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Colombia: dispatches up 12.5% in December 2015

01 February 2016, Published under Cement News

Cement deliveries in Colombia rose by 12.5 per cent YoY to 1.107Mt in December 2015, according to the latest data by the country’s statistics office, DANE. Construction companies and contractors mainly fuelled the increase as their segment expanded by 27.9 per cent. Grey cement production reached 1.210Mt, up 7.2 per cent when compared with December 2014. Domestic deliveries increased by seven per cent YoY in 2015 to reach 12.807Mt. Output by the country’s cement producers rose by 6.2 ...

Colombia’s cement market expands 7% in Oct 2015

27 November 2015, Published under Cement News

Colombian cement consumption rose seven per cent to 1,161,601t in October, according to the latest figures by DANE, the country’s statistics office. Production increased 12.8 per cent YoY from 1,072,942t in October 2014 to 1,210,370t in October 2015. In the Jan-Oct period, domestic cement consumption increased 6.9 per cent to 10.632Mt. Output during the first 10 months has advanced 6.4 per cent to 10.839Mt.

Colombian cement consumption rises 8.6% YoY in August

02 October 2015, Published under Cement News

Colombia’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...

Colombian market expands 8.8% in July

23 September 2015, Published under Cement News

Growth 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: market expands 2.7% in May 2015

29 June 2015, Published under Cement News

Cement dispatches in Colombia increased 2.7 per cent YoY to 1.062Mt, according to the country’s statistics office, DANE. The increase is primarily the result of an 8.7 per cent rise in the construction and contractors segment, which expanded by 8.7 per cent. The largest increases, on a departmental basis, were noted in Nariño (+69.2 per cent), Bolivar (+16.3 per cent), Magdalena (+19.1 per cent) and Cesar (+18.4 per cent). In terms of production, a 5.4 per cent YoY rise was noted in Ma...

Colombia: Feb cement sales up 6.1%

01 April 2015, Published under Cement News

Colombia saw a 6.1 per cent YoY rise in cement dispatches in February as 985,300t of the product were delivered, according to DANE, the national statistics office. The largest increases were experienced in Nariño (+52.1 per cent), Bolívar (+37 per cent), Antioquia (+17 per cent) and Bogotá (7.7 per cent). Production in the second month of 2015 reached 1.034Mt, an 13.3 per cent advance when compared with February 2014. In the 2M15, deliveries increased 10 per cent YoY to 1.913Mt while...

Colombia dispatches up 14.5% in January

27 February 2015, Published under Cement News

The Colombian cement market expanded by 14.5 per cent YoY in January 2015 as the country’s cement producer dispatched 927,800t of cement, according to the latest figures by national statistics office, Dane. Output rose 8.3 per cent to 0.9Mt when compared with January 2014. The strongest demand growth occurred in Nariño (+165 per cent), Cesar (+37 per cent), Magdalena (+36 per cent),  while Antioquia and Bolivar saw dispatches rise by 25 per cent.

Colombia’s October cement dispatches up 5.5%

02 December 2014, Published under Cement News

Cement dispatches in Colombia saw a 5.5 per cent YoY expansion to 1.09Mt in October 2014, according to the latest data published by Dane, the country’s statistics office. While construction companies and contractors consumed some 7.3 per cent less, this was offset by a 13.4 per cent sales advance in the retail segment. The department of Nariño saw an 86.1 per cent rise in sales, followed by Magdalena which registered a 24.5 per cent increase. Positive developments were also reported i...

Colombian monthly demand jumps 8.1%

29 August 2014, Published under Cement News

Colombian cement consumption increased 8.1 per cent to 1.059Mt in July 2014 when compared with the same month a year ago, according to the country's statistics office, Dane. The rise has been attributed to a stronger demand from retail outlets and concrete companies. Increases were strongest in Huila (+25.6 per cent), Bolívar (+17.3 per cent), Cundinamarca (+16.2 per cent) and Antioquia (+9.8 per cent) while Córdoba saw demand fall by 25.4 per cent. Grey cement production in Colombia t...