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Fancesa considers lowering prices

Fancesa considers lowering prices

Bolivia-based Fancesa is looking to lower prices to improve its sales and is changing its selling practices. "Our cement is the most expensive in the entire national territor...

Argentina's cement market expands 35% YoY in May

Argentina's cement market expands 35% YoY in May

Cement consumption in Argentina declined 7.8 per cent MoM to 874,187t in May 2021 but surged 34.8 per cent YoY from 648,543t in May 2020, according to AFCP, the national cement...

Colombian demand more than triples in April

Colombian demand more than triples in April

Colombia’s grey cement market expanded by 333.5 per cent in April 2021 as demand reached 1.051Mt, according to the country’s statistics agency, DANE. In April 2020 consumption ...

Cecon plant to enter service in August 2022

Cecon plant to enter service in August 2022

Cementos Concepción (Cecon) in Paraguay has completed around 70 per cent of the civil engineering works at its new plant, according to Esmerk Latin American News. The 1.03Mta p...

Bolivian cement market expands 51% in March

Bolivian cement market expands 51% in March

Cement consumption in Bolivia reached 290,525t in March 2021, up 50.8 per cent when compared with 192,670t in March 2020, according the country’s national statistics office, IN...

Holcim Argentina inaugurates US$120m new line

Holcim Argentina inaugurates US$120m new line

Holcim Argentina has inaugurated a new line at its Malagueño plant in Cordoba, following an investment of around US$120m. The project included the construction of a new kiln ...

Chile’s cement demand increases 12% in March

Chile’s cement demand increases 12% in March

Chilean cement consumption saw a 12 per cent YoY hike to 385,276t in March 2021 when compared with March 2020, when demand reached 344,098t, according to the Chilean Chamber of...

Brazil's cement sales up 27% in April

Brazil's cement sales up 27% in April

Brazilian cement sales surged 26.5 per cent YoY to 5.3Mt in April, according to the domestic cement association, SNIC. Domestic sales Sales within Brazil saw a 25.8 per cen...