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Azerbaijan grows its cement production by 4.6% in 2023
26 January 2024Azerbaijan: Cement production in Azerbaijan increased by 4.6% year-on-year to 3.73Mt in 2023, data from the State Statistics Committee has shown. Clinker production rose even more sharply, by 37%, to 3.87Mt. BNI IntelliNews has reported growth of 32% year-on-year in the overall value of building materials in 2023, to US$694m.
Uzbekistan's 11-month cement production rises in 2023
23 January 2024Uzbekistan: Cement production was 11.1Mt nationally from January to November 2023, up by 2.5% year-on-year, according to Statistics Agency of Uzbekistan data. Trend News has reported that Uzbek Building Materials Producers’ Association expects annual production to eventually rise by 3Mt/yr after China Energy International Group Samarkand Cement commissions its upcoming Samarkand cement plant.
Swiss cement shipments drop in 2023
18 January 2024Switzerland: Swiss cement shipments dropped by 10% year-on-year to 3.7Mt in 2023, from 4.1Mt in 2022. Shipments declined across all quarters, including by 10% quarter-on-quarter in the third quarter. Cement with a reduced clinker factor grew to account for 96% of shipments from 95%, and rail shipments rose to 38%. Ready-mixed concrete plants received 73% of shipments, and building sites 21%.
The Swiss cement association, Cemsuisse, said that it anticipates continued uncertainties and high import pressures in 2024.
Argentinian cement demand drops in 2023
16 January 2024Argentina: Cement shipments across Argentina totalled 12.6Mt nationally in 2023, down by 3.2% year-on-year from 13Mt in 2022. Central de Noticias News has reported that the Portland Cement Manufacturers Association (AFCP) attributed this to the continuing ‘paralysis’ of private and public construction projects. The Construction Index dropped by 7.9% year-on-year in 2023.
Kazakh cement demand drops slightly in 2023
15 January 2024Kazakhstan: National cement consumption volumes totalled 11.5Mt in 2023. The figure represents a year-on-year decline of 0.9% from 11.6Mt in 2022.
Brazilian cement demand drops in 2023
12 January 2024Brazil: Brazil consumed 62Mt in 2023, down by 1.7% year-on-year, according to data from the National Cement Industry Association (SNIC). This marks the second successive year of decline, after demand dropped by 2.8% to 63.1Mt in 2022. As a result, cement’s value on the National Construction Cost Index dropped by 6%, after having risen by 13% in 2022. The domestic cement industry recorded a capacity utilisation rate of 66% in 2023.
SNIC president Paulo Camillo Penna noted high household debt, high interest rates and poor income growth as impacting the industry’s sales. He said “The My House, My Life housing programme was not fully operational until the middle of the year. Up to September 2023, the construction industry experienced a 16% decline in the number of real-estate launches.” He continued “By 2026, we will experience a period of turnaround for the cement industry.”
Vicem’s cement and clinker volumes drop by 18% in 2023
10 January 2024Vietnam: State-owned Vicem sold 22.6Mt of cement and clinker in 2023, down by 18% year-on-year from 2022 levels. Việt Nam News has reported that the producer exported 2.85Mt of cement and clinker, 85% of its target volumes for the year. For 2024, Vicem aims to achieve full-year sales of 24.3Mt, up by 7.7%.
Pakistan raises first-half cement sales in 2024 financial year
04 January 2024Pakistan: Cement producers despatched 23.9Mt of cement during the first half of the 2024 financial year (1 July – 31 December 2023), up by 9.7% year-on-year from 21.8Mt in the first half of the previous financial year. The Nation newspaper has reported that exports more than doubled, to 3.65Mt from 1.73Mt.
The All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) expressed its concern over slow domestic sales. The association said “We are very hopeful that the government will speed up PSDP projects in order to increase cement demand and also give attention to our operational problems. Two major issues currently being faced by the cement industry are related to the new Axle Load regime and Track and Trace system. We have approached the concerned functionaries and expect to get a positive response.”
India: UltraTech Cement sold 27.3Mt of cement during the third quarter of the 2024 financial year, up by 6% year-on-year from third-quarter levels in the previous financial year. 26.1Mt (95%) of sales were in India, representing a 5% year-on-year rise in UltraTech Cement’s domestic sales. Throughout the quarter, the company produced 25.4Mt of grey cement and 480,000t of white cement, Press Trust of India News has reported.
UltraTech Cement’s 23 cement plants, one clinker plant and 29 grinding plants commanded an installed capacity of 138Mt/yr on 1 January 2024.
Vietnam’s cement and clinker sales drop by 6% in 2023
02 January 2024Vietnam: Vietnam sold 89Mt of cement and clinker in 2023, down by 6% year-on-year from 2022 levels. Việt Nam News has reported that exports fell less sharply than domestic sales. The country exported 32.6Mt of cement and clinker, down by 2% year-on-year from 2022.
The Ministry of Construction is reportedly contemplating extending a 2% reduction in the rate of value-added tax (VAT) on cement in order to stimulate sales. Additionally, it has called for a reduction in the export tax on clinker back down to 5%, following a rise to 10% in 2023.