Cemex plans to invest US$1.151bn dollars for the remainder of 2025
Mexican building materials giant Cemex says that it is committed to investing US$1.151bn during the remainder of the year, based on the evolution of related projects and subject...
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Pacasmayo posts 7% uptick in net profit
Peruvian cement producer Cementos Pacasmayo SA reported a 4.8 per cent increase in revenues to PEN499.2m (US$136.7m) in the 1Q25 from PEN476.5m in the equivalent period of the p...
Bolivian cement output slips 2% in 1Q25
Bolivian cement producers reduced their output by 1.8 per cent YoY to 932,856t in the first quarter of 2025 from 949,719t in the year-ago period. Domestic output in March 2025 d...
Bolivian cement demand retreats 8% in Jan-Mar 2025
Bolivia's cement market contracted 7.9 per cent in the first quarter of 2025 as local consumption fell to 881,032t from 956,391t in the 1Q24, according to the country's statisti...
Peru’s cement dispatches slip 1% in April
Domestic dispatches in Peru declined by 1.3 per cent YoY to 0.958Mt in April when compared with the previous year, when the country’s producers sold 0.97Mt, according to the nat...
Holcim launches grey cement and concrete range in Peru
Holcim has added Compañia Minera Luren to its portfolio. The Peruvian specialty building solutions producer has an annual revenue of more than US$40m and represents a step towar...
Brazilian cement sales slip 3% in April
Cement sales in Brazil declined three per cent YoY to 5.209Mt in April 2025 from 5.371Mt, reports the Brazilian cement association, SNIC. The largest drop was seen in the countr...
Argentina's cement market expands 18% in April
Cement consumption in Argentina grew 17.7 per cent YoY to 837,328t in April 2025 from 655,650t in April 2024, according to the country's cement association, AFCP. Domestic cemen...
Cemento Yura inaugurates photovoltaic plant in Arequipa
Peruvian company Cemento Yura (Gloria Group) has commenced operation of a 30MW peak photovoltaic plant covering 45ha and comprising 51,264 solar panels at its plant in Arequipa ...
Votorantim Cimentos posts higher 1Q sales and revenues
Votorantim Cimentos ended the first quarter with a consolidated global net revenue of BRL5.6bn, up one per cent YoY, excluding the effects of changes in foreign exchange rates. ...