Protecting natural water resources in the cement sector Premium
At the Santa Rosa cement plant in Colombia, CEMEX has adopted a sustainable approach to its production process. Instead of relying on water from the Teusacá River, the plant uti...
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Colombian cement market contracts 7% in August
Cement consumption in Colombia declined 7.3 per cent to 1.103Mt in August 2023 from 1.19Mt in August 2022, according to the national statistics office, DANE. Contributing to thi...
Colombia’s cement market contracts 7% in July
Cement consumption in Colombia declined 6.5 per cent YoY to 1.052Mt in July 2023 when compared with 1.125Mt in July 2022, according to the country’s statistics office, DANE. In ...
Argos MD forecasts further investments in the USA and Caribbean
Juan Esteban Calle, MD of Argos SA has revealed that the company is looking to invest in the USA and nearby markets to increase imports. “In the United States, we are making a s...
Argos reports a 26% EBITDA growth in 1H23
Argos (Group Argos) had a solid operating period in the 1H23 recording an EBITDA of US$278m, an increase of 26 per cent and a sales rise of eight per cent or US$1.5bn. During th...
Colombian cement dispatches decline 8% in June
Colombia cement dispatches were down 7.5 per cent to 1.033Mt in June 2023 when compared with 1.117Mt in June 2022, according to the country’s statistics agency, DANE. Output fro...
Argos receives US$272m sustainability-linked loan
Colombia’s Banco de Bogotá has disbursed a US$272m sustainability-linked loan to Cementos Argos . The agreement allows a gradual reduction in interest rate subject to the cement...
Colombian cement consumption up 2% in May
Colombia’s cement market expanded by 2.1 per cent YoY to 1.126Mt in May 2023 from 1.104Mt in May 2022, according to DANE, the country’s statistics office. Sales to ready-mix con...
Colombian grey cement market contracts 9% in April
Grey cement dispatches in Colombia declined 9.3 per cent YoY to 0.987Mt in April 2023 from 1.089Mt in April 2022, according to the country’s statistics agency, DANE. Bulk cement...
Empresa Colombiana de Cementos appoints new MD
Empresa Colombiana de Cementos and its Alión brand have named Martha Patricia Quintero Valderrama as the company’s new managing director. She succeeds Juan Martínez Gilsanz, who...