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Benin to build 1.6Mta cement plant24 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe government of Benin plans to build a cement plant with 5000tpd clinker capacity and 1.6Mta of cement capacity. The new plant will have an option to expand its cement capacity to 3Mta. Benin’s Council of Ministers announced on 23 February 2022 the completion of preparatory studies for the construction project of a cement plant. "The Council has shown itself to be in favour of entering into a contract with a specialised group, with a view to carrying out preparatory studies for a project... |
Cement prices in Tanzania to fall?23 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsThere was a modest fall in cement production in Tanzania in 2021 as output fell to 6.436Mt when compared with 6.496Mt in 2020, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics. Prices have risen sharply during the period. Cement producers have said that the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated lockdowns in the world have compounded the cited issue of “high manufacturing costs”. Maintenance and repairs of cement plants were more difficult as lockdowns in other parts of the world ha... |
Peru looks at 25kg cement bags23 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsPeru’s Ministry of Labour and Employment Promotion has started a series of technical meetings with construction unions and companies to lower the weight of cement bags in the country from 42.5kg to 25kg. The move is designed to help prevent lower back injuries as a result of carrying the heavier weight bag. The 42.5kg bags date back from the time when the country was a net importer of cement, which arrived in oak cylinders of about 170kg. These were divided into four units of 42.5kg for sa... |
Cement demand in El Salvador sees 33% hike in 10M2122 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsApparent cement consumption in El Salvador increased 33 per cent YoY to 1.437Mt in the 10M21 from 1.086Mt in the 10M20, according to the country’s construction chamber, CASALCO. Cement prices have increased with cement delivered ex-works (including VAT) up 6.9 per cent YoY to US$8.09/bag of 42.5kg in January 2022 from US$7.57/bag in January 2021. At the retail level, prices increased by 5.6 per cent YoY to US$8.83/bag in January 2022 from US$8.36/bag. |
Peru’s cement market expands in January 202218 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsCement dispatches to the Peruvian cement market by Asocem members reached 1.012Mt, up two per cent YoY and by 22 per cent when compared with January 2020, according to Peru’s cement association, Asocem. When an estimate of non-members is included 1.095Mt of cement was dispatched, up from 1.083Mt in January 2021. In January 2022 Asocem members produced 1.07Mt of cement, an increase of five per cent YoY and up 29 per cent when compared with January 2020. Clinker output declined by 19 per cen... |
COVID-19 in southern Bhutan leads to cement shortage in Thimpu18 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsBuilders in Thimphu are reporting cement shortages as cement agents in the town have depleted their stocks. Cement is currently stuck at the cement plants of Penden Cement Authority Ltd and Dungsam Cement Corp Ltd as the southern towns of Phuentsholing and Samtse are under COVID-19 lockdown and there is a further outbreak of the illness in Nglanglam, making transportation of cement impossible. In addition, cement distributors’ trucks are stranded at Dungsam Cement Corp Ltd as drivers h... |
Brazilian cement market contracts 9% in January17 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsTotal cement sales in Brazil (including exports) declined by 8.6 per cent YoY to 4.6Mt in January 2022, according the country’s cement association, SNIC. When compared with December 2021, sales were down 3.7 per cent. In terms of sales per working day, sales fell 10.8 per cent YoY and 3.9 per cent MoM to 197,400t. SNIC attributed the fall to the worsening of the country’s economic situation and health issues (the new COVID-19 variant Omicron and influenza). The rise in inflation and intere... |
Puerto Rican cement sales dip 12% in January17 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Puerto Rico declined 11.5 per cent to 45,622t in January 2022 when compared to January 2021, according to the country’s Statistics Institute. It is the second consecutive drop and the lowest level since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cement sales saw a rise from May 2020 until the lockdown ended at the start of the pandemic. In June 2021 sales started to decline. Last year 665,148t, or 15.6m of 94lb bags, of cement were sold, representing a market growth of 12.5 pe... |
Afghanistan government’s financial crunch eases15 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsTwo top decisions announced in Washington, DC and Islamabad, respectively, would ease the Afghanistan government’s financial crunch and supply of cement to Kabul last week. Economic experts believe it would help Afghanistan, which direly needs foreign exchange reserves to import items and overcome the financial problem in the short term. After months of waiting, US President Joe Biden on 11 February signed an executive order giving half of the US$7bn in frozen Afghan assets to Afghani... |
Iranian cement producers supply 4.21Mt in January14 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsCement producers in Iran produced 4.21Mt of cement and 5.23Mt of clinker, according to the Iranian Cement Association. They supplied the domestic market with 4.23Mt while clinker and cement exports reached 0.81Mt and 0.24Mt, respectively. |