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Colombia dispatches up 14.5% in January

Colombia dispatches up 14.5% in January

The Colombian cement market expanded by 14.5 per cent YoY in January 2015 as the country’s cement producer dispatched 927,800t of cement, according to the latest figures by nat...

Cementos Argos’ net profit surges 59%

Cementos Argos’ net profit surges 59%

Colombia’s leading cement producer, Cementos Argos, said net profit jumped 58.8 per cent YoY in 2014, closing the year with record figures. Profit was up to COP291bn (US$145m...

Cementos Argos in expansion mode

Cementos Argos in expansion mode

Cementos Argos will be expanding its business in 2015 with investments of over US$400m, according to Jorge Mario Velásquez, president of Argos. He added that 2015 will be cr...

Cementos Argos

For the second year running, Cementos Argos has been recognised for its sustainability efforts by clinching the Silver Class distinction in RobecoSAM’s 2015 Sustainability Year...

Colombian cement market expands 10.3% in 2014

Colombian cement market expands 10.3% in 2014

Colombian cement consumption increased by 10.3 per cent to 11.9Mt in 2014, according to the country’s statistics service, Dane. The restart of civil works and the start-up of ...

Argos recognised for sustainability efforts

Argos recognised for sustainability efforts

Argos has been awarded a Silver Class distinction in Robeco SAM’s 2015 Sustainability Yearbook for the second consecutive year. The company was included in the Yearbook once a...

Cemex

Cemex is restarting work on expanding the Tepeaca works in the state of Puebla, Mexico, that was halted in 2008, with a view of completing the expansion in 2017. This will requ...

Colombia: FLSmidth to supply 2800tpd Cemex line

Colombia: FLSmidth to supply 2800tpd Cemex line

FLSmidth has been awarded the contract to supply a 2800tpd cement line for Cemex’s new Cementera del Magdalena Media cement plant in Antioquia, Colombia. The contract include...