Cementos Progreso leads the way in 3D printing
Cementos Progreso , the largest cement company in Guatemala, is harnessing the power of 3D printing to help reduce the housing deficit in Latin America. The company has instal...
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Puerto Rican cement sales advance 6% in August
Cement sales in Puerto Rico reached 1.33m bags, or 56,711t, in August 2022. This represents an increase of 5.5 per cent YoY and of 18.8 per cent when compared with August 2019,...
CEMEX restarts line in Dominican Republic
CEMEX has restarted the 0.5Mta Line 1 at its San Pedro de Macorís plant in the Dominican Republic. The US$34m upgrade project began in 2021 and forms part of the company’s ...
US cement demand up 7% in June
Portland and blended cement consumption in the USA and Puerto Rico increased seven per cent to 10.8Mt in June 2022, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). A total of 36....
Cruz Azul will see power supply restored
Cruz Azul and Mexico’s Federal Electricity Commission have reached an agreement and the state power supplier must reconnect power to the cement plant in Tula, Hidalgo state, by...
CEMEX closes the sale of its Costa Rican operations
Through certain subsidiaries, CEMEX has successfully closed the previously informed sale of its operations in Costa Rica and El Salvador to Cementos Progreso Holdings SL , f...
Cemex plans 30% expansion at Caribbean Cement Co
CEMEX plans to expand the production capacity at its subsidiary in Jamaica, Caribbean Cement Co Ltd (CCCL). This expansion aims for an up to 30 per cent increase CCCL’s cem...
Cement sales in Puerto Rico decline 16% in July
Puerto Rican cement sales fell 15.7 per cent YoY in July 2022 to 1.12m bags of 42.6kg, or 47,712t, according to the country’s Institute of Statistics. The drop represents the l...
Argos generates revenue of COP2.9trn in 2Q22
Argos, ( Grupo Argos ) recorded revenues and strong demand for cement and ready-mix, mainly in the United States and Colombia, as well as stable operating results in an environ...
US and Puerto Rican cement shipments increase in May
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the USA and Puerto Rico increased six per cent YoY to 9.7Mt in May 2022, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The lea...