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During the first four months of 2017, Asian cement production has expanded year-on-year across key markets, including China, Vietnam and Thailand.

According to CW Research, Persian Gulf- Arabian Sea Ordinary Portland Cement and clinker price indices for prompt deliveries fell in Q2 2017.

According to CW Research's Cement and Clinker Med Basin Price Assessment, Ordinary Portland cement (OPC) Med Basin price index tracking FOB in the region (prompt cargo basis) slipped below USD 40 per ton in Q2 2017.

While Brazilian domestic pulp consumption fell in March 2017, pulp exports surged almost 10 percent. Meanwhile, French pulp production output climbed 3 percent for the month, according to CW Research's Paper and Pulp Country Market Data .

According to CW Research's "Petcoke Market Data", petcoke production displayed mixed trends across North America, the largest exporting region worldwide, in the first quarter of 2017.

According to CW Research's "2017 Sri Lanka Cement Market Report", the country's cement demand rose 13 percent per annum on average from 2010 to 2016.

According to CW Research's World Green Petcoke Market Demand Forecast Report, green petroleum coke global consumption is projected to grow 2 percent per year on average through 2021.

According to CW Research's "2017 Kuwait Cement Market Report", cement demand in Kuwait expanded at a buoyant CAGR of 18% between 2010 and 2016.

Global cement consumption is projected to average around two percent per year from 2016 to 2021, according to CW Research's 1H2017 update of the Global Cement Volume Forecast Report (GCVFR).

According to the latest update of the World Cement, Clinker & Slag Sea-Based Trade Report from CW Research, more than 174 million tons of cementitious materials were traded by sea-going vessels in 2016.