Itacamba appoints new general manager
Votorantim Cimentos -owned Itacamba Cemento SA has appointed Marcelo Morales as its new general manager with effect from 1 January 2023. Mr Morales previously served for se...
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Bolivian cement market expands 6% in 10M22
Bolivia’s cement sales increased by 5.6 per cent YoY to 3.1Mt in the January-October 2022 period, according to the country’s National Institute of Statistics (INE). In the 10M2...
Brazilian cement consumption down 3% in 2022
Domestic cement sales in Brazil saw a 6.3 per cent decline to 4.467Mt in December 2022 when compared with December 2021 when sales reached 4.766Mt, according to the country’s c...
Sinoma’s Latin American debut
Loma Negra’s L’Amali Line II project in Argentina is the first EPC project contracted by Sinoma Overseas Development Co Ltd (a subsidiary of CNBM) in South America. Involving t...
Fancesa suspends deliveries to Santa Cruz
Bolivian cement producer Fábrica Nacional de Cemento SA (Fancesa) has suspended deliveries to Santa Cruz due to blockades and mobilisations following the arrest of Governor L...
Argentina’s cement market expands 7% in 2022
Cement demand in Argentina fell by nine per cent to 932,661t in December 2022 from 1,144,123t in December 2021, reports the country’s cement association, AFCP. When compared wi...
Unacem acquires Termochilca
Peruvian cement and concrete producer Unacem , through its subsidiary Celepsa, has bought electricity generator Termochilca. Termochilca operates the US$300m, 300MW combined ...
Colombian cement market contracts 4% in November
Grey cement consumption in Colombia declined by 4.2 per cent in November 2022 to 1.118Mt from 1.167Mt in November 2021, according to the country’s statistics office, DANE. Whil...
Yura achieves 3Mt sales milestone
Peru-based Cemento Yura SA has reached the 3Mt sales mark for the first time in its 56-year history, reports Asocem, the country’s cement association. The company attributes ...
Shinagawa Refractories agrees Brazilian refractory deal
Shinagawa Refractories Co Ltd (Shinagawa) has agreed with Saint-Gobain SA to complete the acquisition of the Brazilian Refractories business and the Alumina-based Wear-Resistan...