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Chile’s cement market expands 32% in April10 June 2021, Published under Cement NewsCement dispatches in Chile saw a 31.5 per cent hike to 352,817t in April 2021 when compared with 268,319t in April 2020, according to the Chilean Chamber of Construction, CChC. When compared with March 2021 they declined by 8.4 per cent. In the January-April 2021 period total dispatches increased 12.6 per cent to 1,436,291t from the 4M20, when deliveries were at 1,276,105t. |
UK builders merchant announces cement shortages10 June 2021, Published under Cement NewsTravis Perkins is warning that around 40 per cent of its branch network does not have enough cement to supply UK customers. Travis Perkins Chief Operating Officer, Frank Elkins, predicted that cement shortages were unlikely to ease before the end of the year. Lead times on bagged cement have extended from around two days to two weeks, and Travis Perkins was now looking at supply chains across Europe to source cement. Builders are being asked to place orders 4-6 weeks ahead to avoid ... |
Argentina's cement market expands 35% YoY in May08 June 2021, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Argentina declined 7.8 per cent MoM to 874,187t in May 2021 but surged 34.8 per cent YoY from 648,543t in May 2020, according to AFCP, the national cement association. Market demand was entirely supplied by domestic cement plants, which produced 884,204t of cement in May 2021. This represents a 35.4 per cent advance YoY from 653,116t but a 7.5 per cent drop MoM from 955,508t. In addition to supplying the Argentine market, 10,027t of cement was exported in May 2021, u... |
Cement sales stabilise in South Africa in the 3Q2008 June 2021, Published under Cement NewsSales of cementitious products in South Africa edged up 0.3 per cent in the third quarter of 2020 to 3,457,438t when compared with 3,447,822t in the 3Q19, according to Levitt Kirson Business Services Pty Ltd. This followed a 42.5 per cent YoY drop in the 2Q20, when dispatches declined to 1,877,298t from 3,264,718t in the 2Q19. Sales in the 9M20 reached 7.719Mt, down 19.7 per cent when compared with the 9M19, when sales reached 9.619Mt. Full-year sales in 2019 fell seven per cent to 12.726... |
Pakistan’s cement dispatches surge07 June 2021, Published under Cement NewsAll Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) has reported considerable growth in domestic and export cement dispatches for May 2021 and the 11MFY21. It registered an increase of 49.9 per cent in May 2021, when total cement/clinker dispatches were 3.947Mt against 2.634Mt in the same month of last fiscal year. In the 11MFY21, total cement dispatches stood at 52.222Mt, representing a 20.9 per cent advance when compared with 43.189Mt of cement dispatched during the 11MFY20. Ma... |
Cement prices in El Salvador increase in May07 June 2021, Published under Cement NewsThe price of a 42.5kg bag of cement in El Salvador, delivered ex-works increased by four per cent to US$7.87 in May 2021 when compared with May 2020, when the ex-work price stood at US$7.57/bag – a price level it held until April 2021. At retail level, prices rose 1.5 per cent YoY from US$8.53 per 42.5kg bag in May 2020 to US$8.66/bag in May 2021. Since the start of 2021 retail prices have steadily risen from US$8.36/bag in January to US$8.40 in April 2021. |
Uzbekistan cement imports surge in 4M2107 June 2021, Published under Cement NewsUzbekistan imported 1Mt of cement worth US$50.5m in the January-April 2021 period, more than doubling the year-ago volume of 515,100t, according to Trend reporting the latest data from the State Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan. Kazakstan was the largest importer with 498,900t of cement, followed by Kyrgyzstan (278,500t) and Tajikistan (234,700t). In March, the Uzbekistan government suspended the 30 per cent customs duty on cement imports until 1 October 2021. The suspension is expecte... |
Colombian demand more than triples in April04 June 2021, Published under Cement NewsColombia’s grey cement market expanded by 333.5 per cent in April 2021 as demand reached 1.051Mt, according to the country’s statistics agency, DANE. In April 2020 consumption fell to 242,400t as demand contracted sharply due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Domestic cement production quadrupled to 1.236Mt in April 2021 from a low base of 198,900t in April 2020 when the industry was affected by the pandemic. January-April 2021 Cement consumption in the first four months of 2021 rebounded to 4.... |
Kazakhstan sees cement price hike04 June 2021, Published under Cement NewsKazakhstan has seen a rise in cement prices on the back of an improvement in the country’s housing construction market. "In general, manufacturers' prices are kept at KZT20-22,000 (US$46.69), the growth is about five per cent. On the market this figure has grown by 30-40 per cent, in some places by 50 per cent," said Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development, Beibut Atamkulov. The country’s Antimonopoly Committee has already a verification procedure, according to the Kazakhsta... |
Bolivian cement market expands 51% in March03 June 2021, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Bolivia reached 290,525t in March 2021, up 50.8 per cent when compared with 192,670t in March 2020, according the country’s national statistics office, INE. Output from Bolivia’s cement plants increased 38.1 per cent from 215,629t in March 2020 to 297,744t in March 2021. January-March 2021 In the first three months of 2021 cement demand slipped 1.4 per cent to 748,860t from 759,184t in the year-ago period. Production reached 760,679t in the 1Q21, down 11.4 per c... |