Votorantim Cimentos posts 36% profit growth in 3Q23
Votorantim Cimentos has posted revenue of BRL7.4bn (US$1.51bn) in the third quarter of 2023, down three per cent compared to the same period a year earlier. The decline has b...
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Polpaico suspends Quilicura grinding operations
Chile-based Cemento Polpaico will temporarily suspend operations at its grinding plant in Quilicura and transfer these to the Cerro Blanco plant in Til Til. The step is par...
Argentine market contracts by 1% in October
Cement consumption in Argentina slipped by 0.6 per cent YoY in October 2023 to 1,125,049t from 1,131,509t in October 2022, reports the country’s cement association, AFCP. Mar...
Colombia’s cement demand decreases 5% in September
Cement consumption in Colombia declined 4.9 per cent to 1.131Mt in September 2023 from 1.19Mt in September 2022, according to DANE, the country’s statistics office. The Valle...
Chilean consumption sees 14% drop in September
Cement demand in Chile fell by 13.9 per cent YoY to 251,901t in September 2023 from 292,714t in September 2022, according to the Chilean construction chamber, CChC. In the fi...
Cementos Pacasmayo reports 3% EBITDA gain in 3Q23
Peru-based Cementos Pacasmayo has reported a revenue of PEN516.7m in the third quarter of 2023, a 6.7 per cent decline when compared with the 3Q22. Dispatch volumes of cement...
CEMEX utilises by-pass dust for agricultural use
CEMEX and waste management company Silverwoods are utilising by-pass dust (BPD) from the CEMEX Rugby cement plant for agricultural purposes, supporting the circular economy. ...
Unacem reports 12% fall in sales in 9M23
Peru-based cement producer Unacem has reported an 11.6 per cent drop in cement production to 4.38Mt in the opening nine months of 2023. Clinker production over the same perio...
Peruvian cement demand down 12% in September
The Peruvian cement market contracted by 12 per cent to 1.063Mt in September 2023 from 1.21Mt in September 2022, according to the national cement association, ASOCEM. Of this t...
INC drops Paraguayan cement prices
The price of cement produced by Paraguay’s Industria Nacional del Cemento (INC) will be reduced by PYG2000/bag (US$0.27/bag) and by up to PYG40,000/t for bulk cement, according...