Cement consumption in Bolivia fell 17% in April
Demand for cement in Bolivia declined by 17.1 per cent in April 2026, according to the country’s statistics institute, INE. Market volumes dropped from 311,849t in April 2025 t...
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Colombia’s cement market expands 5% in April
Cement dispatches in Colombia grew 5.4 per cent YoY to 1.066Mt in April 2026 from 1.090Mt in April 2025, according to DANE, Colombia’s statistics agency. Dispatches of bagg...
Cement sales in Brazil decline 1% in May
Cement dispatches in the Brazilian market slipped 0.9 per cent to 5.714Mt in May 2026 from 5.767Mt in the year-ago period, according to SNIC, the country’s cement association. ...
Argentinian cement demand slips in May
Cement demand in Argentina declined 1.3 per cent YoY in May 2026 to 806,900t from 817,412t, reports the country’s cement association, AFCP. This includes 179t of imports, almos...
Peru’s cement market expands 12% in April
Cement dispatches in Peru increased 11.7 per cent YoY to 1.084Mt in April 2026 from 0.970Mt in the equivalent month of the previous year, according to the country’s cement asso...
Venezuela to review cement prices
Venezuela’s National Assembly is preparing to review cement pricing in the country following concerns over high market prices and the role of Türkiye-linked companies in the se...
Holcim Argentina cuts carbon footprint by 18% in 2025
Holcim Argentina reported an 18 per cent reduction in its carbon footprint during 2025 as part of its net-zero roadmap validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi...
Unacem reports higher 1Q26 revenue despite lower EBITDA
Peru-based Unacem Group reported consolidated revenue of PEN1.79bn (US$480m) in 1Q26, representing a 7.1 per cent increase YoY. The company said revenue growth was driven ...
Colombian cement market expands 6% in March
Cement dispatches in Colombia grew by six per cent YoY to 1.150Mt in March 2026 from 1.085Mt in March 2025, according to the country’s statistics office, DANE. Bulk dispatc...
Grupo Argos reports lower 1Q26 earnings despite stronger cement performance
Colombia-based Grupo Argos reported consolidated revenue of US$2.7bn in the first quarter of 2026, while EBITDA reached US$713m with a margin of 65 per cent. Controlling int...