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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.

Russia: St Petersburg is facing a market cement shortage of 40% due to a decrease in the volume of shipments by a number of producers. Local media has attributed the deficit to the failure of equipment of main suppliers, including Pikalevskaya Soda, Cesla and Eurocement Group. Concrete producers have been forced to shut their plants down due to the shortage. Local cement prices are expected to rise consequently.

Philippines: A shortage of cement has been reported in the Pangasinan province due to government projects, including road widening schemes, and private construction. The local Northern Cement Corp. (NCC) plant at Sison is producing around 100,000 bags per day according to the Philippines News Agency. Despite this dealers, and buyers are reporting cement shipments selling out hours after delivery, with prices spiking accordingly.

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) monitoring of the NCC plant reports that 2.2 million bags were delivered by NCC in January 2016 and 1.9 million bags were delivered from 1 – 22 February 2016. The NCC is upgrading its local plant to double production to 200,000 bags per day by mid-March 2016. The DTI has asked consumers not to panic over this ‘temporary’ shortage.

Nepal: The Hetauda Cement plant has started producing cement again following the lifting of an unofficial fuel blockade by India. The plant was shut after it could not import coal from India in the autumn of 2016. Hetauda resumed production on 11 February 2016, according to the Katmandu Post. Factory officials say the plant lost US$0.9m during the enforced closure.

Argentina: Cement suppliers in Mendoza province in Argentina have started bringing cement from Chile due to a continued and deepening cement supply crisis. Those that have already been granted permission from the Argentine tax agency to do so are already importing 50kg sacks from the country.

Cement shortages in Mendoza have worsened in recent months. Holcim recently told the local branch of Argentina's construction sector chamber that it was going to be able to resume its normal level of production shortly, after one of its mills was due to be repaired. However, this has reportedly not yet been completed.

Argentina: Cement producers are reportedly facing difficulty with gas supplies that are causing cement shortages, according to iProfessional. Local media reports a 70% fall in cement supply in some locations. Shortages are being recorded in Jujuy, Formosa, Misiones, Santa Fe and Chaco.