Cementos Pacasmayo reports 14% advance in 1Q net profit
Peru-based Cementos Pacasmayo SA reported a 7.2 per cent decline in cement, concrete and prefabricated product sales in the first quarter of 2024 to 685,700t from 738,600t in th...
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Peru's cement consumption up 8% in April
Cement dispatches in Peru increased eight per cent YoY to 0.97Mt in April 2024, according to the country’s cement association, ASOCEM. Of this total, 0.886Mt were delivered by t...
Colombian cement market expands 9% in April
Cement dispatches in Colombia increased by 8.7 per cent YoY to 1.073Mt in April 2024 from 0.988Mt, according to the country’s statistics office, DANE. Bagged cement sales saw a ...
Peruvian cement dispatches contract 8% in March
Cement dispatches in Peru declined by eight per cent YoY to 0.897Mt in March 2024, reports the Peruvian cement association, ASOCEM. Of this total, 0.825Mt was dispatched by ASOC...
Brazil's cement market expands 12% in April
Cement dispatches in Brazil increased 12.3 per cent YoY to 5.142Mt in April 2024 from 4.577Mt in April 2023. Dispatches advanced 5.7 per cent MoM from 4.865Mt in March 2024, whe...
Argentine cement market contracts 31% in 4M24
Cement demand in Argentina fell to 661,122t in April, representing a YoY drop of 35.7 per cent from 1,028,598t in April 2023 but up 4.2 per cent MoM from 634,342t in March 2024,...
Buzzi to increase stake in Cement Nacional to 100%
Italy-based Buzzi SpA said it will increase its stake in Brazilian cement producer Cimento Nacional (NCPAR) to 100 per cent from the current 50 per cent as its joint venture par...
Biomass: fuel of the future Premium
The use of biomass is a significant step forward in the decarbonisation of the cement industry. The last decade has seen the introduction of a range of biomasses in the kilns of...
Colombian market contracts 19% in March
Cement dispatches in Colombia fell 19.1 per cent YoY to 0.941Mt in March 2024 from 1.163Mt in March 2023, according to the nation’s statistics office, DANE. Bagged cement sales ...
Votorantim Cimentos improves 1Q margins
Votorantim Cimentos ended the 1Q24 with better margins due to higher sales volume and lower costs. The company’s global cement sales totalled 8.1Mt, up one per cent YoY compared...