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Colombian monthly demand jumps 8.1%29 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsColombian cement consumption increased 8.1 per cent to 1.059Mt in July 2014 when compared with the same month a year ago, according to the country's statistics office, Dane. The rise has been attributed to a stronger demand from retail outlets and concrete companies. Increases were strongest in Huila (+25.6 per cent), Bolívar (+17.3 per cent), Cundinamarca (+16.2 per cent) and Antioquia (+9.8 per cent) while Córdoba saw demand fall by 25.4 per cent. Grey cement production in Colombia t... |
Harnessing potential28 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsAhead of next month’s XXXI FICEM Technical Congress in the Dominican Republic, ICR speaks with the country’s cement association, Adocem, to learn more about its hopes for continued recovery in domestic demand, the importance of exports given the current overcapacity situation and the strides being made by local producers in sustainable cement production. Dominican Republic cement producers enjoyed the benefits of an expanding cement market last year. Pictured: Domicem’s Sabana Gran... |
Hungary: HCM needs help to relaunch cement production22 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsHungarian cement producer Hejocsabai Cement es Meszmu (HCM) will need government support to restart cement production at its Miskolc works, according to the company's managing director, Janos Kalman. The project could only be carried out after receiving the required permits and a "specific government decision" could speed up the process. HCM intends to invest HUF9bn (US$38m) on taking the first two production lines into service. The company plans to take out a loan for about a third o... |
Venezuela: state companies to restrict cement sales21 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsVenezuela's state cement companies have started to regulate the sales of cement. Building companies can only buy cement from plants near their building sites. Due to the declining output, builders were buying the product wherever available, regardless of location. According to information supplied to the construction sector, Invecem will sell product to companies carrying out work in Aragua, Apure, Carabobo, Miranda, Flacón, Cojedes and part of Guárico state. La Fábrica Nacional de Ceme... |
Vicem cement output rises 4.7% YoY20 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsState-owned Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem), the country’s leading cement producer, produced 10.24Mt of cement in the first seven months of this year, rising 4.7 per cent from the same period a year earlier. Clinker output, however, fell one per cent YoY to 9.43Mt during the period. In July, Vicem’s cement output rose 7.8 per cent YoY to 1.54Mt, while the corporation’s clinker output was 1.47Mt, up 8.1 per cent. In the first seven months, Vicem’s total clinker and cement sal... |
Peru cement sales fall 3.9% in July19 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsCement dispatches in Peru reached 845,907t in July, representing a 3.9 per cent decline YoY, according to Asocem, the country's cement producers' association. In the year to date, the latest figures reflect a 0.11 per cent increase YoY while output in domestic cement plants edged up 0.66 per cent to nearly 6Mt. Exports in the first seven months were up 0.64 per cent, surpassing the 5.8Mt mark. |
Iran’s output climbs to 23.8Mt13 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsIran produced 23.8Mt of cement during the first four months of the current Iranian fiscal year, which started on March 21. The figure is 31 per cent higher (5.7Mt) than the comparative period of last year, Iran's IRNA news agency reported. During the last fiscal, Iran’s output amounted to 69.46Mt, a 0.9 per cent YoY decline. |
Argentina's July cement demand up 7.2% MoM08 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsIn July 2014, Argentina's cement market required 949,904t of cement (including imports), 7.2 per cent more than in June, but registering a 5.4 per cent YoY fall. The country's cement producers delivered 967,752t to domestic and overseas markets, which represents a MoM increase of 7.6 per cent. When compared with July 2013, however, a 4.7 per cent drop was noted. |
Tajikistan output surpasses 0.6Mta in first seven months08 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsOver the first seven months of the year, Tajikistan produced more than 0.6Mta of cement, some 0.58Mt more than the same period of last year, according to data from the country's Ministry of Industry and New Technologies (MoINT). The Yovon cement plant, which launched operations in late September 2013, accounted for around 443,000t of cement output during the reporting period. With 10 cement plants now operating in Tajikistan, the country targets 1Mta of cement production in 2014, accor... |
Algeria to become net exporter?06 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsAlgeria's cement imports have increased by 30 per cent to US$283.9m in 1H14, according to the country's Customs Office. In terms of volumes, imports reached 3.086Mt in the six first months of 2014, up 26.6 per cent when compared with 2.438Mt in 1H13, said the National Information and Statistics Office. However, Algeria's current cement shortage could be reversed in the next few years as several new plants enter service. The most recent project, funded by the National Investment Coun... |