Cement News tagged: International
Dem Rep Congo: cement price notes 10.6% drop in Kinshasa
The price of cement in the Kinshasa market experienced a -10.6 per cent fall. The price of a 50kg bag fell from CDF12,300 (US$13.34) to CDF11,000. The price fall is due to a combination of factors including the low activity on building sites, particularly following Christmas and New Year as well as a scarcity of bank notes in circulation. Normal sales of cement reach around 50-100 bags ...
CPA: Construction products sales slow in 4Q but 'optimism for 2016 remains'
The Construction Product Association’s latest State of Trade Survey reports a slowdown in growth in sales of construction products in the fourth quarter of 2015, owing to domestic weakness and a fall in export sales. Sales nonetheless achieved their 11th-consecutive quarter of growth and were still significantly higher on an annual basis. Manufacturers also remain optimistic about domestic and...
Indonesia: exports offset slower domestic sales
Cement industry statistics show that full-year 2015 consumption in Indonesia increased by 0.8 per cent YoY to 60.4Mt, while including exports, sales were up by 2.1 per cent to 61.448Mt. While December 2015 showed a rise in Indonesian sales (+2 per cent including exports) the full-year figures are only modestly higher due to the poor sales in the earlier months of 2015. Exports (with a full...
US recovery to hold firm?
With this week seeing equity markets in turmoil and concerns over global economic growth conditions intensifying, question marks have been raised over whether US construction activity will be able to hold firm. Recent indicators are largely supporting expectations of continued growth in US construction activity. The latest housing data for December showed continued strong growth in both per...
Construction output 0.8% in euro area
In November 2015 compared with October 2015, seasonally-adjusted production in the construction sector increased by 0.8 per cent in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.7 per cent in the EU28, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In October 2015 production in construction grew by 0.6 per cent in the euro area and by 0.2 per cent in the EU28. In No...
US November shipments - preliminary data
Preliminary data from the US Geological Survey shows that Portland and blended cement shipments in November 2015 reached 7.3Mt including 767,000t of imports. Shipments for the year to the end of November totalled 84.93Mt, the provisional data shows. Of the total, imports represented 8.93Mt. Clinker production in November was 6.76Mt and for the first 11 months of 2015 reached 69.62Mt, accordi...
New Cameroon plant agreement signed
Mira Company has signed an agreement with the Cameroon’s Ministry of Industry and Technological Development to construct a 1Mta cement plant in Douala. The deal allows the Swiss engineering company to benefit from provisions in Cameroon’s law which offers incentives to private sector investors in the central African country. Shandong Design and Research Institute has reportedly been awarded ...
Zambia: New Ndola plant under planning
The Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines Investment (ZCCM-IH) is planning to establish a 5000tpd cement plant in Ndola, the Times of Zambia reports. ZCCM-IH Chief Executive Officer, Pius Kasolo, said the plant, which would be set up at Ndola Lime in the Copperbelt, would be completed in three years. “We have diversified and we are planning to set up a cement plant in Ndola with an initial inves...
Brazil: Cimpor temporarily suspends Parana plans
Cimpor has temporarily suspended plans to build a plant in Parana state, Brazil, due to the economic slowdown in the country, company president Ricardo Lima said in a recent interview. Cimpor originally announced plans for the new plant in Itaiacoca district in 2011.The project was set to have an initial production capacity of about 1.2Mta, and generate approximately 1000 direct and indirec...
Congo Rep to produce 3.3Mta of cement in 2016
The Republic of Congo expected to produce 3.3Mt of cement annually in 2016, a considerable increase when compared with the present 0.7Mt. The rise will enable the country, which is currently a net importer, to export cement to other central African countries. Three new cement factories are scheduled to come online this year in Kouilou, Bouenza and Pool. The Congolese authorities intend to...
Vicem sales climb 4.2% in 2015
State-owned Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem), the country’s leading cement producer, said it sold about 22.97Mt of cement and clinker in 2015, rising 4.2 per cent from a year ago and fulfilling 96.3 per cent of the whole-year’s target. Of the volume, 20.87Mt of cement and clinker were sold in domestic market, up 11.2 per cent YoY, and 2.1Mt were exported, down 35.9 per cent. In...
Bolivia to increase output in 2016
Bolivia is expected to increase production by around 11 per cent this year, as demand rises. Moreover, the commissioning of the new Sucre and Yacuses works will add to total output. Production for FY15, ending 31 March 2016, is forecast to be around 1Mt while predictions for FY16 are between 1.02-1.04Mt. “The market has been experiencing significant growth of about six each year. As a compa...
Algoma JV to create a global fleet of cement carriers
Canada-headquartered Algoma Central Corp announced Friday that it has entered into a joint venture agreement with Nova Marine Holding SA of Luxembourg and its subsidiaries to create a specialised global fleet of cement carriers to support infrastructure projects worldwide. Algoma will own 50 per cent of the joint venture, which is to be named Nova Algoma Cement Carriers or NACC. "We ar...
Brazil's 2016 cement consumption expected to fall, possible recovery next year
With Brazil expected to have registered a drop in domestic consumption last year, a double-digit reduction is expected in 2016 by local industry experts, with a slight possible pick-up anticipated for 2017. Sluggish economic activity has weighed on the cement sector and demand growth has decelerated in recent years to just 1.1 per cent in 2014. Latest figures indicate a more pronounced impac...
Egypt’s IDA invites new plant tenders
Egypt’s Industrial Development Authority (IDA) has invited tenders by local and international companies interested in constructing cement plants with a capacity of 2Mta in various governorates. The new production licences are for the construction of new facilities in Beni Suef, Minya, Qena, Sohag, Aswan, El-Wadi el-Gedid, Suez, Marsa Matrouh and South Sinai, according to a report published b...
US October shipments down 2.2% YoY
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the US and Puerto Rico in October 2015 were about 9.3Mt, down by 2.2 per cent from the level in October 2014, data from the US Geological Survey (USGS) shows. Shipments for the year through October totalled 77.6Mt, up by 2.6 per cent for the same period in 2014. The leading producing states for Portland and blended cement in October were Texas...