Cement News tagged under: peru
Pisco for Peru12 July 2022, Published under Cement NewsCaliza Cemento INKA is active in the Peruvian cement and concrete sector and has been supplying the country’s central region with cement since 2007. Now the company is looking forward to bringing its Pisco grinding plant online. ICR speaks with Carlos Choy, Caliza Cemento INKA’s CEO. At Cemento INKA’s Caliza plant, the kiln is currently out of action and the plant only operates 0.5Mta of grinding capacity ICR: How did the founding of the company come about in 2002? And what did... |
Peru’s cement demand sees 5% growth in May17 June 2022, Published under Cement NewsPeruvian cement dispatches saw a five per cent uptick in May 2022 to 1.117Mt from 1.066Mt in May 2021, according to the national cement association, Asocem. Cement output from Asocem member companies reached 1.079Mt in May, up seven per cent YoY from 1.010Mt. Clinker production advanced nine per cent YoY to 0.867Mt in May 2022 from 0.795Mt in May 2021. Cement exports surged 75 per cent YoY to 18,000t from 10,000t in May 2021, but clinker exports were 49 per cent down YoY to 35,000t from ... |
Peruvian cement sales expected to show lower growth in 202231 May 2022, Published under Cement NewsWhile 2021 was a positive year for Peru’s cement industry as in increase in demand. "Before the pandemic, there was a notable growth in the construction category (cement, building materials and paints). However, with the arrival of the health crisis, drops of up to 50 per cent were recorded as early as April [2020]. The momentum returned months later, in September, due to the development of the sector and the improvement of homes," said Guadalupe Rosazza, business consultant for the constr... |
Peru sees 10% hike in consumption in April19 May 2022, Published under Cement NewsCement dispatches in Peru increased 10 per cent YoY to 1.086Mt in April 2022 from 0.984Mt in the equivalent period of 2021, according to cement association, Asocem. Domestic cement production by Asocem members in April 2022 edged up by five per cent to 1.023Mt when compared with 0.973Mt in April 2021. Clinker production increased 63 per cent to 0.783Mt in April 2022 from 0.48Mt in the previous year. Cement exports advanced nine per cent YoY to 14,000t in April 2022, but clinker exports f... |
Cementos Pacasmayo posts 44% rise in 1Q net income28 April 2022, Published under Cement NewsPeru-based Cementos Pacasmayo reported a 13 per cent YoY increase in revenues to PEN525.4m (US$137.3m) in the 1Q22, primarily due to the rise in average prices of bagged cement as sales volumes of cement, concrete and precast fell by 5.3 per cent from 933Mt in the 1Q21 to 883.8Mt in the 1Q22. Although the company was impacted by a temporary decrease in sales to reconstruction-related projects and self-construction, the market has seen a pick-up in March. Consolidated EBITDA advanced 21.3... |
Peruvian cement market expands 8% in March20 April 2022, Published under Cement NewsCement dispatches in Peru increased eight per cent YoY to 1.173Mt in March 2022, according to the country’s cement association, Asocem. In March 2021 dispatches were at a level of 1.089Mt. Domestic cement production by Asocem members advanced 11 per cent YoY to 1.121Mt in March 2022 when compared to 1.006Mt in March 2021. Clinker production increased by a third to 939,000t from 708,000t over the same period. The country’s cement output was supplemented by 50,000t of cement imports in Mar... |
Peruvian cement market expands 5% in February22 March 2022, Published under Cement NewsCement dispatches in Peru reached 1.088Mt in February 2022, up five per cent when compared with February 2021, according to the Peruvian cement association, Asocem. The total includes shipments by Asocem members (1.018Mt) and non-affiliated cement producers, which accounted for around 70,000t. Output from Asocem-affiliated cement plants reached 1.037Mt, representing a four per cent advance when compared with February 2021. However, clinker production was down 12 per cent YoY to 0.71Mt. C... |
Peru looks at 25kg cement bags23 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsPeru’s Ministry of Labour and Employment Promotion has started a series of technical meetings with construction unions and companies to lower the weight of cement bags in the country from 42.5kg to 25kg. The move is designed to help prevent lower back injuries as a result of carrying the heavier weight bag. The 42.5kg bags date back from the time when the country was a net importer of cement, which arrived in oak cylinders of about 170kg. These were divided into four units of 42.5kg for sa... |
Peru’s cement market expands in January 202218 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsCement dispatches to the Peruvian cement market by Asocem members reached 1.012Mt, up two per cent YoY and by 22 per cent when compared with January 2020, according to Peru’s cement association, Asocem. When an estimate of non-members is included 1.095Mt of cement was dispatched, up from 1.083Mt in January 2021. In January 2022 Asocem members produced 1.07Mt of cement, an increase of five per cent YoY and up 29 per cent when compared with January 2020. Clinker output declined by 19 per cen... |
Cementos Pacasmayo sees 40% rise in sales volumes in 202115 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsSales volumes of cement, concrete and prefabricated products of Peru-based Cementos Pacasmayo fell 6.2 per cent in the 4Q21 when compared with the 4Q20. Income was up 10.4 per cent as cement and concrete prices increased in line with inflation and by a change in the sales mix, favouring cement and concrete at better prices. Consolidated EBITDA increased 10.5 per cent to PEN141.5m YoY, but the EBITDA margin remained stable at 27 per cent when compared with the 4Q20. Net profit advanced 8.6... |