Argentina’s cement demand slips 1% in December
Argentina’s cement market contracted by 1.2 per cent YoY from 764,964t in December 2024 to 755,549t in December 2025, according to the country’s cement association, AFCP. When...
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Chile to implement technical standards for copper slag use
The country's copper industry generates about 5Mta of slag and 2.2t of material is produced for every tonne of copper produced in a smelter, leading to environmental degradatio...
Bolivian cement demand stable in October
Bolivia’s cement consumption remained stable in October 2025 at 373,885t when compared with 372,710t in October 2024, according to data published by by the country’s statistics...
Peruvian cement market expands 11% in November
Cement dispatches in Peru increased 11.4 per cent YoY to 1.165Mt in November 2025 from 1.046Mt in November 2024, according to the country’s cement association, ASOCEM. Of this...
Argentina's cement demand grows 6% in 11M25
Argentina’s cement consumption declined by 4.7 per cent YoY to 829,432t in November 2025 from 870,090t in November 2024, according to the national cement association, AFCP. Whe...
Colombia’s cement market expands 10% in October
Cement dispatches in Colombia increased 9.8 per cent YoY to 1.179Mt in October 2025 from 1.074Mt in the year-ago period, according to the country’s statistics agency, DANE. ...
Brazilian cement demand grows 4% in November
Cement sales in Brazil advanced 4.1 per cent YoY to 5.541Mt in November 2025 from 5.325Mt in the year-ago period, reports the country’s cement association, SNIC. Robustness...
Holcim buys majority stake in Cementos Pacasmayo
Holcim will invest US$550m in a 50.01 per cent holding in Cementos Pacasmayo SA . The deal values the Peru-based cement producer at US$1.5bn, including debt, or US$1.1bn equ...
Argentina’s Loma Negra cement group poised for takeover
Latcem, an investment vehicle led by Marcelo Mindlin alongside Redwood Capital Management and funds managed by Moneda-Patria Investments, has moved closer to taking control of ...
Cementos Pacasmayo posts 14% increase in 3Q net profit
Cementos Pacasmayo reported a 10.9 per cent YoY increase in third-quarter net sales to PEN574.1m for the quarter ended 30 September 2025 from PEN517.8m in the third quarter of ...