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July cement deliveries increase 2% in Brazil

July cement deliveries increase 2% in Brazil

In July 2025 cement dispatches in Brazil edged up by 2.4 per cent to 6.233Mt from 6.084Mt in July 2024, reports SNIC in its latest release of monthly cement statistics.  Whi...

Argentina’s cement market contracts 8% in July

Argentina’s cement market contracts 8% in July

Cement consumption in Argentina declined 8.1 per cent to 815,974t in July 2026 when compared with 887,586t in July 2025, according to the country’s cement association, AFCP. Ho...

Loma Negra cement volumes slip 1.4% in 2Q26

Loma Negra cement volumes slip 1.4% in 2Q26

Loma Negra reported second-quarter 2026 net sales of ARS238.05bn (US$166m), up 2.1 per cent YoY, supported by a 2.2 per cent increase in revenue from its cement, masonry ceme...

Colombian cement market expands 9% in June

Colombian cement market expands 9% in June

Cement dispatches in Colombia advanced 8.9 per cent to 1.062Mt in June 2026 from 0.975Mt in June 2025, according to DANE, the national statistics agency. The upswing was seen p...

Peruvian market expands 12% in June

Peruvian market expands 12% in June

Cement dispatches in Peru expanded by 11.6 per cent YoY to 1.129Mt in June 2026 from 1.012Mt, according to the country’s cement association, ASOCEM. Of this total, 0.999Mt was ...

Colombian cement market expands by 4% in May

Colombian cement market expands by 4% in May

Cement consumption in Colombia edged up by 4.1 per cent YoY to 1.144Mt in May 2026 from 1.099Mt in May 2025, reports the country’s statistics office, DANE. Bagged cement sales ...

Brazil’s cement market expands 8% in June

Brazil’s cement market expands 8% in June

Cement sales in Brazil increased 7.6 per cent YoY to 5.833Mt in June 2026 from 5.419Mt in June 2025, according to SNIC, the country’s cement association.  Sales growth was t...