Cement News tagged under: Uruguay
Cementos Artigas to shift grinding to Minas plant13 November 2020, Published under Cement NewsCementos Artigas, the joint venture of Cementos Molins and Votorantim Cimentos, has commenced a US$40m project to unify its cement production in Uruguay. The project will integrate the company’s grinding plant, currently located in Montevideo, with its clinker plant at Minas, 100km from the capital to achieve “a more efficient and sustainable” unified production line, according to the company. A new state-of-the-art vertical cement mill and new cement silos will be installed at the Minas p... |
Uruguay sees exports rise in the 2Q2020 August 2020, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Uruguay reached 166,074t in the second quarter of 2020, a 3.9 per cent drop YoY, according to data from the Chamber of Industries. Of the total, 97 per cent were domestic sales and three per cent were exports, mostly to Paraguay. Domestic sales were down 4.1 per cent YoY, but exports climbed 3.9 per cent. |
Uruguayan 3Q domestic cement sales up 14%26 November 2018, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Uruguay increased 14 per cent YoY to 181,000t in the July-September quarter, according to a report by the country’s Chamber of Industries. However, exports fell by 74 per cent to 12,000t during the same period. Around 60 per cent of exports are delivered to Paraguay, followed by Argentina (27 per cent) and Brazil (13 per cent). Imports were negligible in the third quarter of 2018 and in the year to date, accounted for around 8.9 per cent of apparent consumption. |
Uruguayan producers sees 18% rise in sales25 June 2018, Published under Cement NewsTotal cement sales in the 1Q18 in Uruguay totalled 219,000t, representing an increase of 18 per cent YoY. Of this total, 74 per cent were sold in the domestic market while some 26 per cent were exported, according to the Chamber of Industry (CIU). The rise represents the fourth-consecutive quarterly increase in total cement sales following a market contraction that lasted from 2013 to 2017. “Cement sales in Uruguay have a high orientation to the domestic market and in general term... |
Uruguay’s ANCAP and Fancap agree over cement production15 May 2018, Published under Cement NewsUruguayan oil company ANCAP and its workers’ union Fancap have come to an agreement to resume cement production at the Minas works. Following a week of talks with support from Uruguayan government officials both sides agreed over operational and minimal roles and security personnel shifts in Minas and Paysandú. |
ANCAP has stocks for four days23 April 2018, Published under Cement NewsThe cement plant owned by ANCAP in Minas, Uruguay, has only four days of stocks left, reports Esmerk Latin American News. Production was halted in February by the union on grounds that there was insufficient personnel on the ground. ANCAP’s cement division generated a loss of US$12.3m in 2017, down from a loss of US$27m the previous year. Although ANCAP still holds on to an important market share in Uruguay, it is facing growing competition from Cementos Artigas and imported cement. T... |
Uruguay cement sales rise 3% in 3Q1705 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsUruguayan cement producers sold 203.100t of cement in 3Q17, representing a 3.4 per cent YoY. While 159,900t was sold in the domestic market, cement manufacturers shipped 43,600t for export. "Cement sales in Uruguay have a high orientation to the domestic market and there is a high correlation between cement sales in tonnes and construction activity," says a report from the Chamber of Industries (CIU). While detailing that the volume of sales of cement in the domestic market (measured... |
FLSmidth awarded Uruguay cement plant contract04 August 2017, Published under Cement NewsFLSmidth has been awarded an order from Cielo Azul Cementos y Calizas SA for engineering, procurement and supply of equipment for a complete cement plant near the city of Treinta y Tres, approximately 300km from the capital of Uruguay, Montevideo. The order comprises a complete range of equipment from crushing to packing and a palletising system. FLSmidth will deliver state-of-the-art energy-efficient technology including vertical roller mills for raw, coal and cement grinding, FLSmidth Cr... |
Uruguay: Ancap to reduce staff by a third07 April 2017, Published under Cement NewsAncap will reduce its number of employees by a third, according to the Uruguayan cement producer’s President, Marta Jara. While the step is part of a cost-reduction programme, the company said it will keep its three cement plants operational. Ms Jara stressed the need to "reorganise work, including automation, improving working conditions, avoiding overtime and overlapping of work." |
Uruguay: Ancap to make further production cuts20 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsAncap is expected to make cuts in overtime, security and cleaning personnel to move the company's results closer to the black while keeping both plants at Minas and Paysandú operational, according to the newspaper El País de Montevideo. Losses at the companies reached US$207m in the past decade with 2016 results indicating a loss of US$25m. To return Ancap to profitability, the company’s syndicate has proposed to access international reserves to install a third kiln line at Paysandú, part... |