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US petcoke exports reached 33.4 million tons in 2019, according to leading global and multi-industry advisory, research and business intelligence boutique CW Group.

According to CW Research's World Cement Equipment Market and Forecast Report 2020, the market for cement manufacturing equipment and services is projected to decline to an estimated USD 8 billion by 2024.

US petcoke export prices are poised to increase in 2020, according to CW Group. Despite a forecasted slight pricing decline in late 2019, demand for US petcoke is expected to grow in 2020.

In 2019, Western Europe remained the major white cement exporting region, followed by Eastern Europe and CIS, according to CW Research's 2020 Global White Cement Market and Trade Report.

Between 2019 and 2024, global white cement demand is projected to increase modestly to over 22 million tons, according to CW Research's 2020 Global White Cement Market and Trade Report.

World cement capacity is projected to touch 5.8 billion tons by 2024, according to CW Research's 2H2019 update of the Global Cement Volume Forecast Report. In 2019 alone, Asia ex-China is forecast to account for over 40 percent of all capacity additions.

World cement consumption is projected to increase to 4.2 billion tons in 2019, according to CW Research's 2H2019 Global Cement Volume Forecast Report.

According to CW Research's Cement and Clinker Price Assessments for Mediterranean Basin and Persian Gulf, FOB prices for both cement and clinker increased across the two regions in August 2019.

In the first half of 2019, cement demand recorded conflicting trends across selected markets, according to CW Research's Cement Country Market Data reporting.

According to CW Research's Cement and Clinker Price Assessments for Mediterranean Basin and Persian Gulf, FOB prices for both commodities recorded conflicting trends across regions in June 2019.