Cementos Argos to boost Colombian capacity with new 2.3Mta line
Cementos Argos is to expand its Sogamoso cement plant, located in the Boyacá department of Colombia, with a new 2.3Mta line, involving an investment of US$450m. The strategic...
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Grupo Argos raises US$509m in bond sale
Grupo Argos, the parent company of Colombia's leading cement producer Cementos Argos, has raised COP1trn (US$509.4m) in a bond sale on Wednesday that was more than doubly overs...
Cemex
Cemex Latam Holdings is to invest around US$340m in building an additional cement works in Colombia. The new cement works will be built in the Antioquia department, which is en...
Argos wins Social Responsibility Award
Argos has become the first Colombian company to win the Social Responsibility Award, by the Inter-American Federation of the Construction Industry in partnership with the Latin...
Colombian monthly demand jumps 8.1%
Colombian cement consumption increased 8.1 per cent to 1.059Mt in July 2014 when compared with the same month a year ago, according to the country's statistics office, Dane. Th...
Cemex Latam to build new cement works
Cemex Latam Holdings is to invest around US$340m in building an additional cement works in Colombia. The new plant will be built in the Antioquia department, which is enjoyi...
Argos considers acquiring Holcim and Lafarge Latin America divestments
Colombia's Cementos Argos is currently looking into acquiring the assets Lafarge and Holcim are planning to sell in Latin America, particularly Mexico and Brazil. However, it h...
Argos plans innovation centre, Colombia
Cementos Argos is planning to develop an innovation centre in Colombia, covering an area of 4807m2, at a cost of COP23.70bn (US$12.73m). The centre will be carried out in par...
Double-digit rise in Colombian dispatches
In the first half of 2014, national cement demand in Colombia reached 5.690Mt, up 11.2 per cent when compared with the equivalent period of 2013, according to the country's s...
Argos sees strong performance in US division
Argos closed the first half of 2014 with an 87 per cent increase in net profit driven by acquisitions and positive market trends, most notably in the US which generated earning...