Pakistan’s cement exports with large increase by 4M 2024
From January to April 2024, Pakistan’s cement exports increased by +19.3% to 2.062 Mt, after 1.728 Mt in the same period last year and 1.408 Mt, two years before.
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Pakistan’s local cement dispatch -9.0% 4M 2024
From January to April 2024, Pakistan’s local cement dispatch (which is a benchmark of the consumption) declined by -9.0% to 11.890 Mt, after 13.064 Mt in the same period last year. Two years before, the local dispatch has been 15.442…
Belgium’s Carmeuse Group Signed MoU with Cool Planet
Cool Planet Technologies (CPT) announced a MoU with Belgium’s Carmeuse Group to collaborate on decarbonisation technology developments in the Group’s lime plants (Photo: Moha plant in Belgium). CPT being located in Guildford in the UK, is a supplier of an…
Ghana’s cement production up +13.6% in 1.Q 2024
In the first quarter of 2024, Ghana’s cement production increased by +13.6% to 2.01 Mt, after 1.77 Mt in the same period last year. The production increase comes after a slight YoY decline by -1.1% last year.
Ethiopia’s cement consumption +19.6% in 1.Q 2024
In the first quarter of 2024, Ethiopia’s cement consumption increased by +19.6% to 1.89 Mt, after 1.58 Mt in the same period last year and 1.50 Mt in the year before. The increase is due to a projected GDP growth…
Kenya’s EAPC recommissioned Athi River cement plant
Kenya’s East African Portland Cement (EAPC) recommissioned its Athi River cement plant, after a temporarily one-month shutdown. This is part of a SH 400m turnaround initiative to increase the cement capacity of the plant to 1.0 Mta within the next…
Morocco’s cement dispatch stagnated 1.Q in 2024
In the first quarter of 2024, Morocco’s cement dispatch stagnated with -0.4% to 3.235 Mt, after 3.248 Mt in the same period last year. However, each month developed different. Largest increase has been in February with +8.5% YoY, largest decline…
Cameroon’s cement production +2.9% in 1.Q 2024
Despite the latest cement capacity additions in Cameroon, the cement production in the 1.Q 2024 only slightly increased by +2.9%, compared to the same period last year. In the 1.Q 2024, about 1.08 Mt were produced, of which only a…
Brazil’s CSN enters into agreement with InterCement
Brazil’s Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN) has entered into an exclusive agreement to negotiate the acquisition of InterCement’s operations in Argentina and Brazil (photo: Apiai plant in SP; we reported here 27.2.2024). The exclusive talks will run until July 12th, while CSN…
Philippines Philcement to double cement import capacity
Philcement, which is part of the Philippines PHINMA Group, will install a new cement import terminal in Davao, Mindanao by next year. This terminal will have a similar capacity as their existing terminal (photo) in the Freeport Area of Bataan…