UNACEM completes Ecuador acquisition
Peruvian cement producer Union Andina de Cementos SAA (UNACEM) confirmed that it has completed the purchase of Lafarge’s cement operations in Ecuador. "We are pleased with the c...
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Ecuador monthly sales up 4.61%
Ecuador cement sales during October 2014 reached 602,748t, up 4.61 per cent compared to the previous month. Accumulated sales over the first 10 months of this year were 5.381Mt,...
UltraTech to bid for Lafarge Holcim assets?
UltraTech Cement is reportedly eyeing cement assets being put on the block by Holcim and Lafarge ahead of their planned merge Local press have speculated that the Aditya Birla g...
Venezuela: final compensation installment delayed
Holcim is yet to receive the last compensation installment in connection with the nationalisation of Holcim Venezuela in 2008, the company said in a statement today. Corporación...
Cimento Apodi to expand presence in northeast Brazil
Brazil-based cement producer Cimento Apodi is to construct a new cement plant in Sergipe state to reinforce its position in the northeast of the country. The new unit will have ...
Argentina: May cement deliveries increase 2.6 per cent MoM
In May 2014, Argentina’s cement producers delivered 929,202t of cement (including exports), up 2.6 per cent when compared with April, but down 8.5 per cent YoY. Domestic demand,...
Colombian market grows 14.7% in May
Dispatches and output of cement in Colombia rose by 14.7 and 15.3 per cent, respectively in May, according to domestic statistics office, Dane. May deliveries reached 1.034Mt wh...
Colombian April demand increases 4.3%
The Colombian cement market expanded by 4.3 per cent YoY in April 2014 as 0.957Mt were delivered to domestic customers, according to the latest report from national statistics o...
Colombia’s 2013 grey cement production reaches 11.2Mta
Around 11.2Mta of grey cement was produced in Colombia in 2013, mainly due to a boost in the market from social housing construction, according to DANE, the national statistics ...
Brazilian monthly cement sales rise 4.9% YoY
Brazilian cement sales in April 2014 climbed by 4.9 per cent YoY to 5.9Mt, preliminary data and market estimates gathered by Sindicato Nacional da Industria do Cimento (SNIC) re...