Global Cement News

Ukraine: Data from the State Statistics Service shows that cement production grew by 23% year-on-year to 1.53Mt in the first quarter of 2019. Production accelerated in March 2019, according to the Ukrainian News Agency. Annual cement production fell by 1% to 8.93Mt in 2018.

Dominican Republic: Cementos Argos says it had broken its production record at its 0.54Mt/yr Najayo grinding plant. The plant produced 50,194t in one month, its highest rate in 20 years. The Colombian company operates two ready-mix concrete plants and a cement grinding plant in the country.

Senegal: The Ministry of Commerce says that a shortage of cement should be averted by the end of April 2019. A breakdown in the clinker production line at the SOCOCIM plant in Rufisque has led to reduced supplies, according to Senegal Direct. The subsidiary of France’s Vicat is arranging imports of clinker in the meantime.

Vietnam: Data from the Building Materials Department of the Ministry of Construction show that cement exports rose by 0.9% year-on-year to 8.55Mt in the first quarter of 2019. They had a value of US$865m, according to data from the Viet Nam News newspaper.

Saudi Arabia: Al Jouf Cement has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with China’s Riga Company to convert its second production line to produce white cement. The agreement will last six months.