Global Cement Report
Ecuador
PDFFull Introduction ReportDownload HereEcuador is a country divided by geography and cultural rivalry, notably between the temperate Andean highlands dominated by Quito and the Pacific lowlands centered around the commercial port, Guayaquil. Yet all Ecuadorians have a common belief that their sovereignty is gradually being eroded by foreign ownership of oilfields and by the 2000 adoption of the US dollar.
Country Research
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Upward trend in Ecuadorian sales continue
16 May 2013Domestic cement sales on the Ecuadorian market in the first four months of 2013 rose by 14.2 per cent YoY while April sales alone surpassed 500,000t. Latest data from the country's cement assoc...
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Cost cuts, improved pricing boost Holcim 1Q
08 May 2013Higher prices, cost savings from its efficiency programme as well as the sale of a stake in Cement Australia helped Holcim compensate for harsh first-quarter winter weather which dragged on sales....
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Loesche wins Holcim Ecuador VRM contract
25 April 2013Loesche will deliver one LM 56.4 vertical roller mill for cement raw material grinding to Holcim Ecuador's cement plant Guayaquil. The order with Loesche was placed by general contractor Sinoma-TJ...
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Ecuador first-quarter cement sales rise 10.5% YoY
18 April 2013Domestic cement sales on the Ecuadorian market in the first quarter of 2013 rose by 10.5 per cent YoY while March sales almost reached the half-a-million-tonne mark. Dispatches for the three mo...
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Ecuador February cement sales rise 13.4%
26 March 2013Cement sales in Ecuador in February 2012 increased 13.4 per cent YoY to 447,928t compared to 395,047t in the same month of last year, data from the Ecuadorian Institute of Cement and Concrete (Ine...
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Building Al Ain
25 March 2013To help realise its plans to expand its building materials portfolio in the United Arab Emirates, Arkan Building Materials Co contracted Sinoma International Engineering Co Ltd to construct its ne...
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Holcim
04 March 2013Holcim's turnover increased by 3.9 per cent in 2012 to CHF21,544m, while in euro terms the increase was 6.4 per cent to EUR17,867m but in US$ terms there was a 1.3 per cent decline. The operating ...
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Lafarge
04 March 2013Lafarge's turnover increased by 3.5 per cent in 2012 to EUR15,816m and the EBITDA improved by 7.2 per cent to EUR3450m. The trading profit showed a 12 per cent recovery EUR2440m and net financial ...