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Senegalese government to investigate cement prices

04 June 2018

Senegal: Trade minister Alioune Sarr says that the government will investigate a rise in the price of cement. He said that a committee has been set up to review the prices of essential commodoties including cement, according to PressAfrik. The decision follows a rise in the price of cement at the end of May 2018.

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Argentine competition body investigates cement industry

25 May 2018

Argentina: The National Commission for Protection of Competition (CNDC) has hastened an investigation into alleged collusion and coordinated behaviour in the cement industry. Cement prices increased by 13% in May 2018, according to La Nacion newspaper. So far in 2018 the price of cement has risen by 23% and the cement companies say that further price rises are expected in June 2018.

The local industry has blamed rising input prices of up to 50% due to local currency devaluation but the Argentine Peso has only fallen by 30% so far in 2018. The companies under investigation include Loma Negra, LafargeHolcim, Petroquimica Comodoro Rivadavia and others.

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Cimerwa plant upgrade shutdown leads to price rises

02 May 2018

Rwanda: Upgrade work at Cimerwa’s plant at Bugarama has led to local cement prices rising by up to nearly 50%. The plant has been shut for nearly a month for improvements to its mill, heat exchanger bypass, clinker cooler plate, bag filter and limestone weigh feeder, according to the New Times newspaper. However, the work has been delayed by bad weather and delays waiting for imported parts to arrive.

The total cost of the upgrade project is US$3.3m. An unnamed German contractor has been involved with the work. The plant has a nominal production capacity of 0.6Mt/yr but it currently produces 0.5Mt/yr. Normal supply from the plant is expected to resume by the end of May 2018.

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Anhui Conch’s first quarter sales rise by 38% to US$2.98bn

24 April 2018

China: Anhui Conch Cement’s sales revenue rose by 38% year-on-year to US$2.98bn in the first quarter of 2018 from US$2.16bn in the same period in 2017. Its net profit rose more than doubled to US$757m from US$341m, according to Dow Jones. The rise in sales and profits has been attributed to rising cement prices in smaller cities and demand from the Xiongan New Area project. The cement producer also said that it received a government subsidy of US$18m.

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Minister gives Uganda cement producers three weeks to lower prices

11 April 2018

Uganda: Trade minister Amelia Kyambadde has given local cement producers three weeks to lower cement prices otherwise. If they do not cooperate she will allow cheaper exports of cement into the country, according to the Daily Monitor newspaper. A recent surge in the price of cement has led to a crisis in the construction industry with panic buying, hoarding and rationing reported by retailers and consumers.

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Rising energy costs to hit Indian cement producers profits

04 January 2018

India: The credit agency ICRA forecasts that rising energy and freight costs due to higher pet coke, coal and diesel prices during the first half of 2017 – 2018 financial year may hit the profits of cement producers. Petcoke prices grew by 32% year-on-year in the first half of the year and coal prices rose by 44%, according to the Press Trust of India. Sabyasachi Majumdar, an analyst at ICRA, said that higher power, fuel and freight costs were likely to continue. He added that the ability of cement companies to raise their prices was crucial to maintaining profit levels.

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Argentina faces cement shortage

12 December 2017

Argentina: Cement plants are reportedly requiring 48 hours notice to process orders due to major growth in the construction sector driven by infrastructure development. Due to this materials such as cement and concrete are facing shortages, according to La Voz newspaper. Prices for building materials have rise by around 40%.

Norberto Ladea, the commercial director of Holcim Argentina, said that the company has expanded its production by approximately 13% year-on-year in 2017 with a cement production capacity of 4.8Mt/yr. It is currently planning its investment to bolster output in 2018.

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Global coal prices pile pressure on Pakistan’s cement producers

21 November 2017

Pakistan: Rising coal prices are presenting a risk to the profit margins of cement manufactures in Pakistan. It is expected that this sustained rise in coal prices will increase the cost of cement production in the short-term.

Major contributory factors to the higher coal prices include China’s imposition to cut production to 276 days to reduce the supply glut since October 2016, while extra safety checks are resulting in tightened domestic coal supplies in the country. Moreover, tropical storms in the Atlantic basin and floods in Australia and Indonesia are giving rise to logistical issues with coal supply. Nuclear outages in France are driving extra competition for coal.
To add to the already worsened supply situation, South Africa`s National Union of Mine workers (NUM), which represents 70% of employees in the coal mining sector, started a strike on 19 November 2017 over unresolved wage disputes.

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Adelaide Brighton identifies regional variation as profit falls

18 August 2017

Australia: Adelaide Brighton has announced a 10.9% year-on-year fall in net profit for the six months to June to US$54.4m, while revenues rose by 4.7% to US$569.2m. For the full year it expects underlying net profit to be in the range of US$148 - 157m. The company added that a surging property market and a healthy pipeline of infrastructure projects means that it is on the lookout for acquisitions in a bid to keep pace with demand and grow its market share. The company has already spent US$67.7m on bolt-on acquisitions so far in 2017.

“From a demand point of view on the east coast, it’s hard to be pessimistic,” said chief executive Martin Brydon to The Australian newspaper. Brydon said the company was pragmatic about the residential property market eventually cooling off, but any slowdown would not immediately affect the business. “Even if there was a significant drop in approvals or applications for housing, the pipeline is still there for the next 18 months,” he added.

The company also said it was likely to raise cement prices for a second time later in 2017 amid the robust conditions on the east coast, but declined to confirm the likely amount of the price rise. The price rise has been partly precipitated by strong demand but also by rising electricity prices, which remain a major preoccupation for the company. It is expected to spend an extra US$6.3m on electricity within 2017 than it budgeted for, due to unexpectedly high prices.

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Bua Group head promises cement prices will fall in Nigeria

07 July 2017

Nigeria: Alhaji Abdulsamad Isyaku Rabiu, the chairman of Bua Group, has promised that cement prices will soon fall. He made the comments after meeting with Yemi Osinbajo, the vice-president of the country, according to the This Day newspaper. He cited a fall in the price of low pour fuel oil (LPFO) and more favourable foreign exchange rates. He added that the three major cement producers were working ‘hard’ to reduce prices. However, he did not reveal a date for the reduction.

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