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Thailand’s January cement production improved

Thailand Pro Jan 2024

In January 2024, Thailand’s cement manufactures produced 2.776 Mt of cement, which is still -3.4% below January last year, but this is a lower decline than in the last two years. Thailand’s economy and construction output is expected to grow…

India’s UltraTech Cement’s investment impact

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UltraTech Cement, member of the Aditya Birla Group and largest cement producer in India, provided insights into their CapEx plans by 2027. As already reported here, with its phase II and III expansions the grey cement capacity in India shall…

DMCI in talks to acquire Cemex Philippines

Cemex Solid Cement New Line

DMCI Holdings, a Philippine conglomerate of David M. Consunji, active in construction, real state, energy, mining and water distribution, is interested to acquire Cemex Holdings Philippines (CHP). CPH owns the 2 plants of Apo and Solids Cement with a combined…

Indonesia’s cement consumption back to growth

Indonesia Con 10m 2023

In Indonesia, in the period from January to October 2023, the accumulated cement consumption returned to +1.4% YoY growth. 51.608 Mt have been consumed after 50.905 Mt in the same period 2022. In October 2923 the consumption even increased by…

Thailand’s annual cement production declined

Thailand Pro Annual 2023 1

After large ups and downs in the last few years, in 2023 according to preliminary figures, Thailand’s cement production declined by -2.3% to 35.687 Mta. Accordingly, the cement capacity utilization declined from 72.1 % in 2021 to 59.4% in 2023.

Vietnam’s cement consumption declined by -8.2%

Vietnam Cons Annual 2023

According to preliminary figures, in 2023 Vietnam’s annual cement consumption declined by -8.2% to 57.083 Mta, after 62.2 Mta in 2022 and 62.7 Mta in 2021. The per capita cement consumption (PCC) declined from 626 kg in 2022 to 573…

Malaysia’s cement production at new heights

Malaysia Pro 11m 2023

Cement is booming in Malaysia! In the period from January to November 2023, the cement production increased by 16.3%, YoY to 20.689 Mt. In November the cement production alone increased by +28.6% to 2.442 Mt, after 1.899 Mt in November…

Singapore’s Pan United net-zero emissions strategy

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In Singapore, Pan United Cement and other local industry leaders Chevron, Keppel, Surbana Jurong, Air Liquide, Osaka Gas, and Pavilion Energy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on lower carbon opportunities to support Singapore’s aspiration of achieving…