Puerto Rican cement sales decrease 1% in 2024
Cement sales in Puerto Rico slipped by 0.8 per cent to 14.6m bags in 2024, according to the Economic Development Bank (DBE). In 2023 cement sales increased by 1.3 per cent follo...
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US cement sales rebound in October
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, in the US and Puerto Rico amounted to 10.612Mt in October, up 3.5 per cent YoY from the 10.098Mt recorded in O...
US & Puerto Rico Portland and blended cement market contracts 8% in September
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the USA and Puerto Rico fell 7.8 per cent YoY to 8.94Mt in September 2024, according to data published by the US Geological Sur...
Puerto Rican market expands 15% in October
In October 2024 cement sales in Puerto Rico reached 60,151t (1.412m bags of 94lb/42.6kg), up 15.2 per cent YoY, according to data published by the Economic Development Bank (BDE...
Ultracem welcomes President to discuss new plant
Ultracem management met with the President of the Republic of Guatemala. Members of Ultracem's management team, both from the corporate and the operation in Guatemala, had an au...
US cement sales drop sharply in August
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, in the USA and Puerto Rico amounted to 9.926Mt in August, down 8.9 per cent YoY from the 10.901Mt recorded in ...
Puerto Rico’s cement market expands 15% in October
Puerto Rican cement sales saw 15.2 per cent growth to 1.4m bags of 94lb, to 59,693t in October, according to data published by the Economic Development Bank (BDE). The October d...
Hurricane Beryl impacts Caribbean Cement 3Q profit
Caribbean Cement Co reported an 11.2 per cent YoY drop in sales to JMD6.2bn (US$39.2m) as Hurricane Beryl hit the company’s sales in the July-September 2024 period. Operating pr...
US and Puerto Rican cement markets contract in July
Total deliveries of Portland and blended cement in the USA and Puerto Rico slipped 2.9 per cent YoY to 9.29Mt in July 2024 when compared with July 2023, according to the US Geol...
Cemex reports 3Q24 net sales of US$4bn
Cemex reported an EBITDA of US$747m and net sales of US$4.09bn in the 3Q24 in a period. Weather impact accounted for a little less than half of the LtL EBITDA shortfall in the q...