First half cement and steel consumption up 8 to 10 percent
14:01, 2014/06/26
Chairman of the Vietnam Cement Association, Nguyen Quang Cung said that cement consumption in the first six months was nearly 33 million tonnes, up roughly 10 percent year on year.
Cement consumption, both in the domestic and export markets to date this year, have rebounded to register stable growth similar to 2010 after three years of decline, Cung said.
Cung forecast that price and sale of cement in the second half of the year will be continuously stable, helping the cement industry register sales of between 65 to 70 million tonnes, up roughly 9 percent against last year. Of the total, domestic consumption will make up roughly 49-50 million tonnes.
Currently, the country's total cement output is more than 70 million tonnes, and fully meets domestic and export demands this year, the association said.
The steel industry has shown the same trend, with consumption in the first half of this year estimated to reach nearly 2.5 million tonnes, up 8 percent against the same period last year.
Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Steel Association (VSA), Nguyen Van Sua said that after including other steel products such as steel and iron sheets and steel pipes, the steel industry's consumption in the reviewed period was more than 5 million tonnes, up 12 percent year on year.
Steel production in June alone was roughly 445,000 tonnes while consumption was roughly 411,000 tonnes.
The steel price in June was estimated to rise roughly 5 percent against last month due to a rise in transport fees.
In June, Pomina and Vina Kyoei steel producers increased their ex-factory steel prices by 100,000 VND (4.69 USD) per tonne to 13-13.1 million VND (610.3-615 USD). The retail steel price was 15.5-16 million VND (727.7-751.17 USD) per tonne.
It was forecast that steel consumption this year, both in domestic and export markets, will be roughly 12 million tonnes, up 5 to 7 percent against last year.
However, supply in the steel industry still exceeds demand, causing steel plants to run approximately 40-60 percent of its designated output, according to the VSA.
Currently, the country's total cement output is more than 70 million tonnes, and fully meets domestic and export demands this year, the association said.
The steel industry has shown the same trend, with consumption in the first half of this year estimated to reach nearly 2.5 million tonnes, up 8 percent against the same period last year.
Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Steel Association (VSA), Nguyen Van Sua said that after including other steel products such as steel and iron sheets and steel pipes, the steel industry's consumption in the reviewed period was more than 5 million tonnes, up 12 percent year on year.
Steel production in June alone was roughly 445,000 tonnes while consumption was roughly 411,000 tonnes.
The steel price in June was estimated to rise roughly 5 percent against last month due to a rise in transport fees.
In June, Pomina and Vina Kyoei steel producers increased their ex-factory steel prices by 100,000 VND (4.69 USD) per tonne to 13-13.1 million VND (610.3-615 USD). The retail steel price was 15.5-16 million VND (727.7-751.17 USD) per tonne.
It was forecast that steel consumption this year, both in domestic and export markets, will be roughly 12 million tonnes, up 5 to 7 percent against last year.
However, supply in the steel industry still exceeds demand, causing steel plants to run approximately 40-60 percent of its designated output, according to the VSA.
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