Cement News tagged under: Colombia
Colombian cement consumption rises 8.6% YoY in August02 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsColombia’s cement market expanded by 8.6 per cent YoY in August to 1.108Mt on the back of increased demand from construction companies and contractors (+21.4 per cent) and ready-mix firms (+9.7 per cent) which accounted for 6.3 percentage points of the increase, according to national statistics office DANE. Key growth areas during the month were Cesar (+35.2 per cent), Nariño (+26.2 per cent) and Valle del Cauca (+13.2 pe cent). Greater Bogotá, Atlántico and Bolívar noted a rise in demand... |
Cementos Molins to enter Colombian market01 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsCementos Molins has signed an agreement to enter the Colombian cement market with local home and construction specialist Corona. The Spanish cement producer plans to build a EUR335m cement works in Antioquia. The plant will have a capacity of 1.35Mta and is scheduled to come online in mid-2018. The production facility will provide 220 direct and 250 indirect jobs during operation and an average of 800 jobs during the construction phase, according to local press reports. |
Colombian market expands 8.8% in July23 September 2015, Published under Cement NewsGrowth in Colombian cement demand continues as dispatches increased 8.8 per cent YoY to 1.152Mt, according to DANE, the country's statistics office. Key markets were Antioquia (15 per cent of total demand), Bogota (13.4 per cent) and Cundinamarca (9.2 per cent). Output edged up 3.1 per cent to 1.111Mt. Some 65 per cent of dispatches is bagged cement with bulk deliveries taking up just over a third. In the January-July period domestic cement consumption expanded seven per cent YoY to tot... |
Colombia: Cemex invests MXN1.20bn in social projects21 September 2015, Published under Cement NewsCemex has confirmed an allocation of MXN1.20bn (US$71.27m) to social initiatives in Colombia. The company stated that part of the resources were invested in infrastructure works and admitted that it celebrates frequent meetings with community representatives to determine its environmental and social responsibility projects according to their needs. Cemex also holds an agreement with the international development cooperation society (SOCODEVI), which helps improve competitiveness of cocoa... |
Cementos Argos included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the third-consecutive year11 September 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe Dow Jones Sustainability Index has selected Cementos Argos once again as one of the three most sustainable cement companies in the world. For the third-consecutive year, the company managed to get the score necessary to be included in the World and Emerging Markets Indices. For the economic dimension, Argos obtained the highest score in the industry, nearly doubling its average score, and being the best-placed company for aspects such as transparency, compliance and conduct, risk mana... |
Cementos Argos launches brand in Puerto Rico09 September 2015, Published under Cement NewsColombia-based cement producer Cementos Argos has completed its entry into the Puerto Rican cement market by launching its brand locally. The company is importing cement through a terminal, of which it assumed leadership since 1 May 2015. “Through this new receipt, storage and distribution terminal, we are making all of our experience, knowledge and innovation available to the local market. All of these elements together, in combination with our personalised technical advice and industrial ... |
Cementos Argos’ 2Q EBITDA advances 45% YoY28 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsCementos Argos’ consolidated EBITDA increased by 45 per cent in the second quarter of 2015, reaching COP371bn. Consolidated revenues grew 26 per cent YoY to COP1.8trn, The US regional devision recorded an EBITDA of US$35m, up 44 per cent YoY. Net income for the quarter jumped 211 per cent to COP142bn. Year-to-date cement dispatches increased by 14 per cent to 6.8Mt while ready-mix concrete volumes rose by four per cent to 5.5Mm3. Colombia In Argos’ domestic market of Colombia, c... |
Cementos Argos inaugurates Innovation Center, Colombia27 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsCementos Argos yesterday inaugurated its Innovation Center, based at the EAFIT University, Colombia, underlining the company commitment towards productive, competitive and sustainable growth. The Innovation Center has been designed to foster a collaborative environment, making laboratories available to researchers, students and scholars from different universities to find solutions for the cement and concrete industries in terms of materials, process and applications. “We see innovation... |
Cementos Argos24 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsCementos Argos, along with Colombia’s other cement manufacturers, will be keeping a close eye on the country’s currency as the peso fell to a record low earlier this month as oil prices continued to tumble. The recent decline marks a 37 per cent slide in the currency’s value against the US dollar over the last 12 months. An almost 60 per cent drop in oil prices over the last year has prompted Colombia’s Central Bank to revise down its 2015 growth forecast for a third time and keep its lendin... |
Colombia cement market expands 10.2% in June29 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsColombia’s cement dispatches rose 10.2 per cent YoY in June to 1.0121Mt as building companies and contractors increased their demand by 25.8 per cent. Cement production reached 1.0292Mt, up 4.9 per cent when compared with June 2014. In the first half of 2015 the Colombian cement market expanded by 6.6 per cent YoY to 6.0674Mt. The departments of Nariño, Cesar and Magdalena saw the strongest growth at 62.2, 27 and 21.8 per cent, respectively. However, Bolîvar also recorded a robust advance ... |