Cement News tagged under: Brazil
Malvern Instruments opens new applications laboratory in São Paulo, Brazil19 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsMalvern Instruments has opened a new applications and demonstration laboratory in Brazil. Located at the São Paulo facility of Malvern’s parent company Spectris, the new laboratory will provide pre- and post-sales support to customers across all of Malvern’s technology areas, and will augment established particle characterisation demonstration labs elsewhere in Brazil. The new laboratory will be equipped with instruments spanning Malvern’s entire range of particle characterization, prote... |
CPX Mineração to invest in Bahía cement plant, Brazil14 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsCPX Mineração and Bahía state government have signed a letter of intent to produce cement in the Brazilian state, according to local media. Under the agreement, CPX will invest BRL400m-500m (US$192m-240m) in the construction of a 0.8Mta cement works in the municipality of Lajedinho. "It is an integrated plant based on exploitation of limestone and cement manufacture to supply entire Bahía, which currently imports this product," said CPX president, Rodrigo Lara, adding that the company... |
Brazil Jan-November cement demand rises 7.6%13 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Brazil for the January-November 2012 period reached 63.2Mt, 7.6 per cent ahead of the same period of last year,latest data from Sindicato Nacional da Indústria do Cimento (SNIC) showed. In November alone, sales totaled 5.8Mta, an increase of 3.8 per cent over the same month of 2011, according to the latest statistics In terms of sales by day, November deliveries rose by 2.3 per cent compared to October 2012 figures. According to data obtained by SNIC from the S... |
Cimpor06 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsCimpor's turnover came off by 1.6% to €1,170.6m in the first nine months, and the EBITDA eased by 0.9% to €355.4m, while the trading profit (EBIT) declined by 1.2% to €247.3m. Net financial charges jumped by 185.3% to €83.4m, as change of control clauses led to debt repayments, giving a pre-tax profit 25.9% lower at €163.9m. The tax charge was 2.7% higher at €55.4m. The profit after tax on a continuing basis fell by 35.1% to €108.5m. Net debt at the end of September was 0.3% lower than a ye... |
Lafarge to build new Rio de Janiero works, Brazil30 November 2012, Published under Cement NewsLafarge announced on Thursday that it is to construct a second cement plant in Rio de Janeiro to better serve expected increases in demand fuelled by the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games to be held in Brazil. The new unit , located in the city of Santa Cruz , the metropolitan area of the state , will have production capacity of around 750,000tpa. With an investment of US66m and the generation of 350 direct jobs, the unit will receive funding ... |
Brazil October sales rise 9.8 per cent YoY27 November 2012, Published under Cement NewsBrazilian cement sales in October 2012 reached 6.2Mt, representing a 9.8 per cent rise compared to the same month of the previous year, data from the Sindicato Nacional da Indústria do Cimento, shows. In terms of the number of days worked, October sales fell 2.1 per cent compared to September 2012. Over the first 10 months of 2012, sales reached 57.4Mt, up eight per cent over the same period of 2011. According to data obtained by SECEX/MXIC, cement imports in the first three quarters o... |
CSN plans to invest in new capacity, Brazil06 November 2012, Published under Cement NewsBrazilian steel major Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN) plans to invest BRL1bn (US$491m) to set up four cement facilities in the state of Minas Gerais which would increase the company's capacity from 2.4Mta to 5.4Mta. Currently the company plans to set up three integrated cement plants and a second clinker unit, adding to its one at Arcos which began operations in May 2011. The new plant is to have a capacity of 6500tpd, according to reports by Brasil Economico. |
Walter Schalka to step down as Votorantim Cimentos CEO, Brazil31 October 2012, Published under Cement NewsWalter Schalka has resigned his position as CEO of Brazilian market leader Votorantim Cimentos after seven years at the helm. Mr Schalka will leave step down at the end of November and Paulo Henrique de Oliveira Santos, director of business development at Votorantim Industrial, will temporarily chair the company. Speaking of his time at the company, he thanked the executive board of Votorantim Cimentos who "always supported me, allocating resources to implement the further growth of the co... |
Brazilian cement sales rise 3.2% in September17 October 2012, Published under Cement NewsPreliminary estimates show that Brazilian cement consumption reached 5.7Mt in September 2012, a 3.2 per cent increase on the same month of last year. Data from Sindicato Nacional da Indústria do Cimento shows third quarter sales increased 3.5 per cent YoY following first and second quarter YoY rises of 13.7 and 5.9 per cent, respectively. For the nine months to September 2012, consumption reached 51Mt, representing a rise of 7.4 per cent compared to the same period of 2011. |
Latin American cement demand rises in 2Q201209 October 2012, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in the second quarter in major Latin American economies closely reflected the current economic cycle and countries such as Peru, Bolivia and Chile stood out for their dynamism against a background of overall economic growth, according to the latest Infrastructure, Water & Waste Stats report by BNamericas. Peru noted a 18.3 per cent YoY rise to 2.235Mt in cement demand. For 2012, the country is expected to grow by 5.9 per cent, making it the fastest-growing economy in the ... |