Chile’s cement demand falls 13% in September
Cement consumption in Chile declined by 12.5 per cent YoY to 292,714t in September 2022 from 334,603t in the year-ago period, according to the CChC, the Chilean construction ch...
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Cement demand in Argentina slips 1% in October
Cement consumption in Argentina has decreased by 0.8 per cent YoY and 6.7 per cent MoM to 1,131,593t in October 2022 from 1,140,962t in October 2021, according to the Argentine...
Colombian cement market expands 2% in September
Cement dispatches in Colombia increased 2.1 per cent YoY to 1.188Mt in September 2022 when compared with September 2021, when 1.164Mt of cement were dispatched, according to th...
Cementos Pacasmayo posts 9% increase in revenue in 3Q22
Peru-based Cementos Pacasmayo has announced a 9.1 per cent increase in revenue in the 3Q22, compared to the same period a year earlier. According to the company, the increase...
Study aids decarbonisation plans in emerging markets
A recent study into how cement is used in emerging markets has revealed a number of trends with key implications for the decarbonisation of the cement industry. The study, t...
Peru's cement dispatches decline 1% in September
Cement dispatches in Peru slipped one per cent to 1.229Mt in September 2022 from 1.235Mt in September 2021, according to the country’s cement association, Asocem. Of this total...
August dispatches in Chile fall 19%
Cement deliveries in Chile saw a 19.4 per cent drop in August 2022 to 299,855t, compared to 371,947t in August 2021, according to the Chilean Chamber of Construction (CChC). ...
Haver & Boecker Niagara expands Pedro Leopoldo manufacturing facility
Haver & Boecker Niagara has expanded its manufacturing facility in Pedro Leopoldo, Brazil. The building expansion allows the company to produce 8000 parts per month at a rate o...
Brazil's cement market contracts in September
Brazilian total cement sales declined by 3.8 per cent YoY to 5.5Mt, according to the country’s cement association, SNIC. Per working day, sales fell by 3.5 per cent YoY to 238,...
Argentina’s cement consumption up 9% in September
Argentina’s cement market expanded 9.2 per cent YoY but contracted 1.1 per cent MoM to 1,212,814t in September 2022, according to the country’s cement association, AFCP. Dome...