Brazilian cement sales up 2% in August
Cement sales in Brazil increased by 1.8 per cent YoY to 5.973Mt in August 2023 from 5.867Mt in August 2022, according to the national cement association, SNIC. The recovery o...
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Brazil’s way ahead
Despite Brazil’s strong economic performance in 2022, the outlook for 2023 is less optimistic. To reduce economic uncertainty and boost cement demand, the government is being u...
Diego Lugano and Hipermix in Brazil JV
Diego Lugano, a former footballer for Uruguay’s national team, is entering the cement business in Brazil in a joint venture (JV) with local company Hipermix. The JV has inaugur...
UNACEM to acquire Tehachapi plant
Peru-based Grupo UNACEM is buying the 0.9Mta Tehachapi cement plant in California, USA, from Martin Marietta Materials Inc for US$317m. "The acquisition of Tehachapi repre...
Yura to enable lime production at Arequipa plant
Peru-based Cemento Yura , owned by Grupo Gloria , plans to enable its No 2 kiln at its Arequipa plant to produce 400tpd of lime, according to ProActivo. The modifications to ...
Votorantim Cimentos’ green credentials
As part of Votorantim Cimentos’ decarbonisation strategy, the company has become a pioneer in the promotion of Brazil’s first Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for ceme...
Unacem sees 9% advance in 2Q revenues
Peruvian Unacem Group saw a nine per cent increase in its 2Q revenues to PEN1559m (US$419.8m) in the 2Q23. The advance was attributed mainly to the incorporation of thermo-el...
Peru's cement market contracts 7% in July
Peruvian cement dispatches fell by 6.5 per cent to 1.013Mt in July 2023 when compared with July 2022 when dispatches stood at 1.084Mt, according to the country’s cement associa...
Argentina’s cement market contracts 7% in July
Cement demand in Argentina declined by 6.9 per cent to 1,067,680t in July 2023 when compared with July 2022, when demand reached 1,146,900t, according to the country’s cement a...
Chilean cement demand sees 15% drop in June
Cement demand in Chile (excluding imports) decreased by 14.6 per cent YoY to 254,120t in June 2023 from 297,514t in June 2022, reports the Chilean construction chamber, CChC. ...