Cement News tagged under: Colombia
Colombia maintains cement demand03 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsColombian cement shipments reached 806,000t in January, according to national statistics office, Dane with better sales to the ready-mix concrete, builders and contractors segments supporting the result. Retail sales, however, fell 4.8 per cent. Cement production in the South American country totalled 820,000t, a two per cent YoY increase. Demand growth was strongest in the Magdalena department, where sales expanded 37.6 per cent. It was followed by Norte de Santander (+35.7 per cent)... |
Argos: positive developments across the board25 February 2014, Published under Cement NewsArgos, closed 2013 with a strong rise in EBITDA on the back of positive contributions from all its regional divisions. Other highlights for the year were the inclusion of Argos on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, successful issuance of preferred shares in Colombia and abroad, and new acquisitions to close a successful year for Argos. “2013 was a year that completely transformed this company. The successful issuance of preferred shares significantly helped us implement our expansion stra... |
FLSmidth establishes Colombian office19 February 2014, Published under Cement NewsFLSmidth is expanding its operations on the Colombian market through the establishment of a new office in the city of Barranquilla in the northern part of the country. “The new office that opened on 1 January 2014 will bring FLSmidth even closer to its customers on the Colombian market and strengthen the local service offerings,” FLSmidth said in a statement. The company also added that over the last decade, the Colombian economy has been on an upward spiral due to improvement in the secu... |
Colombia's 2013 cement output up 3%05 February 2014, Published under Cement NewsColombian yearly cement production increased three per cent to 11.25Mt compared to 2012 with dispatches for 2013 up 3.5 per cent to 10.87Mt, reports Business News America. |
Colombia: market expands 6.9% in November02 January 2014, Published under Cement NewsGrey cement production in Colombia during November 2013 totalled 1.02Mt, a 9.6 per cent increase when compared with the same month of the previous year. In addition, the domestic cement market expanded by 6.9 per cent to 978,000t. This was less than the 14 per cent consumption growth noted in October. Norte de Santander saw a 38.5 per cent rise, the largest in the country, followed by Antioquia (+13.7 per cent), Bolívar (+19.5 per cent) and Cundinamarca (+8.6 per cent). On the other ha... |
Colombian market expands 14% in October04 December 2013, Published under Cement NewsColombia’s cement production jumped 18.4 per cent YoY to 1.4Mt in October while deliveries increased by 13.9 per cent to 1.032Mt, according to the country’s national statistics office, DANE. Norte de Santander noted the biggest rise in deliveries with 52.2 per cent, followed by Caldas (31.5 per cent), Bolivar (27.3 per cent), Ontario (27 per cent) and Antioquia (17.7 per cent). In Bogotá demand rose by 4.8 per cent. The rise in consumption has been attributed to several new hotel and ... |
Cemex Latam opens new grinding unit in Colombia22 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsCemex Latam Holdings inaugurated a new cement grinding plant in Clemencia in Bolivar, Colombia. Output from the 0.45Mta works is expected to supply projects in the Caribbean coastal area. The plant, which will produce three types of cement (for general purposes, for structural use and for use in marine environments), is located on a 10ha site. "Our vision is to promote the development of Colombia with building solutions that generate welfare people. The country must increase its cement... |
Cementos Argos continues to thrive on Panama Canal project18 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsCementos Argos has found the Panama Canal expansion project to be a lucrative venture. The Colombian cement and concrete producer has been supplying materials for the construction of major infrastructure on the canal and connect schemes since 2009. Argos’ Panamanian subsidiary earns 30 per cent of its revenues from the expansion at present with the canal offering sales of 700,000Mta of cement up to next year. In addition, the Colombian company is providing concrete to the Aeropuerto... |
Ultracem starts up Gebr Pfeiffer grinding unit12 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsUltracem SAS, a new entrant on the Colombian cement market, has initiated operations of a cement grinding plant supplied by Gebr Pfeiffer Inc at its plant in Barranquilla. The privately-owned cement producer contracted Gebr Pfeiffer, Inc, a subsidiary of Gebr Pfeiffer SE to supply an MPS 3350 BC vertical roller mill for clinker with a complete cement grinding plant. The grinding facility includes a rotary air lock with drive, MPS 3350 BC mill, an SLS 2900 BC high efficiency classifier, fea... |
Colombia’s cement production increases 12.1% in September29 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsColombian cement producers increased their output in September by 12.1 per cent to 1.003Mt when compared with September 2013. During the month they also dispatched 0.981Mt, an advance of 13.7 per cent, according to the country’s statistics office DANE. Norte de Santander registered the largest increase in deliveries at 55.2 per cent, followed by Caldas (40 per cent), Cundinamarca (28.7 per cent and Antioquia (20.2 per cent). However, Nariño reported a 20.9 per cent fall in dispatches whil... |