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Puerto Rican cement market expands 5% in May

Puerto Rican cement market expands 5% in May

Puerto Rican cement sales in May 2022 declined 4.9 per cent YoY to 1.32m bags of 42.6kg, or 56,282t, according to the Puerto Rican Institute of Statistics. While the drop repre...

Fitch Ratings upgrades Cemex to BB+

Fitch Ratings upgrades Cemex to BB+

Fitch Ratings has upgraded the foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) of Cemex to 'BB+' from 'BB', its senior unsecured notes to 'BB+' from 'BB' and its sub...

Sunshine for Argos Honduras

Sunshine for Argos Honduras

The Honduran cement industry will see a further round of upgrades and expansion as Argos invests US$23m in key projects at its Piedras Azules and Río Blanquito cement plants. I...

Puerto Rican market contracts 5% in April

Puerto Rican market contracts 5% in April

In April 2022 cement sales in Puerto Rico reached 1.3m bags of 42.6kg (94lb), or 55,250t, representing a five per cent drop when compared with April 2021, according to the coun...

Dominican Rep cement market expands 3% in 1Q22

Dominican Rep cement market expands 3% in 1Q22

In the first quarter of 2022, cement demand in the Dominican Republic grew by 2.9 per cent YoY, according to Adocem, the country’s cement association. However, costs of most ...