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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…
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 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…
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…
In the first quarter of 2024, Colombia’s cement exports increased by +25.9% to 0.339 Mt, after 0.270 Mt in the same period last year. In March the cement exports even increased with 3-digit growth rates.
In the first quarter of 2024, Colombia’s local cement dispatch declined by -9,1% to 2.863 Mt, after 3.150 Mt the same period last year. In March the local cement dispatch eve declined by -19.0%, YoY.
The Board of Directors of India’s UltraTech approved the acquisition of the Parli grinding unit in Maharashtra, from India Cements for Rs 315 crore. The unit has a capacity of 1.1 Mta along with a captive railway siding. Ultratech has…
In January and February 2024 Bolivia’s cement production increased by +13.5% to 0.643 Mt, after 0.566 Mt in the same period last year. The February production increased by +28.4%, YoY.
In the first quarter of 2024, Colombia’s cement production declined by -6.4% to 3.202 Mt, after 3.420 Mt in the same quarter last year. The largest production decline has been in March with -9.8%, YoY.
Malaysia’s Borneo Cement (Sabah) is installing a 5000 tpd integrated cement plant in Nabawan, Tongod district in Sabah, southeast of Kota Kinabalu. The project had been already announced by the Malaysian Investment Development Agency in August 2023 and is by…