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Peru cement market expands 3% in October

Peru cement market expands 3% in October

Peru’s cement consumption advanced 2.9 per cent YoY to 1.02Mt, according to the country’s cement association, Asocem. Cement production by domestic producers fell by two per cen...

Cementos Yura sees 30% 3Q net profit fall

Cementos Yura sees 30% 3Q net profit fall

Peru-based Cementos Yura saw its net profit fall by 30 per cent YoY to PEN52m (US$15.4m) in the third quarter of 2018. The company has attributed the slide to a lower gross prof...

Unacem reports 38% rise in 3Q net profit

Unacem reports 38% rise in 3Q net profit

Peruvian cement producer Unacem has reported revenues of PEN497.9m (US$147.7m) in the 3Q18, down 0.8 per cent from PEN501.8m in the 3Q17. Gross profit remained largely stable at...

Cementos Pacasmayo net income drops 14% in 3Q18

Cementos Pacasmayo net income drops 14% in 3Q18

Cementos Pacasmayo saw its revenues fall by 4.4 per cent to PEN318.8m (US$95.2m) in 3Q18, mainly due to change in mix of products sold and to a slight decrease in prices. It als...

Peru cement demand largely stable in September

Peru cement demand largely stable in September

Cement consumption in Peru reached 0.966Mt in September 2018, slipping by 0.3 per cent when compared with the year-ago period, according to the country’s cement association, Aso...

Unacem buys Cementos Portland for US$28m

Unacem buys Cementos Portland for US$28m

Peru-based Unacem has acquired Cementos Portland for US$28m from Cementos Bío Bío and Votorantim. Unacem, which operates 8.3Mta of production capacity at two plants at Atocongo ...

Cementos Bío Bío sells Peruvian subsidiary

Cementos Bío Bío sells Peruvian subsidiary

Chile’s Cementos Bío Bío has sold its Peruvian subsidiary, Cementos Portland, in a transaction valued close to US$14m, according to La Tercera. The departure means that it will ...

Peru’s cement demand remains stable in August

Peru’s cement demand remains stable in August

Cement dispatches by Asocem members remained largely stable in August 2018 at 865,000t when compared with the year-ago period, according to the country’s cement association, Aso...

Unacem seeks loans of up to US$490m

Unacem seeks loans of up to US$490m

Union Andina de Cementos SAA (UNACEM) plans to start talks with banks for up to US$490m in loans to refinance existing US$-denominated debt and other corporate purposes. The com...