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Chilean cement market contracts 9% in February05 April 2022, Published under Cement NewsCement dispatches in Chile declined by 9.3 per cent in February 2022 to 318,964t from 351,735t in February 2021, according to the Chilean cement and construction chamber, CChCC. MoM the decline was 8.1 per cent from 347,211t in January 2022. In the first two months of 2022 total domestic dispatches reached 666,175t, down 4.6 per cent YoY when compared with 698,198t in the 2M21. |
India’s cement producers to pay for NABL tests05 April 2022, Published under Cement NewsTo ensure supplied cement meets quality standards, India’s cement manufacturers will need to absorb the testing costs at laboratories approved by the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL). Each tests costs INR20,000 (US$265.30). The system was introduced by the Civil Supplies Corp. Cement is supplied at subsidised rates to the state governments by Ambuja Cements , UltraTech Cement , ACC Cement and Duraton. The subsidised rate levied by the producer... |
Colombian cement market expands 3% in February04 April 2022, Published under Cement NewsDomestic dispatches in Colombia edged up by 2.6 per cent to 1.107Mt in February 2022 from 1.079Mt in February 2021, according to the country’s statistics office, DANE. Dispatches were up 9.2 per cent YoY in terms of bulk cement but slipped 0.2 per cent for bagged cement, reflecting the seven per cent advance in dispatches to ready-mix concrete companies. However, construction companies and contractors reduced their off-take by 4.9 per cent YoY in February 2022. Sales to the retail sector r... |
Cambodia produces 1.5Mt of cement in 2M2231 March 2022, Published under Cement NewsCambodia’s cement producers manufactured 1,524,248t of cement in January-February 2022, up by 2.1 per cent when compared with a production of 1,493,212t in the 2M21, according to Cambodia Cement Manufacturing Association (CMMA). Kampot Cement Co was leading the production rankings with an output of 420,736t, followed by Battambang Conch Cement Co with 349,500t and Chip Mong Insee Cement with 341,388t. Cambodia Cement Chakrey Ting Factory Co produced 217,656t while Thai Boon Roong ... |
Kinshasa cement price increases28 March 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe price of cement in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, has increased to CDF22,000 (US$11.02) from CDF17,500 a week ago. The increase has been attributed to the strong demand in the market and localised shortages. In Kasai Central province the Kalamba Mbuji-Kananga road has become impassible and SNCC has seen operational challenges. |
Vietnam market expands 39% in February25 March 2022, Published under Cement NewsTotal domestic cement sales in Vietnam reached 3,538,333t in February 2022, up 39 per cent YoY but down 14 per cent when compared with January 2022, according to the Vietnam National Cement Association (VNCA). VICEM plants sold 1,119,190t, up 47 per cent YoY, while other VNCA members dispatched 799,143t, seeing their sales increase by 33 per cent YoY. Other cement producers in the country reported a 36 per cent YoY rise to 1,620,000t. Exports advanced by 33 per cent YoY but slipped two p... |
Türkçimento starts to see impact of Russian-Ukrainian war following a challenging year25 March 2022, Published under Cement NewsFatih Yücelik, chairman of the Board of Directors of Türkçimento , expressed that the Turkish cement sector has started to observe the impacts of the Russia-Ukraine crisis very heavily and fast. Mr Yücelik said, “The meeting we held with Mehmet Muş, Minister of Commerce, last week on the Russian-Ukrainian crisis took place in a very productive and constructive atmosphere. Even if this crisis keeps on in the forthcoming period, the solution-oriented approach of the Minister, the in... |
Benin government fixes new retail prices25 March 2022, Published under Cement NewsTo avoid significant market speculation around the price of cement, the Benin government set the retail price of cement by department on 23 March 2022. The price of cement is capped at XOF74,000/t (US$123.94/t) in Porto-Novo and Ouémé- Plateau, XOF75,000/t in Cotonou and Atlantique-Littoral and XOF77,000/t in Comè and Mono-Couffo. In Parakou/Borgou and Djougou/Donga the maximum price for a tonne of cement is XOF82,000 while in Natitingo/Atacora and Kandi in Alibori the price is set at XOF8... |
Feasibility study for Conch KT Cement plant in Kampong Speu completed24 March 2022, Published under Cement NewsConch KT Cement Co Ltd has completed a feasibility study on a cement plant planned for northwestern Kampong Speu province in Cambodia and is now working on the legal procedures to break ground, according to Vei Samnang, the provincial governor. The project represents an investment of more than US$250m, financed by China. The ~2Mta plant will be located in Monorom village, Horng Samnam commune in the southeastern corner of Kampong Speu’s Oral district. Conch KT Cement Co is a joint ventur... |
Oman takes measures to meet shortfall in cement demand24 March 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion held a joint meeting in Muscat on 22 March 2022 with departments concerned and related companies to discuss cement shortage in some governorates of Oman. One of the local factories suspended production due to the hike in costs of raw materials in the production prices. Almost immediately, Oman Cement announced its readiness to boost its production capacity by 10 per cent to meet the shortfall. The meeting resulted in taking ... |