Cement News tagged under: latin america
Semapa acquires 50% stake in Supremo Cimentos06 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsSemapa and Secil, through its Brazilian subsidiary, entered into an agreement for the acquisition of a 50 per cent stake of the Brazilian company Supremo Cimentos. With this acquisition, the companies now indirectly hold the entire share capital of the Supreme. "Our subsidiary of Brazilian law, NSOSPE Empreendimentos e Participações, owned jointly by Semapa and Secil - Companhia Geral de Cal and Cement entered into an agreement for the acquisition of the 50 per cent of the share capital of ... |
Ecuador first-quarter sales at 1.4Mt27 April 2015, Published under Cement NewsEcuador cement sales in the first three months of 2015 reached 1.427Mt, latest data from local association Instituto Ecuatoriano del Cemento y del Hormigon shows. In March alone, sales were 504,682t, up 15.67 per cent compared to the February 2015 figure of 436,287t. |
Cemex Latin American Holdings held back by weaker cement sales in Colombia24 April 2015, Published under Cement NewsCemex Latin American Holdings' turnover declined by 16.3 per cent in first quarter of the year to US$353.8m and EBITDA fell by 20.3 per cent to US$112.4m. At the trading level there was a 23.6 per cent reduction to US$90.2m. After an interest charge 15.6 per cent lower at US$20.6m and other items, the pre-tax profit declined by 23.3 per cent to US$72.3m and the net attributable profit came off by 19.8 per cent to US$43.8m. Net debt at the end of March was 8.8 per cent lower than a year ea... |
Cemex to bring forward Caracolito expansion, Colombia07 April 2015, Published under Cement NewsCemex is bringing forward the expansion of Caracolito plant in Colombia, the corporate affairs vice-president of the company’s Mexican division has said. Daniel Suarez told local news that the project consists of the expansion of the existing quarry with an additional 11ha, a complete reconstruction of the kilns and the replacement of air filters. Encouraged by the positive outlook and business environment in Colombia, Cemex also building a new US$340m cement works in Antioquia. The firs... |
Ecuador monthly sales down 10.3%02 April 2015, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Ecuador in February 2015 were 0.436t, down 10.3 per cent compared to 0.486Mt recorded in January 2015. For the first two months of this year, accumulated sales totalled 0.922Mt, latest information from Instituto Ecuatoriano Del Cemento Y Del Hormigon shows. Total sales last year came in at around 6.45Mt, up from 6.3Mt the previous year. |
Lafarge's final full year turnover and EBITDA in decline18 February 2015, Published under Cement NewsLafarge's turnover eased by 1.9 per cent to EUR12,843m in 2014 and the EBITDA came off 2.6 per cent to EUR2721m, having fallen by 9.4 per cent in 2013. Including share of associates, turnover eased by 0.2 per cent to EUR15,167m and the EBITDA by 0.4 per cent to EUR3091m. The trading profit was off by 2.9 per cent to EUR1,881m, but was 0.4 per cent ahead at EUR2084m including associates and carbon credits received recovered from EUR14m to EUR37m. Net financial charges declined by a furthe... |
Cemex LatAm 2014 turnover declines, consolidated sales rise05 February 2015, Published under Cement NewsCemex Latin American Holdings saw turnover decline by 1.4 per cent to US$1725m during 2014 and EBITDA decline by 8.84 per cent to US$577m with the margin declining from 36.2 to 33.5 per cent. The trading profit came down by 7.9 per cent to US$478.4m and after a 20.5 per cent drop in financial expenses to US$90.4m and other items, the pre-tax profit did improve by 4.1 per cent to US$419.1m. After tax and minorities, the net attributable profit emerged 3.5 per cent ahead at US$273.4m. The n... |
Ecuador 2014 sales down 2%28 January 2015, Published under Cement NewsEcuador cement sales dipped in 2014 to 6.47Mt, down two per cent from the 6.60Mt recorded in the previous year, latest data from domestic cement association INECYC shows . Last year's decline follows three consecutive years of annual sales growth in the Latin American country from 2011 to 2013. During December 2014, monthly sales rose 4.85 per cent to 557,786t compared to November 2014 (532,009t). |
Ecuador monthly cement sales update30 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsEcuador cement sales registered a double-digit monthly decline during November 2014, latest data from Ecuador cement association Inecyc shows. Sales during November were down by 11.7 per cent to 532,009t compared to 602,748t in the previous month. Total sales for the January-November 2014 period reached 5.913Mt. |
Cemex to increase capacity of Costa Rica cement works19 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsCemex Latam Holdings (CLH) is to increase cement capacity of its plant located in Colorado, Costa Rica by approximately 25 per cent, reaching a capacity of 1.1Mta by 2017. The total investment is expected to be approximately US$35m over a three-year period including the construction of a new grinding mill, as well as several capacity enhancing projects on its clinker production line. “With this increased capacity we will strengthen our position in Costa Rica, reiterating our commitment t... |