Global Cement Report
Peru
PDFFull Introduction ReportDownload HerePeru has a rich and varied heritage and spectacular scenery, and is also rich in valuable minerals. Despite this, progress has been slow due to corruption and the failure of successive governments to deal with social and economic inequality and resultant civil unrest.
Country Research
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Peruvian dispatches see double-digit gains
21 May 2013Total cement dispatches by members of Peruvian cement association Asocem reached 3,345,226t in the first four months of this year, rising 12.42 per cent YoY. Domestic dispatches during the peri...
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Cementos Yura opts for another Loesche mill, Peru
01 May 2013Peruvian cement producer Cementos Yura has placed an order with Loesche America Inc for a clinker/additives grinding plant to installed at its Arequipa plant, Peru. Based on good and long-term ex...
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Cementos Pacasmayo 1Q13 cement sales rise 6.5 per cent
30 April 2013Peruvian cement producer Cementos Pacasmayo reported a sales increase of 6.5 per cent in the first quarter of 2013. Net income rose 13 per cent in the first quarter to PEN45.1m compared to PEN39....
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Peru first-quarter dispatches up 10.8%
23 April 2013Cement dispatches from the Peruvian market reached 2,476,577t in the first quarter of 2013, representing a YoY rise of 10.8 per cent on the same period of last year (2,235,485t). Of the total d...
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Cimpor: restructured for growth
25 March 2013Following the restructuring of Cimpor and asset swaps with InterCement Austria Holding, the Portuguese cement major is looking forward to an increased footprint in Latin America and Africa, two ge...
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Cementos Pacasmayo full year sales rise 16.6%, Peru
22 February 2013Peruvian cement producer Cementos Pacasmayo’s reported that cement sales volume increased by 16.6 per cent in 2012 compared to 2011, and 14.2 per cent in 4Q12 compared to 4Q11. Cement EBITDA in...
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Cementos Lima fine US$2.2m for unfair trade practices
08 February 2013Peru’s leading cement producer, Cementos Lima, has been fined PEN5.7m (US$2.24m) for unfair trade practices. The penalty was imposed by Indecopi, the country’s Institute for Competitiveness and ...
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Fitch Assigns Initial 'BBB-' IDR to Cementos Pacasmayo SAA
04 February 2013Fitch Ratings has assigned the following initial ratings to Cementos Pacasmayo: Foreign currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) 'BBB-'; Local currency IDR 'BBB-'. The Rating Outlook is Stable. Fit...