Argentina’s cement dispatches fall 8% in August
Argentina’s cement dispatches declined by 8.1 per cent YoY to 817,082t in August 2026, according to the country’s Portland Cement Manufacturers Association (AFCP). This marked t...
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Colombia sees 4% decline in July cement dispatches
Colombian cement market contracted by 3.8 per cent to 1.158Mt in July 2026 from 1.204Mt in July 2025, according to the country’s statistics office, DANE. Bagged cement dispatche...
FICEM Technical Congress opens in Mexico City
The FICEM 2026 Technical Congress opened today in Mexico City, bringing together 500 delegates and 50 exhibitors from across the Latin American cement industry. Welcoming delega...
Ecuador cement dispatches rise 8.6% in July
Ecuador's cement dispatches increased 8.6 per cent MoM to 492,600t in July 2026, according to the Central Bank of Ecuador (BCE). Cement production rose five per cent MoM to 474,...
Peruvian cement dispatches advance 9% in July
Cement deliveries in Peru increased nine per cent YoY to 1.194Mt in July 2026 from 1.096Mt in July 2025, reports ASOCEM, the country’s cement association. Of the total, 1.056Mt ...
Cemento Polpaico and Colbún develop Chile’s largest private solar park
Cemento Polpaico and Colbún, Chile’s third-largest power generator, have developed the country’s largest private photovoltaic self-generation park at the Cerro Blanco plant in t...
Soboce develops alternative fuel project at Viacha plant
Bolivian cement producer Soboce SA is converting non-recyclable waste into alternative fuel for use at its Viacha cement plant. Deputy Minister of Sustainable Industrialisation ...
Cementos Argos to appeal Cartagena environmental ruling
Cementos Argos will appeal a Colombian court ruling ordering it and 11 other entities to compensate residents of Membrillal, Cartagena, for alleged environmental and health dama...
Unacem profit rises 66% in 2Q26
Grupo Unacem reported consolidated net profit of PEN175.4m (US$49m) in the second quarter of 2026, up 65.5 per cent from PEN106m in the year-ago period. Consolidated revenue inc...
Cementos Argos revenue up in 2Q26
Cementos Argos reported consolidated revenue of COP1.3trn (US$340m) in the second quarter of 2026, up 2.4 per cent YoY, despite lower cement volumes. Consolidated cement sales d...