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Iran's annual cement consumption falls by 5.4 per cent in FY202121 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsAnnual cement consumption in Iran reached 59.87Mt in FY2021, reflecting a YoY contraction of 5.4 per cent, according to the Iran Cement Association. Consumption in December 2021 was reported at 5.03Mt, marginally ahead on a YoY basis by 0.6 per cent. Domestic clinker and cement production volumes reached 5.67Mt and 5.38Mt in December, respectively. Meanwhile, the country's clinker and cement export volumes were recorded at 0.99Mt and 0.415Mt, respectively. |
COCMAG calls on Ghana's government to cancel imported clinker Fumigation Levy21 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe Chamber of Cement Manufacturers, Ghana (COCMAG) said the Fumigation Levy charged on imported clinker is having serious financial toll on cement production companies in the country and pushing cement production costs up. The Executive Secretary of COCMAG, Reverend Dr George Dawson-Ahmoah, who expressed the concern in an interaction with the media, said the local cement manufacturers were working frantically to avert the high cost of production to help reduce or maintain the price of ... |
Peruvian cement market grows 5% in December18 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsPeru’s cement market expanded by 4.7 per cent YoY in December 2021 to 1.275Mt when compared with the previous year’s December month, when consumption reached 1.218Mt, according to the country’s cement association Asocem. Cement production by Asocem members edged up four per cent from 1.077Mt in December 2020 to 1.122Mt in December 2021. They increased their dispatches by a similar figure to 1.093Mt in December 2021 from 1.052Mt. Dispatches from all Peruvian cement producers were also up fo... |
Preparations start for new plant in the Kyrgyz Republic18 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsA total of 10ha of land have been transformed in the village of Tunuk-Suu, in the Batken region of the Kyrgyz Republic to build a cement plant, reports Central Asia News. Currently part of a 60km-long road is being repaired. Part of the plot belongs to the local administration with the remainder leased by investors. It is expected that the construction of the new plant will be carried out in two years and upon completion, the new facility is forecast to produce 1.8Mta of cement. In terms o... |
Brazil's cement market expands 6% in 202117 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsBrazilian cement sales totalled 4.8Mt in 2021, representing a 1.6 per cent increase YoY, according to SNIC, the national cement association. As a result, the industry closes 2021 with full-year domestic sales of 64.3Mt, up 6.4 per cent YoY. In addition, exports advanced 6.9 per cent to 31,000t in December 2021, resulting in a 52.4 per cent hike in full-year volumes to 416,000t. The continuity of construction and renovation through self-construction, real estate works and an incipient res... |
Argentina’s cement demand advances 23% in 202114 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsArgentina’s cement marked expanded five per cent to 1,025,371t in December 2021 when compared with 976,945t in December 2020, according to the country’s cement association, AFCP. However, when compared with the previous month, dispatches were down 10.2 per cent. In addition to supply the domestic market, producers exported 9354t of cement in December 2021, down from 16,837t in December 2020. There were no imports. Total domestic supply in December 2021 reached 1,034,726t, up 4.1 per cent... |
Swiss cement dispatches stable in 202113 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsCement deliveries in the October-December 2021quarter in Switzerland (including Liechtenstein) reached 1,037,394t, up 3.4 per cent when compared with the 4Q20, when 1,002,614t,were supplied to the market, according to cemsuisse, the Swiss cement association. Full-year deliveries edged up one per cent from 4.151Mt in 2020 to 4.177Mt in 2021. Cement types with a lower clinker factor and therefore, lower CO2 emissions than Portland cement, continued to increase to 94.6 per cent. In addit... |
Honduran price hike cancelled13 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe HNL10 (US$0.41) increase in the price of cement in Honduras, effective from 1 January 2022, has been cancelled following an agreement between private firms committee, Cohep, construction companies, cement firms and the Honduran government. ANDI, CHICO, Cementos del Norte, Cementos Wang Peng and Ultracem agreed to maintain the price of cement to its pre-2022 level. |
US and Puerto Rican cement shipments slip in October12 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsShipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, in the USA and Puerto Rico edged down slightly to 9.9Mt in October 2021 when compared with October 2020, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The leading markets of Texas, California, Florida, Ohio and Georgia accounted for 37 per cent of total consumption in October. The leading producing states were Texas, Missouri, California, Florida and Michigan, which accounted for 39 per cent of output. Masonry cement shipments al... |
Russian monopoly watchdog blocks Atakaycement acquisition12 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsRussia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has blocked the acquisition of Atakaycement by AO Actual Investments and OAO Novoroscement. FAS concluded after a market analysis that if the transaction went ahead, the aggregate share of the corporate group Actual Investments, Novoroscement and Atakaycement in the Southern and Northern Caucasus federal districts would exceed 50 per cent in terms of sales and production capacity. The acquisition would enable Actual Investments and Novoroscemen... |