In the first quarter of 2024, Vietnam’s cement and clinker exports increased +2.3% to 8.035 Mt, after 7.856 Mt in the same period last year. Large increases of 22.1% were from Bangladesh, which has become the No.1 export country with…
Long Son Cement, which is located in the Thanh Hoa province in the Middle of Northern Vietnam, has received the approval for their cement grinding project. The project for GU2 dates back to 2019 and foresees an expansion of the…
In the first quarter of 2024, Malaysia’s cement production increased by +10.7% to 7.926 Mt, after 7.161 Mt in the same period last year and 7.199 Mt the year before.
In the first quarter of 2024, Indonesia’s cement consumption was 14.273 Mtm which is almost the same as in the same quarter last year.
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…
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…
In the first 2 months of 2024, Thailand’s cement production declined by -8.3% to 5.445 Mt, after 5.939 Mt in the same period last year and and -3.7% YoY decline in first 2M in 2023.
In the first 2 months of 2024, Malaysia’s cement production increased by -13.4% to 5.053 Mt, after 4.457 Mt in the same period last year. However, the main increase is from January with +25.5% YoY, while February increased only by…
In January 2024, Malaysia produced 2.461 Mt of cement, which is a +25.5% increase compared to January last year. Malaysia’s cement production increased last year already by +16.8%, so the cement boom continues.
In Thailand, the cement production in 2023 declined in 3 of the 4 quarters, corresponding to an annual decline by -2.3% to 35.687 Mta, after 36.545 Mta in 2022. The largest declines were in the 2.Q and 3.Q, a small…