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Ecuador records 5.6% rise in 2012 cement sales26 February 2013, Published under Cement NewsThe Ecuadorian cement market expanded for a second year running as the Ecuadorian Institute of Cement and Concrete (Inecyc) reported a 5.6 per cent rise in dispatches. In 2012, the market absorbed 6.025Mt, an increase of 319,422t when compared with previous year’s figure. Per capita consumption rose from 386kg to 388kg in 2012. The advance represents a new record as deliveries surpassed the 6Mt mark for the first time. In 2010 and 2011, total cement sales reached 5.28Mt and 5.70Mt, respe... |
Vietnam sees declines in MoM domestic and export sales25 February 2013, Published under Cement NewsCement producers in Vietnam sold 3.6Mt to the domestic market in January, down 16.28 per cent from the month before due to a stagnant real estate market. The amount sold represents 7.4 per cent of the full-year target, Vietnam News Brief reported citing data from Vietnam’s Ministry of Construction (MoC). Exports also fell by 82.8 per cent MoM to 2.3Mt in January 2012, meeting 2.3 per cent of this year’s target. In 2012, the country’s cement and clinker sales were 53.61Mt, of which 4... |
November 2012 sees eight per cent rise in US cement shipments11 February 2013, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments for Portland and blended cement in the US and Puerto Rico reached 6.6Mt in November 2012, representing an increase of nearly eight per cent, according to the latest figures from the US Geological Survey (USGS). The leading consuming states (Texas, California, Florida, Ohio and Illinois, in descending order) received about 37 per cent of the November total shipments). The leading producing states were Texas, Missouri, California, Florida and Michigan (in descending orde... |
Pakistan's domestic sales rise 10.1% in January05 February 2013, Published under Cement NewsPakistan’s domestic consumption continues to uphold sales with latest industry data for January show another decline in exports. According to data from the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association, domestic cement sales jumped by 10.10 per cent to 2.135Mt in January 2013. However, exports fell by 11.91 per cent to 522,584t during the month. In the first seven months (July-January) of the current fiscal year, total cement sales rose by 4.02 per cent and reached 18.607Mt. Domestic c... |
Bolivia expects to double cement imports in 201301 February 2013, Published under Cement NewsState-owned Insumos Bolivia (IB) expects to double the import of Peruvian Yura cement this year from 1.3m bags in 2012 to 2.5m bags, or 5.9Mt, in 2013. IB director general, Oscar Sandy, said there are a number of possible agreements in the pipeline that would require substantial volumes of cement. Firstly, IB hopes to conclude a deal with the Misicuni company to construct a dam in Cochabamba. The project would require 150,000 bags in the first half of the year. In addition, within the fra... |
US shipments rise 10% from Jan-October 201214 January 2013, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico for October 2012 were about 8.1Mt, almost 10 per cent greater than shipments in October 2011. Shipments for the year through October were 67.6Mt, up by about 10 per cent, latest data from the US Geological Survey (USGS) shows The leading producing States in October were Texas, Missouri, California, Michigan, and Alabama, in descending order. The leading consuming states (Texas, California, Florida, Illino... |
Caribbean: cement price increase 'difficult to accept'10 January 2013, Published under Cement NewsThe 9.5 per cent cement price hike announced at the start of this year by Trinidad Cement Ltd, will be 'difficult to accept,' according to the former president of the Contractors Association of Trinidad and Tobago. Following the hike, a 42.5kg bag of cement now cost approximately TTD55 (US$8.60). “Anytime cement prices goes up, it is difficult to accept. When you are talking about a 9.5 per cent it makes it even worse. You would have had people with ongoing contracts and they would be n... |
Liberia: implications of rice, cement tariff reduction10 January 2013, Published under Cement NewsOn 4th January 2013, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, president, issued executive orders Nos 45 and 46 with immediate effect suspending tariffs on rice and cement. The intention is to ensure a simultaneous reduction in the market price of rice and cement. In the interest of national reconstruction and development the government decided to re-instituting the suspension of the protective tariff on cement by wavering the US$2 protective tariff. It also aims at encouraging the establishment of local in... |
Vietnam 2012 sales fall 3.5% YoY09 January 2013, Published under Cement NewsTotal cement sales in Vietnam (domestic plus exports) in 2012 fell 3.5 per cent YoY to 54Mt. A recent update by the Vietnam Cement Association (VNCA) shows domestic sales were down 7.71 per cent YoY to 45.5Mt during the year as a frozen real estate market hurt local demand. Cement and clinker exports, however, rose by 30 per cent to 8.5Mt. Vietnam’s cement sales are predicted to rise by 5-8 per cent YoY to 48-49Mt in 2013, equal to total sales of 2011. With the country currently fac... |
Tunisia domestic sales rise during Jan-November 201209 January 2013, Published under Cement NewsTunisia has reported a double-digit rise in cement sales for the first 11 months of 2012 while exports saw a significant drop over the same period. Domestic sales rose by 11.6 per cent during January-November 2012 to 6.559Mt from 5.875Mt recorded in the first 11 months of 2011. Production, meanwhile, rose 10.7 per cent to 6.787Mt from 6.13Mt in the corresponding period of 2011. Exports, however, fell 22.4 per cent to 201,000t against the 259,000t registered in the first 11 months of ... |