Argos announces US$23m investment in Honduran strategic projects
Argos will invest US$23m in several projects to improve operations at its Honduran plants. The investment is also expected to support the country’s growth and development. The c...
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Colombian cement demand falls to 1.15Mt in October
Cement dispatches in Colombia slipped 1.6 per cent YoY to 1.15Mt in October 2021 from 1.169Mt in the same period of the previous year, according the country’s statistics office,...
Saint-Gobain and Cementos Argos create joint venture
Saint-Gobain and Cementos Argos have entered a joint venture agreement to develop mortar solutions. The partnership will combine Saint-Gobain’s mortar technology with Argos’ str...
Cementos Argos to list US business on NYSE
Cementos Argos plans to list its US business on the New York Stock Exchange after several months of analysis. The company will be listed through an initial public offering regis...
Argos to collect 5000 waste tyres per month in Honduras
Colombia’s Argos will collect around 5000 waste tyres per month in Choluteca, Honduras, and transport them to Comayagua for disposal at its Piedras Azules cement plant. Cementos...
Colombian cement market expanded 3% in September
Cement consumption in Colombia edged up 2.9 per cent YoY to 1.164Mt in September 2021 from 1.131Mt in September 2020, according to the country’s statistics agency, DANE. When co...
Argos recycles 180t of bags in 2021
Through its Sacos Verdes (Green Bags) programme, Colombia-based cement producer Argos has recycled around 180t of cement packaging in 2021, the equivalent to stop cutting more t...
Argos implements simulation model for bulk cement supply
At the eighth annual Simulation Conference organised by the Anylogic software company, Argos (Argos Group) shared its model for the optimised supply of bulk cement that it has b...
Cementos Argos announces 5% increase in 3Q revenue
Cementos Argos has posted consolidated revenues of COP2489bn (US$641.82m) in the third quarter of 2021, up 5.3 per cent YoY, favoured by the positive evolution of volumes and pr...
Argos commits to new 2030 CO2 emission targets
On 25 October 2021 Argos held a climate change webinar in which it committed to reduce its CO 2 emissions by 29 per cent in its cement plants by 2030. In just over the last deca...