Peru's cement producers see 10% rise in local dispatches in September
Cement consumption in Peru remained largely stable at 1.018Mt in September 2020 when compared with August 2020 and increased 10 per cent YoY. Of this total, local dispatches ac...
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Brazil sees robust cement consumption growth in September
Cement sales in Brazil saw a 21.4 per cent hike to 5.8Mt in September 2020 when compared with September 2019, according to SNIC, the country’s cement association. Sales per wo...
Argentine cement consumption advances 11% in September
Cement demand in Argentina increased 10.5 per cent to 1,037,499t in September 2020, as shown by the monthly report of the country’s cement association, AFCP. This demand was en...
Colombian cement market contracts 4% in August
Cement dispatches in Colombia slipped 4.3 per cent to 1.052Mt in August 2020 from 1.099Mt in August 2019, according to the country’s statistics office, DANE. The fall in cons...
Cement dispatches in Peru largely stable
Cement dispatches in Peru slipped 0.1 per cent YoY but increased 12.9 per cent MoM to 0.933Mt in August 2020, according to the country’s cement association, Asocem. Domestic ...
Corporación Socialista del Cemento accepts Petro cryptocurrency
Cement for construction projects in Venezuela supplied by Corporación Socialista del Cemento (CSC) can now be paid for with the country’s cryptocurrency, Petro. The governmen...
Cement sales in Brazil increase 14% in August
Cement sales in Brazil continued to rise in August with a 13.6 per cent YoY increase to 5.7Mt, reported the country’s cement association, SNIC. Per working day, sales reached 2...
Argentine cement demand declines 13% in August
The Argentine cement market contracted 12.5 per cent YoY to 917,297t in August 2020, according to the latest data published by AFCP, the country’s cement association. However, ...
Cemex España seeks authorisation for Cemex Latam public offering
Cemex España has requested the authorisation of the Financial Superintendency of Colombia (SFC) to begin a public offering of every ordinary and outstanding share of Cemex Lata...
Yguazú Cementos recommences output but shortage remains
Paraguay-based Yguazú Cementos SA has restarted production and while operating at full capacity, the cement shortage in the Latin American country currently persists. The compa...