Libya ■_ ■ . _
101. There ia np production, of asbestos ^cement in Libya., Asbestos
cement.consumption, which tripled from 3^72,3. tons in 1964 to X2,99§ ..', in 1965, was imported mainly from Lebanon (some 67 per 'Cen.t), .from . ■ Iiialy (some 11 per cent), from Yugoslavia (9 per cent) and the rest,
in smaller quantities, from Japan, Czechoslovakia, the' United,States and Belgium. Ho imports were registered from any African country*.
Sudan " • . ■. " j :■: ■..■!;_>.- "■ : ,; r .• ■ ' ■.
102. v Budan has not been producing .any. asbestos; ^cement, prp-d^pts*
Recently? s.ome. asbestos layers, have,..been,.manufactured*..but it is ■< . ..
st4jL-l..Xar; from ;industrial-.uttXiiZati,on.,, ... . ■,,■ ^.., ,. ,.;;.;, . , : . ;■,;.,,
103. ■ Tlie' country's- demand -has" -had to- be's'atisfied by imports. :As
^--figures' siabw, in table 1,: consumpti:oh fluctua-ted between' 6V000 and ;; "' 9,000 tons (disregarding the 1964 figure of 18,000 tons which bust be ■■
..^ualitisd .^s well as the 1-965 figure, of less tjian JL,.OQO tons .which , is also, not r^p
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104*: According to the 1960^-1962 figures, the majority of: asbestos cement
products were pipes. These reached 84-70 per cent of imports, while the rest was asbestos cement sheets* This correlates with the tendencies
of the ten-year plan, setting priorities for agricultural irrigation schemes.
105* The main exporters, of asbestos cement" products to Sudan were Yugoslavia, Italy, Czechoslovakia and, the United.Kingdom. The T2AB has had a share of some 10 per cent in pipe in 3.960 and of. more than 60 per cent in sheets in 1962. During the recent years, the UK's. share
has grown substantially (to some 90 per cent in 1963 and 76 per cent in 1964). The UAB's share in imports which decreased in. 1964 to 5 per cent
regained its traditional 10 per cent in 1965*United Arab Republic ' ;
106. The UAE has production, capacity of 40,000 tons of asbsstos; pement pipe and of 10,000 tons for sheets and accessories. Projects have been
developed to expand the present '.manufacturing units to 59»000
tons/year-107. The UAE has become a Ia3?ge exportei1 of asbestos cement products,ex-potting' almost'18,000; tohfe in 1963i'. The>main export markets"■- were Greece,
Ghana and Kuwait, ' - '
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108, . ;Xn the- annex of, the construction pap&r,' the-■ expected deraanti,for tire -various^ "buiiding ■■el-ements' .i's..Bt'atedii-t1S'il.;o-v- --;'. ■■':*'<: ->/■!' '-*' iV:;''
■'IO9.::":'Th"6se figures can be .converted into the "basic' components and the
"respective "building materials, ,
110. Examples, in Algeria in 197Q according, to table 5 A?- the total , .■-■. -.-;■ ■ ■■■: ' ~ '■" ■■■■■'■ ■ ■ ' ■- -1" . ' ■ 2 '
-expected roofing demand, amounts to ,.l,090;,000 m. .,.■... From the .^ame table we find that asbestos cement corrugated roofing is expected to take 20 per cent of this demand, equal to 218,000 m >2 Assuming thai;; .aj square metre of corrugated roofing of asbestos cement sheets has a net weight
of;i4#4"kg> we &et a"demand,of 3,139 tons.
:-Xn 'the same.:: way.j we assume-tha-t flat sheets- for walling will pre
sent a demand of 1,350,. tons, and find from .tabl,.e, 5..A the expected, tonnage of pipe, I6?65p tons. _ The jf!inal Remand fpr-, asbestos cement, products will thus be 21,139 tons for that year. , , ., .,*_.-. ,■■,'.-■:V 112, In using this demand figure, one must bear in mind that other alternative materials are competing for this same market. These may satisfy part of projected demand, if asbestos cement Of the right , quantity or quality is not available.113* As mentioned, meeting the possible demand- depends also on successful marketing and on governmental policies and priorities.
114. Our projection of demand is based on the presently known techno logies and may be relied upon for the next decade. However, we must be more careful in our projects for the more distant years, because
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.in;::th,e ^plastic fi.e34). areOlikely to -emerge
distort the structure, of the projected market distribution expressed in. table .4 of the construction;.pa_per 'annex. :
115. In estimating output,in the local production, we must assume more than 8O-j8.5jP.qe cent ..utilisation; of-installed capacity,;which in itself is a commendable performance,... ■■ .■ ■<■_ ■-■.■■'■■'
116. ||e; may assume that some 15-20 per oent of production; will-be direct ed to exports (Morocco was exporting 30. per. cent of its-production in .
^965). .But this, of course, is intended only for ihe.big producers whose
capacity is-higher than domestic demand (e.g. Algeria and Morocco), 117. Countries which do not,have such capacity and whose cement,produc tion 'does" not, cover .their ■ full domesti c demands _ (i. e. ^un.is.4a?: :Libya
■andSudah) will have to rely partially at least,..on imports.., '' ■..
cement produois factories
oij':projected domestic demand and. on' expected ■ export possi-"bilities, has..to :be.ln"iih'e--neigh- .
■bourhood, of the/biggest urban centre, or in a location-which has "easy
access to such centresn ■■-."■ -- ' . •■ ' ■ ■ -■:■ ■'. "■''■■"■ ' '■(u) ■ ■ ■Q..smxi\r<&&^f&'r :aB' possible, in .the;.neighbourhood' of'.: „.'
._ i . - -.. a.cemQnt factory.« In case-..''the .c,ountry.,-does' not ^prb-r!', ■ r/ . duce cement? it would bo; "best .to have :tite ^factory.
near a mar^ime port, (.aUso; desirable for ,the^ asbestos fibre)? ' . ' ■■■-.■■ •;.■■.. . ."■' ■'.-:"" "
.(>).: Asbes:tbs'fibr:s? .where1 this. l£ not locally extracted and
i.1.;- ■': 3is-B.to.be imported,, the best location to minimia^ the ■/.
.. . ; , tr,anG;portat:ion cos-ts-? ■;--(: -:.\ :- . . , .-■:■" ;:-.'.•:'■ ■■'■." '■.'■■'.*
.(c) .^ater, normal drinkable water; . .. .■ , : ' ■,..,. ; ..■ . "'■'"■■:.
■■('id)! Quartz, supply possibilities^ ■;""'■■. - ■■■' "■■ '.,.. " ."■,:..■■
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