Latin American cement demand rises in 2Q2012
Cement consumption in the second quarter in major Latin American economies closely reflected the current economic cycle and countries such as Peru, Bolivia and Chile stood out f...
Brazil
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New Uruguay joint venture plant investment
Three cement companies are planning to invest in a new joint venture cement plant in eastern Uruguay’s Treinta y Tres department to tap export potential in neighbouring Brazil, ...
Brazilian investors eye Mozambican limestone
Brazilian investors have expressed and interesting exploring large limestone deposits in at least four districts of Mozambique’s Nampula province, said the provincial inspector ...
Cosmos ships 36,000t of clinker to Brazil
Cimpor-owned Cosmos Cement will be shipping 36,000t of clinker from its Spanish Toral de los Vados works to the Brazilian town of Recife. The shipment, which started loading on ...
Dangote sets sights beyond Africa
Dangote Cement is expanding out of Africa. While its chairman Aliko Dangote remains firmly committed to the continent and its 40Mta production capacity owned by the company, he ...
Brazilian monthly sales up 7.3 per cent YoY
Cement consumption in the Brazilian market totaled 6.3Mt in August, representing a rise of 7.3 per cent YoY, data from Sindicato Nacional da Indústria de Cimento (SNIC) shows. A...
Holcim: realising growth potential whilst cutting costs
Holcim highlighted its cost cutting programme and the growth potential in its emerging markets at its latest investor and analyst event, which took place on 3-4 September in Zur...
Iberian impairments push Cimpor into a loss
Cimpor’s first half turnover declined by 5.5 per cent to €1086.8m, as the deterioration in Spain, Portugal and China could not be compensated for by improvements elsewhere.
July sales rise six per cent YoY, Brazil
The latest preliminary data and market estimates from the Brazilian cement market show that domestic cement consumption in July 2012 reached 5.8Mt, up six per cent on the same m...
Lafarge: July '12
Lafarge's 1H turnover increased by an underlying 4.9 per cent to €7614m and the EBITDA rose by 7.8 per cent to €1523m, while the trading profit increased by 14.7 per cent to €10...