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Brazil first-quarter sales rise 13.3%18 April 2012, Published under Cement NewsPreliminary data on the Brazilian cement market shows that for the first quarter of 2012, domestic sales climbed 13.3% YoY to 16.4Mt, according to Sindicato Nacional da Industria do Cimento (SNIC). Accumulated sales for the 12 month period between April 2011 to March 2012 reached 65.7Mt, representing an increase of 9.6 per cent compared to the same period of the previous year. |
Jaypee plans capacity hike, India18 April 2012, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s Jaypee Group is aiming to increase cement capacity to around 50Mta over the next five years from 33.5Mt, the Economic Times of India reports. Shiva Dixit, vice president of Jaiprakash Associates (the flagship company of the diversified Jaypee Group) told local press that “Our current capacity is 33.5Mt. By the end of this year, it will reach to 36Mt. We are evaluating various locations and are targeting to touch 50Mta cement capacity over next five years.” Jaiprakash is current... |
INC reactivates its clinker kiln, Paraguay18 April 2012, Published under Cement NewsFollowing a two-week shutdown, Industria Nacional de Cemento (INC) yesterday reactivated its clinker kiln, according to the state company.? Having heated up the kiln, input of raw materials is expected to start today, company president of INC, Edgar Acosta Alcaraz. The stoppage took place, as with previous occasions, was due to a lack of fuel oil that was not supplied in time by the company’s official provider, Petropar. Petropar had already supplied 30,000m3 of fuel to last at least ... |
Irish Cement strike enters third week, Ireland17 April 2012, Published under Cement NewsManagement at Irish Cement has expressed disappointment at the escalation of industrial action at its two locations at Platin in County Meath and Castlemungret in County Limerick which has now entered its third week. Strike action began on 3 April following a decision to take industrial action by the Irish Cement Group of Unions which includes SIPTU, TEEU and Unite. Irish Cement staff are calling on the company to honour a Labour Court recommendation relating to the payment of outstanding... |
Vicem sells 4.04Mt of cement, clinker in first quarter 201217 April 2012, Published under Cement NewsVietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem) sold 4.04Mt of cement and clinker in the first quarter of this year, falling 14 per cent from a year earlier and fulfilling 91 per cent of its full-year target, the corporation said on its website. A total of 3.72Mt were sold in the domestic market, down 17 per cent YoY and fullfilling 89 per cent of the corporation’s plan and 325,000t were exported, soaring 33 per cent YoY and surpassing 24 per cent of the corporation's annual plan. In March... |
Peru: first-quarter 2012 shipments up 12.84 per cent16 April 2012, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in the Peruvian market totalled 2.2Mt between January and March 2012, 12.84% more than 1Q11 (1.95Mt), according to data from the Association of Cement Producers (Asocem). Cement production for the period was 2.24Mt, a YoY increase of 11.44%, when it was 2.01Mt.? In the first three months of the year, exports reached 39,062t of cement, reporting an increase of 144.35 per cent over the same period of 2011, when they were of 15,986t. Asocem indicated that total cement shipmen... |
Future drivers of UK cement consumption16 April 2012, Published under Cement NewsWith the UK construction industry continuing to suffer from reduced private and public demand, the offshore wind industry offers considerable economic promise, according to Andrew Minson, Executive Director of Mineral Products Association (MPA) The Concrete Centre. The growth of wind, wave and tidal industries has the potential to generate up to 120,000 jobs over the next 10 years, both directly and through the UK-based supply chain that is developing alongside it, the MPA notes. Furthermo... |
Indonesian 1Q12 sales rise 18.2%13 April 2012, Published under Cement NewsIndonesia's domestic cement sales were 12.5Mt in the first quarter, up 18.2 per cent from a year ago, data from PT Semen Gresik Tbk showed on Friday. March sales were 4.4Mt, up 16.2 per cent from the same month last year, the data showed, with most sales in Sumatra and Java islands. Total domestic cement sales in 2011 reached 47.9Mt, a YoY rise of 17 per cent and growth is expected to continue this year as the country endeavours to meet its ambitious housing and infrastructure requ... |
US January shipments rise 25% YoY13 April 2012, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico for January 2012 rose by 25 per cent YoY, data from the US Geological Survey shows , while imports were nearly double those of January 2011. Shipments during the month were 4.6Mt and continued to reflect mild winter weather conditions and a trend of increased consumption that began in May 2011. The leading producing states in January were Texas, California, Missouri, Florida, and Alabama, in descending ord... |
Vietnam first-quarter cement consumption at 9.57Mt13 April 2012, Published under Cement NewsVietnam’s cement sales stood at 9.57Mt in the first quarter of this year, meeting 17.4 per cent of the whole-year plan, due to the implementation of several projects in March that lead to the strong demand, the Ministry of Construction said. Cement production was 9.98Mt in the period, making up 18.1% of the full-year target, including 4.85Mt in March, the ministry said on its website. Vietnam’s cement consumption is forecast to reach between 55Mt and 56.5Mt this year, rising 11% and 12%... |