Cement News tagged under: production
Iran imports surge 106% in 1Q03 August 2018, Published under Cement NewsThe Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) has announced 4,407,695t of cement exports in the first quarter of the calendar year (21 March 2018-21 June 2019), valued at over US$159.3m. The volume of exports was consistent compared to the year-ago period, according to MEHR News Agency. Imports, however, surged 106 per cent YoY to 12,786t in the same period, with the value showing similar growth of 131 per cent to US$8.3m. In the 2017-18, the country produced 55,192,200t of... |
Colombian cement market contracts 4% in June 201831 July 2018, Published under Cement NewsNational cement demand in Colombia declined 4.1 per cent to 943,200t in June 2018 from 983,500t in June 2017, according DANE, the country’s statistics office. The fall in consumption was attributed to a 12.4 per cent YoY drop in off-take by construction companies and contractors. Retail sales also fell by 3.8 per cent YoY. Ready-mix companies increased their purchases by 3.6 per cent while prefab segment buying was 7.3 per cent higher. In terms of regional demand, Bogotá saw sales fal... |
Hail Cement and Tabuk Cement increase production26 July 2018, Published under Cement NewsSaudi cement producers are beginning to raise production to contribute to the US$500 Neom megaproject, according to Mubasher. Tabuk Cement and Hail Cement lead the production increases in the 1H18, showing a 20 and 55 per cent YoY rise, respectively. "Hail and Tabuk are beating volume trends as some contracts were awarded in the Neom area earlier this year," Anoop Fernandes, an analyst at SICO, reported to Bloomberg. While demand in the country is currently low on-year, forecasts predict ... |
Ukraine cement production rises 5% in June25 July 2018, Published under Cement NewsUkraine has recorded a 5.2 per cent YoY increase in cement production to 1.025Mt in June, a rise of 0.2 per cent on the previous month. In the first half of 2018, however, production declined 3.5 per cent YoY to 4.01Mt. |
African aspirations24 July 2018, Published under Cement NewsEast Africa’s cement sector has remained resilient in recent years, despite oversupply and power shortages. ICR reviews the main east African markets as the battle to increase market shares intensifies and modernisation is further challenged by new entrants taking on the established players. Tanga Cement is building on the strength of its Simba brand to compete effectively with new entrants in the Tanzanian cement market Growth in cement consumption continues to stimulate the... |
26 de Julio to produce 0.118Mt of cement in 201820 July 2018, Published under Cement NewsFor 2018 the Cuban government has set a production target of 118,000t of cement for the 26 Julio cement plant in Nuevitas, Cuba. Some 78 per cent of this output will be used in the construction of local housing to rebuild and expand the housing stock following tropical cyclones and a lack of maintenance. The 26 Julio plant has recently invested in the purchase of grinding improvers, which enable grinding output to be increased and made more environmentally-sustainable, according to com... |
Czech cement production rises 3% in 201719 July 2018, Published under Cement NewsCement production in the Czech Republic increased 2.5 per cent YoY to 4.03Mt in 2017, according to the Czech Cement Association. Similarly, consumption showed growth of 3.5 per cent YoY to 3.95Mt in the same period. Imports increased by 19.2 per cent YoY to 552,290t in 2017, with deliveries to Slovakia consisting of almost half the figure and Poland forming over a third. However, exports fell 6.5 per cent to 547,267t in 2017 when compared with the previous year. Amongst the top export ma... |
Cement consumption in Peru up 6% in June17 July 2018, Published under Cement NewsPeru’s cement market expanded by 5.7 per cent YoY to 0.865Mt in June 2018 and when compared with the previous month, largely stable, according to the latest data from Asocem, the country’s cement association. Of this total, national deliveries fell by 2.1 per cent YoY to 0.76Mt while imports advanced 147.5 per cent YoY to 0.106Mt. Cement production slipped by 2.5 per cent YoY to 0.79Mt in June 2018 from 0.807Mt in June 2017 while clinker output rose 45.7 per cent from 0.726Mt in June 2017... |
Uzbekistan records 6% fall in production in 1H1813 July 2018, Published under Cement NewsUzbekistan has recorded a 5.8 per cent YoY fall in cement production in the first half of 2018, decreasing to 3.95Mt from 4.20Mt in the year-ago period. Depending on the region of sale, both Kizilkumcement JSC and Bekabadcement JSC have set cement prices in the region of UZS430,000-490,000/t (US$55-62/t). Furthermore, the head of state has established a cement price threshold for a number of contractors, according to Trend News. Producers will sell 2Mt of cement at UZS367,000/t to the cont... |
Puerto Rican cement sales up 18% in June12 July 2018, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Puerto Rico increased 17.9 per cent YoY in June 2018, representing a sixth-consecutive monthly growth. Domestic sales reached 1.23m bags (42kg/94lb), reports Esmerk Latin American News. The latest sales data show a sustained market recovery following the fall in sales in the months after Hurricanes Maria and Irma. In 2017 sales declined 11.2 per cent YoY. Total cement production fell by 19.8 per cent YoY to 937,400 bags – the first decrease since the start of the year. In... |