Colombia’s cement dispatches stable in July
Grey cement dispatches in Colombia remained stable at 1.051Mt in July 2024, according to the country’s statistics agency, DANE. Bulk dispatches expanded by 1.9 per cent YoY, bu...
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Colombia’s drive to decarbonise
As green shoots appear in the Colombian economy and the construction sector looks forward to new growth, particularly in the civil works sector, cement companies are hoping th...
Cemex to co-process Manuelita agro-industrial wastes
Regenera, Cemex's business for waste valorisation, has entered an agreement with Colombia-based Manuelita to transform sugar industry waste into alternative raw materials in th...
Grupo Argos reports weak results for 2Q24
Grupo Argos, the Colombia-based conglomerate which owns Cementos Argos , has reported a 40 per cent drop in its 2Q24 income, falling to COP189bn (US$47m) from COP315bn in the ...
Colombia’s cement market contracts 9% in June 2024
Grey cement dispatches in Colombia fell 8.7 per cent YoY to 943,500t in June 2024 from 1.033Mt in June 2023, according to the country’s statistics agency, DANE. Bulk deliveries...
Colombia’s cement shipments fall 11% in May
Cement dispatches in Colombia declined 10.9 per cent to 1.003Mt in May 2024 from 1.126Mt in May 2023, according to statistics agency DANE. Production was down 11.6 per cent YoY...
Holcim Colombia appoints new executive president
Martín Costanian has been appointed as the new executive president of Holcim Colombia SA . Mr Costanian will succeed Marco Maccarelli, who will take up new challenges within H...
Colombian cement market expands 9% in April
Cement dispatches in Colombia increased by 8.7 per cent YoY to 1.073Mt in April 2024 from 0.988Mt, according to the country’s statistics office, DANE. Bagged cement sales saw...
Biomass: fuel of the future
The use of biomass is a significant step forward in the decarbonisation of the cement industry. The last decade has seen the introduction of a range of biomasses in the kilns ...
Colombian market contracts 19% in March
Cement dispatches in Colombia fell 19.1 per cent YoY to 0.941Mt in March 2024 from 1.163Mt in March 2023, according to the nation’s statistics office, DANE. Bagged cement sales...