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Brazil bans 50kg bags for domestic use

Brazil bans 50kg bags for domestic use

The Brazilian cement sector has been given a decade to phase out 50kg bags of cement and replace them with 25kg sacks following an agreement between the country’s cement produc...

Brazil cement market faces subdued recovery

Brazil cement market faces subdued recovery

Following three years of strong market contraction, Brazil’s cement producers may still face some months of weak demand before a pick-up in sales emerges. Brazil’s cement as...

Brazil eight-month sales update

Brazil eight-month sales update

Cement sales in Brazil for the first eight months of 2017 fell by eight per cent YoY to 35.7Mt, according to preliminary industry data gathered by Sindicato Nacional da Indústr...

Cement demand in Brazil continues fall in 1H17

Cement demand in Brazil continues fall in 1H17

Cement sales in Brazil in the 1H17 fell 8.8 per cent YoY as the domestic market required 26.015Mt of cement, according to Brazil’s cement association, Sindicato Nacional de la ...

Brazil's monthly sales down 15.3% YoY

Brazil's monthly sales down 15.3% YoY

Brazilian cement sales totalled 3.9Mt in February, down 15.3 per cent YoY, according to the latest market data published by local cement association, SNIC. Over the first two...

7th Brazilian Conference on Portland Cement

7th Brazilian Conference on Portland Cement

Over 250 delegates gathered in the Maksoud Plaza Hotel, São Paulo, Brazil, for the 7th Brazilian Conference on Portland Cement (CBCi) between 20-22 June 2016. The conference hi...

Brazil: Votorantim takes protective measures

Brazil: Votorantim takes protective measures

Prompted by the unfavourable environment in Brazil and the decline in cement sales in the country, Votorantim Cimentos has adopted new measures in an attempt to maintain its co...

Brazil Jan-August sales down 6.8% YoY

Brazil Jan-August sales down 6.8% YoY

Brazilian sales over the first eight months of this year fell 6.8 per cent YoY to 43.7Mt compared to the 46.9Mt sold in 2014, according to preliminary data and market estimates...