Cement News tagged under: sales
PT Indocement03 February 2015, Published under Cement NewsBuoyed by strong demand from Indonesia’s infrastructure sector, PT Indocement expects its cement sales to rise by 5-6 per cent in 2015. With work already underway on its new 4.4Mta brownfield plant, which is due to be operational by the end of this year, the company predicts a rise in production capacity from 20.5Mta in 2014 to 24.9Mta by the close of 2015. Following government instructions issued earlier this month to reduce cement prices, Indocement has slashed its average price from ID... |
Puerto Rico: Cemex cement sales hit 55-year low07 January 2015, Published under Cement NewsIn 2014, Cemex cement sales in Puerto Rico fell 10.6 per cent YoY to 24,000t, according to Enrique García, president of Cemex Puerto Rico. The 55-year low has prompted the country’s largest cement producer to take action, including laying off 18 staff at its Ponce plant. "We are being proactive after a thorough analysis of the subject. The aim is to ensure the future of our company. In a crisis we can not control, we are focussing our decisions on factors that themselves are within ou... |
Elementia: Fortaleza brand to register 20% growth in 2014-1524 September 2014, Published under Cement NewsDespite a slow market, Mexico’s Cementos Fortaleza expects to close 2014 and 2015 with growth. Antonio Taracena, director general at Elementia, owner of the Fortaleza brand, attributes the growth due to the new brand. Although sales are forecast to rise by barely one per cent in Mexico this year, Elementia – owned by Carlos Slim and Antonio del Valle – expects to show 20 per cent growth by end-2014, and predicts the same level for 2015. "We will grow another 20 per cent, as in this ye... |
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... |
Polish cement production grows 40.3% YoY in April09 May 2014, Published under Cement NewsPolish cement production jumped by 40.3 per cent YoY to 1.45Mt in April, while sales increased 23.5 per cent YoY for the month of April to 1.46Mt, said Poland's Cement Producer Association in a statement. Year-to-date production increased 48.4 per cent YoY to 3.98Mta, while sales from January to April rose by 46.9 per cent YoY to 4.14Mta. |
Indonesia full-year growth rate decelerates14 January 2014, Published under Cement NewsIndonesian cement sales increased by 5.6 per cent in 2013, less than half the rate of growth of 14.5 per cent the year before, due to slower demand particularly in outer Java. Domestic cement sales for the January-December 2013 period reached 58Mt, according to the latest data from the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI). Including imports sales reached 59.5Mt. In Java, sales growth slowed to 7.7 per cent compared to a 14. 6 per cent increase in 2012. “The growth fell drastically in out... |
Ukraine: Eurocement deliveries edge up in 1H1301 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsEurocement Ukraine increased its deliveries by 2.1 per cent YoY to 0.697Mt in the first half of 2013. In addition, the company has enjoyed a steady increase in its bagged cement shipments and noted a 10 per cent rise to 0.259Mt during the same period. Just under a third of the total volume was high-quality CEM I 42.5N, which registered a modest rise of 1.1 per cent (2200t). In addition, offtake of CEM II A-S32.4R cement increased by nearly 40 per cent (40,500t). |
Austria delivers stable cement sales in 201225 June 2013, Published under Cement NewsThe Austrian cement industry saw stable sales in 2012 despite difficult operating conditions and a sluggish economy, according to the country’s cement association, VÖZ. However, the construction industry noted an expansion of six per cent on the back of a long building season, a mildly positive development in high-rise construction and renovation projects. As a result, cement plants were able to achieve a EUR375m turnover and can expect a modest increase for this year. While in 1Q13, ceme... |
Sibirsky Cement sales up 6% in 10M201219 November 2012, Published under Cement NewsRussia’s Sibirsky Cement increased its sales by 6% to 3.561Mt in the first 10 months of 2012, the company said in a press release. The company’s production rose by 5.5% to 3.543Mt in Jan-Oct 2012. Based in the Kemorovo Region, Sibirsky Cement operates three works and commands an annual production capacity of around 5.3Mta. |