Cement News tagged under: Honduras
Cementos Argos marks record-breaking year08 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsCementos Argos has reported a positive domestic performance in Honduras throughout 2017. The company sold over 1.1Mt of cement in a record-breaking year, representing a 15 per cent YoY growth. The majority, 80 per cent, of Cementos Argos’ sales are generated through general use cement, according to M-Brain. Specialised structural cement accounts for 15 per cent, with white cement contributing the remaining five per cent. |
New Honduras plant for Cementos Argos02 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsCementos Argos has announced plans to build a new cement plant in Choloma, Honduras. The new grinding centre, with a production capacity of 0.44Mta, is expected to be commissioned by the end of the year. "We chose this location because it is an industrial municipality and that facilitates the arrival of new investments," said Gustavo Uribe, general manager of Argos Honduras. Cementos Argos plans to invest around HNL500m (US$21.2m) and boost production capacity by 30 ... |
Cement demand in Honduras to rise 6% in 201730 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsCement demand in Honduras is expected to rise by six per cent YoY in 2017 due to strong demand from road projects and housing. “Cement consumption this year is expected to peak, I believe it will reach around 50m bags,when compared with last year, when 44m of bags were used. This year we will have a record consumption in the country’s modern history,” said the Vice President of the Honduran Council of Private Enterprise (COHEP), Juan Carlos Sikafi. The Honduran central bank, BCH, pred... |
Fives awarded dryer contract by Cementos del Norte14 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsFives has been selected by Cementos del Norte SA (Cenosa) to supply a new FCB Flash dryer, which will be installed on the existing cement ball mill of the Bijao plant in Honduras. The existing ball mill was supplied and installed by Fives FCB in 2001 for a production capacity of 90tph pozzolanic cement, but since then, both pozzolana content and moisture rate have increased significantly. " Once in operation, the grinding plant drying capacity will be enhanced with correspond... |
Cement price increases to HNL216 in Tegucigalpa12 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe retail price of cement in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, has increased to HNL216/bag (US$9.21/42.5kg) in the last few weeks, reports El Heraldo. In other parts of the country cement is cheaper with prices ranging between HNL197-205/bag. Domestic cement production has risen in the last two years, according to a report by the Central Bank of Honduras (BCH). Output increased from 35.8m bags in 2014 to 40.2m bags in 2015 and continued this trend the following year when Honduras cement produce... |
Central American cement trade falls 14% in 9M1625 April 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe total value of traded hydraulic cements in Central American countries fell 14 per cent from US$56m to US$48m in the first nine months of 2016, according to CentralAmericaData. Volumes dropped from 0.494Mt in 2015 to 0.426Mt in 2016. In the 9M16 the main exporter of hydraulic cements in Central America was Costa Rica with US$28m, followed by El Salvador (US$12m), Honduras (US$5m), Nicaragua (US$2m) and Guatemala (US$1m). In this period, Nicaragua was the main buyer of interregional... |
Cementos Argos27 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsCementos Argos has officially opened its new 0.3Mta grinding plant in San Lorenzo, Honduras. The plant, which was formerly known as the Cesur grinding station, was purchased from Lafarge in 2013. Having undergone a US$25m upgrade, the San Lorenzo works has boosted Cementos Argos’ cement production capacity in the country by 30 per cent to 1.3Mta. The company also operates an integrated plant in Comayagua and a terminal in San Pedro Sula. According to Argos, the plant, which was opened... |
A fragile but positive outlook05 December 2016, Published under Cement NewsWhile South America’s cement markets may have been considerably affected by the economic downturn, the Central American countries of Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama are hopeful of a better future. Domestic cement producers are looking for an upturn in cement demand, particularly following recent increases in their production capacities. By Rob Roy, ROI Economic Consulting, USA. In Honduras Argos operates the 1.3Mta Piedras Azules integrated... |
Cementos Argos sees Honduras potential21 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsThis week it was announced that Cementos Argos was looking to expand its overseas cement capacity by upgrading its 0.3Mta Cementos del Sur (Cesur) facility in San Lorenzo Valley, southern Honduras. Cementos Argos bought Lafarge’s 53.3 per cent shares in the Cesur grinding station as well as the 1Mta Piedras Azules integrated plant from Lafarge in 2013 for EUR232m. The Honduran population is expected to grow by 1.4 per cent annually from 8.4m in 2013 to 8.65m in 2020. In four years' time... |
Argos Honduras to add capacity at San Lorenzo20 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsColombia’s Cementos Argos has announced plans to construct a new cement plant in San Lorenzo, Valle, southern Honduras. The project represents an investment of US$25m. “Argos will consolidate its presence in the country with this operation. The grinding capacity of San Lorenzo is 300,000tpa and we will manufacture grey cement, with major emphasis on general use,” said Harry Abuchaibe, Argos director for Honduras. The San Lorenzo plant, formerly known as Grinding Station CeSur, was acq... |