Cement News tagged under: Cementos Argos
Cementos Argos in expansion mode10 February 2015, Published under Cement NewsCementos Argos will be expanding its business in 2015 with investments of over US$400m, according to Jorge Mario Velásquez, president of Argos. He added that 2015 will be crucial for the company as it initiates a very important decade in the economy of US: “In the next 10 years in the US will see significant growth of the economy, it will be a dynamic decade, especially in the cement market where growth close to nine per cent is expected, accompanied by a recovery of prices are recorded, ... |
Cementos Argos may refinance short-term debt in 2015, Fitch28 January 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe majority of Cementos Argos’ short-term debts due in 2015 are expected to be refinanced, according to an analysis of Colombian cement firm by Fitch Ratings. This move is anticipated due to the pressure on free cash flow during 2014 that was caused by the firm's aggressive acquisition programme, while the ratings agency believes that the business's liquidity is adequate and its funds from operations are stable. Cementos Argos has available credit worth COP2.20tn (US$922.43m), as well... |
Argos to not bid for Lafarge/Holcim Brazilian assets10 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsCementos Argos has decided not to not bid for the Brazilian assets that Lafarge and Holcim have put up for sale ahead of their planned merger. Colombia’s largest cement producer has informed the Superintendencia Financiera that it does not see such a purchase as being likely to generate the value its investments would expect. Argos had been in consultation with Itau Unibanco concerning a possible bid. |
Grupo Argos to issue preferential shares in 1Q1512 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsColombian holding Grupo Argos is planning to issue a base amount of 50m preferential shares in the first quarter of 2015 on the local and international markets, subject to the approval from Colombia's financial watchdog. Argos, parent company of Colombia’s leading cement producer Cementos Argos, seeks to strengthen its equity and bolster growth. Details of the issuance could be given in mid-January 2015. Banca de Inversion Bancolombia, HSBC Securities and Bank of America Merrill Lyn... |
Cementos Argos 3Q14 net profit jumps 69%29 October 2014, Published under Cement NewsCementos Argos, Colombia’s leading cement producer, posted a 69 per cent jump in net earnings for the first nine months of the year to COP217.5bn (US$111m), boosted by higher US sales. The company reported EBITDA of COP805bn (US$415m) between January and September, an eight per cent increase over the same period in 2013. Revenue was up 16 per cent to COP4.25trn. "The performance in the United States maintains a healthy growth dynamic," the statement said. "Volumes of cement and concrete sh... |
Cementos Argos board approves bond issue07 October 2014, Published under Cement NewsThe board of Cementos Argos has authorised a bond issue of up to COP1trn (US$493m), proceeds from which will be used for working capital and debt payments, the company said in a statement. Cementos Argos, Colombia’s largest cement producer, will have three years to issue the paper, although typically bonds are released within a few months of the board's approval. The company, a subsidiary of Grupo Argos, raised 1 trillion pesos with two bond issues during 2012. "The resources from th... |
Argos constructs new innovation centre29 September 2014, Published under Cement NewsCementos Argos has started construction of a new Argos Innovation Centre, in Medellín, Colombia. The project is being developed alongside EAFIT University and will become a new meeting place for Argos’ employees, researchers, academics and the community, focussed on the fundamental goal of contributing to the cement and concrete industry’s technological and sustainable development. This innovation centre will work on the cement and construction industry’s biggest challenges, under two main... |
Cementos Argos to boost Colombian capacity with new 2.3Mta line16 September 2014, Published under Cement NewsCementos Argos is to expand its Sogamoso cement plant, located in the Boyacá department of Colombia, with a new 2.3Mta line, involving an investment of US$450m. The strategic location of the Sogamoso plant will enable the Colombian cement market leader to serve the Bogota market as well as growing demand in the centre of Colombia where around 70 per cent of cement consumption for the country’s infrastructure plant will be concentrated. As well as Bogota, the location of the plant allows fo... |
Argos wins Social Responsibility Award02 September 2014, Published under Cement NewsArgos has become the first Colombian company to win the Social Responsibility Award, by the Inter-American Federation of the Construction Industry in partnership with the Latin American Development Bank. The accolade, given every two years, seeks to highlight Latin American companies in the construction industry. An Argos press release said the award recognises companies “who create clear goals of sustainability in social, environmental and economic dimensions, who create alliances with pu... |
Argos considers acquiring Holcim and Lafarge Latin America divestments15 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsColombia's Cementos Argos is currently looking into acquiring the assets Lafarge and Holcim are planning to sell in Latin America, particularly Mexico and Brazil. However, it has not yet finalised any negotiations. "We are firstly interested in looking at Mexico and Brazil," said José Alberto Vélez, president of the Argos Group, in the local newspaper La República. "We have been watching with interest and enthusiasm, but have nothing concrete yet." Earlier this month, Holcim and Lafarge... |