Cement News tagged under: production
Penden Cement gear box failure sees output falter07 July 2017, Published under Cement NewsCement production at Penden Cement Authority Ltd (PCAL) in Gomtu, Samtse, Bhutan, was affected last month as a gearbox in one of the two coal mills broke down. The gearbox failed on 21 April. While in-house repairs were carried out, enabling the plant to resume operations after four days, further issues occurred on 16 May and to date PCAL has been unable to repair the gearbox. The plant’s management is currently looking for a second-hand gear box as a new gearbox takes a minimum of six mo... |
Pakistan cement output up 6.6% YoY04 July 2017, Published under Cement NewsCement output in Pakistan during the first 10 months (July-April) of FY17 increased by 2.12 per cent on a MoM basis and 6.63 per cent on a YoY basis. According to data released by the country's Federal Bureau of Statistics, the domestic cement industry produced 3.33Mt in April 2017 compared to 3.258Mt in April 2016. On cumulative basis, during July-April 2017 cement production totalled 31.12Mt vs 29.17Mt in the same period a year earlier. The industry growth was due to higher loc... |
Argentine cement market expands 9% YoY in May29 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsArgentina’s cement demand increased 9.8 per cent YoY to 967,695t, according to the country’s cement association, AFCP. The rise in consumption is mainly attributable to an increase in bulk cement, which was up 28 per cent YoY, offsetting a three per cent dip in bagged sales. Domestic demand includes 5932t of imports, a MoM rise of 86.7 per cent. In May 2016 there were no cement imports. In terms of dispatches by domestic producers, these reached 966,958t in May, representing a MoM... |
Colombian sales dip under 1Mt mark28 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsColombian grey cement deliveries slipped 0.6 per cent YoY to 0.999Mt in May 2017, according to DANE, the country’s statistics office. This compares favourably with a 5.3 per cent market contraction reported in May 2016. Rains in several parts of the country have affected sales, according to local sources. The market of Casanare saw sales drop by nearly a third while Norte de Santander and Cesar reported decreases of around 15 per cent. The regions of Valle del Cauca and Atlántico reported ... |
Peru cement market contracts 2% in May27 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsPeru’s cement demand reached 774,000t in May, reflecting a two per cent drop YoY, according to Asocem, the country’s cement association. Total deliveries, including exports, decreased 2.8 per cent to 797,000t. Domestic production in May fell 6.4 per cent YoY to 781,000t. Going forward, cement demand is expected to pick up by the implementation of reconstruction works following the Niño Costero damage and infrastructure megaprojects. As a result, 2H17 consumption is forecast to rise five pe... |
Sagar eyes 18% rise in production14 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsSagar Cements is expecting around 18 per cent jump in its production to 2.6Mt in FY17-18 following the consolidation of a grinding unit acquired last year. Speaking during the company's earnings conference call, Executive Director S Sreekanth Reddy said last year volumes reached 2.2Mt. In the 3Q the company acquired a grinding unit in Anakapally, Visakhapatnam, which will boost production volumes further. "Keeping all these things in mind the overall outlook for us for Sagar is to grow f... |
Ho Chi Minh City proposes no new cement licences09 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsVietnam's Ho Chi Minh City has proposed Vietnam's Ministry of Construction to adjust its cement development plan, so that no new cement projects will be licensed in the metropolis and existing plants will be relocated. Ho Chi Minh City currently has eight cement firms which run nine plants, including six in industrial parks, the municipal authorities said on Friday, adding that the existing plants should be relocated to other localities. The city will keep only cement distribution facil... |
US and Puerto Rico March shipments down slightly06 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement in the US and Puerto Rico in March 2017 were about 7.5Mt, slightly less than sales in March 2016, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported yesterday. The leading producing states were Texas, California, Missouri, Florida and Alabama, in descending order. The leading cement-consuming states received 46 per cent of the March shipments. Shipments for the year through March were nearly 19Mt, slightly higher than in the same period of 2016, Clin... |
Vietnam output up 8.1%01 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsVietnam produced 33.6Mt of cement in the first five months of this year, up 8.1 per cent from a year earlier, including 7.7Mt in May, up 12.1 per cent, according to latest data of the government-run General Statistics Office. In the first four months, Vietnamese cement producers manufactured 25.9Mt of cement, according to the office’s revised figure. In 2016 they produced 78.6Mt of cement, including 7.3Mt in December, according to the revised figure. (Source: Vietnam News Brief Service) |
Colombian market contracts 15%30 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsIn April 2017 cement consumption in Colombia fell 14.9 per cent to 0.9Mt from 1.058Mt in April 2017, according to Colombia’s statistics office, Dane. Sales across all distribution channels slipped with construction companies and contractors requiring 19.1 per cent less, ready-mix companies 16.6 per cent lower volumes and a 12 per cent reduction at retail level. In terms of departments, the key regions of Bogotá noted a 15 per cent reduction in demand, Antioquia -9.8 per cent and Santa... |