmbH and has taken over the position as Head of Process Technology (PT) at Loesche GmbH starting September 2012. |
Pakistan cement market progress15 October 2012, Published under Cement NewsLatest statistics on the Pakistan cement sector show that the country will have ended the first quarter of FY12-13 (July-September 2012) ahead of the same period as last year as September sales gather pace on the back of increased real estate activity and higher government infrastructure spending. Improving prices and government incentives are likely to further spur industry profitability but declining exports remain a concern. Preliminary estimates for September 2012 dispatches show tota... |
Lafarge appoints director of R&D15 October 2012, Published under Cement NewsCarlos Espina has been appointed as Director of Research and Development of the Lafarge Group, with effect from 1 Octbober 2012. Mr Espina was formerly Chief Executive Officer, ArcelorMittal Méditerranée, a position he had held since July 2009. He began his career in the United Kingdom as a Researcher at AEA Technology. In 1995 he joined the R&D Centre of Aceralia Corporación Siderúrgica as Manager of the Product Applications Engineering Department, before becoming Vice President of Intel... |
Indonesian September sales rise 34.4 per cent YoY12 October 2012, Published under Cement NewsIndonesian cement sales in September surged to a record high in September after dipping a month ago due to fewer working days during the Muslim festivities, data from the country's largest cement producer PT Semen Gresik Tbk showed on Friday. September sales soared 34.4 percent from a year ago to 5.2Mt boosted by increasing monthly sales in main islands of Java and Sumatra, the data said. While sales in the island of Moluccas and Papua fell 21.7 percent on a monthly basis. "We... |
Hanson set to announce job losses, UK12 October 2012, Published under Cement NewsHanson has told its workers that demand for its core products, including asphalt, concrete and cement, had fallen by more than 10 per cent during the year and that 2013 was likely to be worse. The company said it would have to take steps to balance the size of the business by reducing capacity and bringing overheads into line, moves that would "inevitably" result in job losses. An announcement on restructuring proposals will be made by the end of October, with no details available yet on t... |