Cement News tagged under: South America
Peru’s cement market expands 3% in August20 September 2022, Published under Cement NewsCement dispatches in Peru edged up by three per cent YoY to 1.227Mt in August 2022 when compared with 1.192Mt dispatched in August 2021, according to the country’s cement association, ASOCEM. Of this total, 1.167Mt was delivered by its members. Cement production saw a two per cent uptick YoY to 1.145Mt in August 2022 from 1.126Mt in August 2021. Clinker output slipped by two per cent to 0.843Mt in August 2022 from 0.86Mt in the year-ago period. Peru’s cement producers exported 15,000t of... |
CBB reports 74% drop in net profit15 September 2022, Published under Cement NewsChilean cement producer Cementos Bío-Bío (CBB) saw a 15.3 per cent increase in sales to CLP155,089m in the first half of 2022 when compared with the CLP134,538m reported for the 1H21. Gross profits declined 12.2 per cent YoY to CLP43,268m in the 1H from CLP49,286m on the back of higher distribution and administration costs. Finance costs increased to CLP4508m in the 1H22 from CLP1380Mt in the year-ago period. Profit before tax fell by 98.4 per cent from CLP10,282m in the 1H21 to CLP156m... |
August sales remain stable in Brazil14 September 2022, Published under Cement NewsDomestic cement sales in Brazil edged up 0.1 per cent to 5.866Mt in August 2022 from 5.858Mt in August 2021, according to the country’s cement association, SNIC. The association attributes the limited growth in cement sales to an unstable economic scenario, marked by high interest rates, high indebtedness and the low income of Brazilians. Sales in the southeastern market, the largest in the country, declined by two per cent to 2.654Mt in August 2022 when compared with August 2021, when 2.70... |
Cemento Polpaico reports 17% rise in 1H revenues, 1H profits are down09 September 2022, Published under Cement NewsCemento Polpaico SA reported revenues of CLP178.053bn (US$201.8m) in the January-June 2022 period, up 16.9 per cent when compared with CLP152.376bn in the January-June 2021. The Chilean cement producer has attributed the increase in revenues mainly to “the updating of the price level in all businesses as a result of the strong increase in the costs of production and distribution resulting from rise in inflation, rise in the exchange rate, rise in the cost of fuel and the increase in the co... |
Venezuelan cement industry operates 40% capacity09 September 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe cement industry in Venezuela is operating at 40 per cent of its installed capacity, according to Orlando Chirinos, president of the Cement Workers Federation (Fetracemento). “The cement industry is totally paralysed, technically, because it is below its production capacity. At the national level, the industry is using 40 per cent of its production capacity. We are talking of 9Mt that today is producing less than one million metric tons”, he expressed. He attributed the reduced capacit... |
Argentina’s cement market expands 13% in August08 September 2022, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Argentina increased by 13.2 per cent YoY and seven per cent MoM to 1,226,646t in August 2022, according to the country’s cement association, AFCP. In August 2021 demand reached 1,083,824t and in July 2022 1,146,900t was sold on the home market. Domestic cement producers manufactured a total of 1,231,760t of cement, up 12.3 per cent YoY and 6.9 per cent MoM. Of this total they exported 5114t, down from 12,641t in August 2021 and 5512t in July 2022. January-August 20... |
Holcim closes Brazilian deal07 September 2022, Published under Cement NewsHolcim has closed the sale of its business in Brazil to CSN (Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional) for an enterprise value of US$1.025bn. The deal was closed following approvals from Brazilian authorities. This transaction includes Holcim’s five integrated cement plants, four grinding stations, six aggregates sites and 19 ready-mix concrete facilities. Latin America remains a core strategic growth region for Holcim, according to the group. In the first half of 2022 Holcim completed a new ceme... |
Chile cement deliveries contract 24% in July07 September 2022, Published under Cement NewsChilean cement dispatches declined 23.6 per cent YoY in July 2022 to 276,554t when compared with July 2021 when 361,956t were dispatched, according to the Chilean construction chamber, CChC. In the first seven months of 2022, deliveries were down 10.3 per cent YoY to 2,249,284t from 2,507,802t reported in the 7M21. |
Colombia’s cement consumption slips in July06 September 2022, Published under Cement NewsCement demand in Colombia slipped by 0.6 per cent YoY in July 2022 to 1.125Mt from 1.132Mt in July 2021, reports the country’s statistics office, DANE. When compared with 2019 pre-COVID shipments edged up by one per cent from 1.113Mt. Bulk sales increased 2.8 per cent YoY while bagged cement sales contracted 2.2 per cent YoY in July 2022. While ready-mix concrete companies increased their take-off by 8.2 per cent YoY, construction and contractors reduced theirs by 10.7 per cent YoY. Sales ... |
Peru's road to recovery06 September 2022, Published under Cement NewsPeru’s cement market started its path to recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic saw demand plummet in April 2020 and then expand beyond pre-pandemic levels in 2021. For 2022-23 cement producers are quietly confident while preparing to address the challenges ahead. By ASOCEM, Peru. Peru’s cement producers are largely positive as the country’s construction sector emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic The Peruvian economy is recovering from the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.... |