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US: Shipments of cement, including imports, in the US and Puerto Rico fell by 2.5% year-on-year to 80.7Mt in the first nine months of 2023 from 82.8Mt in the same period in 2022, according to data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Shipments fell in most states with the exception of Texas and Pennsylvania. The USGS estimated that, in September 2023, 98% of all blended cement shipments were of Portland Limestone Cement. Turkey was the biggest exporter of cement to the country during the reporting period at 6.3Mt followed by Canada, Vietnam, Greece and Mexico.

Vietnam: Cement plants produced 110Mt of cement during the 11-month period up to the end of November 2023, Việt Nam News has reported. The government’s General Statistics Office recorded a 4.5% year-on-year drop in national production volumes of cement in the year to date.

Vietnam/Australia: Vietnam exported 412,000t of cement to Australia during the first 10 months of 2023. Việt Nam News has reported that this is more than double the 10-month 2022 figure of 157,000t. The total value of the shipments also more than doubled year-on-year, to US$20.5m from US$8.37m.

Vietnam: Siam Cement Group Vietnam’s sales dropped by 30% year-on-year in the first nine months of 2023, to US$901m. Việt Nam News has reported that this corresponds to 8.4% of Siam Cement Group (SCG)’s consolidated sales. Vietnam is SCG’s main overseas market, ahead of Indonesia, where it recorded US$760m (7.1%) of sales.

Vietnam: The government recorded growth of 0.3% year-on-year in exports of cement and clinker from Vietnam during the first 10 months of 2023. They ended the period at a cumulative 26.2Mt, compared to 25.9Mt a year earlier. Việt Nam News has reported that the value of exports fell by 2.4%, to US$1.13bn.

Vietnam: Cement producers received 811,000t of boiler slag and fly ash from the Vinh Tan 1 coal-fired power plant in Binh Thuan during the first nine months of 2023. This corresponds to 74% of the volume of the by-products generated at the plant during the period. Việt Nam News has reported that the nearby Vinh Tan 4 coal-fired power plant also ‘almost entirely’ avoided waste in the same way. The Vinh Tan 1 coal-fired power plant ended the period with 4.3Mt of ash and slag in stockpiles, while the neighbouring Vinh Tan 2 Thermal Power Plant had 7Mt.

The provincial government of Binh Thuan Province has lobbied the Ministry of Construction to review and adjust current requirements around HDPE liner use, water quality testing and radiation safety in order to facilitate the use of boiler slag and fly ash in cement and other construction products.

Vietnam: Exports of cement and clinker from Vietnam totalled 23.9Mt during the first nine months of 2023, down by 0.4% from nine-month 2022 levels. Việt Nam News has reported that the value of the country’s cement exports dropped by 2.6% year-on-year to US$1.03bn.

Throughout 2022, Vietnam exported 31.1Mt of cement, for US$1.36bn.

Vietnam: Vietnam is estimated to have produced 89.8Mt of cement in the first nine months of 2023, a year-on-year fall of 4% according to the state-run General Statistics Office (GSO). In September 2023, the country’s cement output is projected to have reached 10.2Mt, a year-on-year rise of 5%.

Vietnam: State-owned Vicem Ha Tien has despatched its first shipment of cement to the US. The Vietnam government says that Vicem Ha Tien will continue to further diversify its markets.

Domestic-focused cement producers like Vicem Ha Tien have experienced increased competition in the past year due to a slowdown in the Chinese market.

Vietnam: The government has launched a public consultation over a proposed environmental protection fee. The Vietnam Investment Review newspaper has reported that the proposed policy would require emitters of dust, NO_x, sulphur oxides and carbon monoxide, including cement plants, to pay a basic fee of US$127/yr. Additional variable rates of US$0.02 – 0.03/t would apply to emissions of each of the pollutants. If it enters into force, the regulation will require cement plants to submit quarterly fee declarations to the government. The government says that the policy aims to encourage investment in emissions mitigation technologies.