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Caribbean sees rapid expansion for cement with construction growth

16 September 2022, Published under Cement News

This week CEMEX announced that it has restarted its 0.5Mta kiln line at its San Pedro de Macoris plant in the Dominican Republic as part of its US$34m upgrade. While this plant will see further improvements in waste-derived fuels, additives and hydrogen technology, ICR assesses what other developments are happening in the Caribbean sector. The mood of the Dominican Republic is best captured by ADOCEM, the cement association representing six producers in the country. Julissa Béaez, Adocem ...

TCL increases cement prices by 15%

14 December 2021, Published under Cement News

Trinidad Cement Ltd (Cemex group) has announced an ex-factory cement price increase of approximately 15 per cent. The price increase becomes effective on 20 December 2021. TCL said: “We have been absorbing rising input costs for a long time and are now unable to continue to maintain our prices. The main attributing cost factors are natural gas, imported spares ad other raw materials that go into the manufacturing the highest quality cement brands, which you represent. "We assure you th...

Trinidad Cement posts 3% decline in revenue

01 November 2021, Published under Cement News

Trinidad Cement Ltd (TCL) has recorded a three per cent YoY decline in revenue to TTD467m (US$68.93m) during the third quarter of 2021. "Revenue for the quarter was mainly impacted by reduced cement sales attributable to adverse weather in Jamaica. On a year-to-date basis, the TCL Group recorded consolidated revenue from continuing operations of TTD1.4bn, 12 per cent higher than the same period in 2020," said the group. TCL also reported a net income of TTD60.6m in the first nine months o...

Trinidad Cement appoints new CEO

10 November 2020, Published under Cement News

Trinidad Cement Ltd (TCL) has appointed Francisco Aguilera Mendoza as its new CEO, effective from 1 December 2020. Mr Mendoza, who was appointed to the board in 2014, currently serves as deputy chairman and will also continue in that role. The new CEO is also the vice president of Trading Americas and Group Shipping for Cemex and is thereby responsible for the trading of cement and clinker in the Americas, including in the Caribbean. Seijo Gonzalez, CEO of TCL since May 2015, is expect...

Peter Donkersloot to resign from Caribbean Cement

28 June 2019, Published under Cement News

Peter Donkersloot Ponce, general manager of Caribbean Cement Co (TCL Group), has announced that he will resign his post effective from 31 July. The position will be filled by Yago Castro Izaguirre, the current general manager of Arawak Cement Co (also TCL Group) in Barbados. Mr Donkersloot was appointed general manager of Caribbean Cement in 2016, under his leadership the company has received approval for a new limestone quarry and gypsum quarry expansion. The company also saw a 237 per c...

Caribbean Cement reports 237% increase in net profit

01 May 2019, Published under Cement News

Jamaica’s Caribbean Cement Co Ltd has announced a two per cent YoY revenue increase to JMD4.45bn (US$33.35m) for the first quarter of 2019. However, its net profit surged 237 per cent from JMD334m to JMD1.13bn. The significant increase in net profit follows the company’s debt refinancing last year, which saw it buy back assets from its immediate parent Trinidad Cement Ltd. The result is Caribbean Cement’s highest profit outturn for 12 straight quarters, according to the Jamaica Gleaner. ...

TCL announces TTD49m operating loss in 2017

30 May 2018, Published under Cement News

Trinidad Cement Ltd (TCL) has announced its results for the full-year 2017 period, reporting an operating loss of TTD49m (US$7.26m) on the back of unprecedented storms in its eastern Caribbean markets and the economic downturn in Trinidad and Tobago. "These factors led to a decrease in revenue by nine per cent on a year-to-year basis compared to TTD1.7bn from 2016. Jamaica was an exception for TCL and continues to display robust economic growth, driving higher demand for our products in th...

Trinidad Cement revenues down 12%

04 May 2017, Published under Cement News

Trinidad Cement Ltd (TCL) said its revenue for the first three months of the year was down by 12 per cent YoY to TTD422m (US$62.5m) due to a construction slowdown in one of its major markets and tougher regional competition. Group volumes in 1Q17 were down six per cent YoY which the company said reflected a slowdown in Trinidad and Tobago construction activity, compounded by increased competition in the Caribbean region. However, TCL noted that positive trends continued in the Jamaican m...

Caribbean: Trinidad Cement competes with Rock Hard Cement

23 January 2017, Published under Cement News

Rock Hard Cement of Barbados has begun to penetrate the local market in Trinidad and Tobago, offering its product at TTD46/bag (US$6.81/bag). State-owned Trinidad Cement Ltd (TCL) has spoken out, warning customers off buying the new competitor’s product. TCL has been competing with Rock Hard for about a year, its first competitor in 31 years. TCL issued a full-page advertisement in a local newspaper, warning to local consumers to “carefully consider when purchasing, as imported cement is ...

Cemex amends Trinidad Cement bid

10 January 2017, Published under Cement News

Cemex has announced that its indirect subsidiary, Sierra Trading, will present a change and variation notice making an amended offer to the offer and take-over bid of Trinidad Cement Ltd (TCL) that was presented on 5 December 2016. The acquisition of up to 132,616,942 ordinary shares in TCL paired with its existing share ownership in TCL of approximately 39.5 per cent, will result in Sierra Trading holding up to 74.9 per cent of the equity share capital in TCL. Pursuant to the amended ...