Cement News tagged under: South America
Argentina’s cement market expands 13% in August08 September 2022, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Argentina increased by 13.2 per cent YoY and seven per cent MoM to 1,226,646t in August 2022, according to the country’s cement association, AFCP. In August 2021 demand reached 1,083,824t and in July 2022 1,146,900t was sold on the home market. Domestic cement producers manufactured a total of 1,231,760t of cement, up 12.3 per cent YoY and 6.9 per cent MoM. Of this total they exported 5114t, down from 12,641t in August 2021 and 5512t in July 2022. January-August 20... |
Holcim closes Brazilian deal07 September 2022, Published under Cement NewsHolcim has closed the sale of its business in Brazil to CSN (Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional) for an enterprise value of US$1.025bn. The deal was closed following approvals from Brazilian authorities. This transaction includes Holcim’s five integrated cement plants, four grinding stations, six aggregates sites and 19 ready-mix concrete facilities. Latin America remains a core strategic growth region for Holcim, according to the group. In the first half of 2022 Holcim completed a new ceme... |
Chile cement deliveries contract 24% in July07 September 2022, Published under Cement NewsChilean cement dispatches declined 23.6 per cent YoY in July 2022 to 276,554t when compared with July 2021 when 361,956t were dispatched, according to the Chilean construction chamber, CChC. In the first seven months of 2022, deliveries were down 10.3 per cent YoY to 2,249,284t from 2,507,802t reported in the 7M21. |
Colombia’s cement consumption slips in July06 September 2022, Published under Cement NewsCement demand in Colombia slipped by 0.6 per cent YoY in July 2022 to 1.125Mt from 1.132Mt in July 2021, reports the country’s statistics office, DANE. When compared with 2019 pre-COVID shipments edged up by one per cent from 1.113Mt. Bulk sales increased 2.8 per cent YoY while bagged cement sales contracted 2.2 per cent YoY in July 2022. While ready-mix concrete companies increased their take-off by 8.2 per cent YoY, construction and contractors reduced theirs by 10.7 per cent YoY. Sales ... |
Peru's road to recovery06 September 2022, Published under Cement NewsPeru’s cement market started its path to recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic saw demand plummet in April 2020 and then expand beyond pre-pandemic levels in 2021. For 2022-23 cement producers are quietly confident while preparing to address the challenges ahead. By ASOCEM, Peru. Peru’s cement producers are largely positive as the country’s construction sector emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic The Peruvian economy is recovering from the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.... |
Cementos Concepción starts commissioning new plant29 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsParaguay’s Cementos Concepción (CECON) has started commissioning its new 1.01Mta plant in Concepción, San Lázaro, by commencing crushing limestone to be used in the full production process. The works has a 430tph crusher. "This start-up was completely successful, it is very important because officially the teams are ready and begin to work with real material with which the entire production chain of the plant begins," said Alexander Gonzalez, CeCon project manager. The crushed limestone ... |
Shredder converts waste into RDF for Colombia's cement industry25 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsAn UNTHA CR2000 shredder is set to drive forward Geofuturo’s energy-from-waste (EfW) operations in Colombia, converting the country’s waste into refuse-derived fuel (RDF) for the cement industry. The equipment will be processing approximately 2200tpm of materials at the firm’s new EfW plant, Geoparque, in Cartagena. The materials, which include waste wood, textiles, plastics and leather, would have previously been sent to landfill. Geofuturo expect to decrease the amount of waste sent to ... |
Peru’s cement market contracts 3% in July24 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsCement dispatches in Peru slipped by three per cent to 1.089Mt in July 2022 from 1.126Mt in July 2021, according to the country’s cement association, ASOCEM. Of this total, 1.036Mt was dispatched by ASOCEM members. Cement production in domestic ASOCEM-affiliated plants edged up two per cent YoY to 1.081Mt in July 2022 from 1.063Mt. Clinker output from these plants advanced six per cent YoY to 0.949Mt in July 2022 from 0.892Mt. Cement exports reached 16,000t in July, down 10 per cent when... |
Colombian cement market expands 4% in June23 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsColombia’s cement demand advanced 4.2 per cent in June 2022 to 1.117Mt from 1.072Mt in June 2021, according to the country’s statistics office, DANE. When compared with June 2019, cement dispatches were up 14 per cent from 0.979Mt. Cement production increased 7.3 per cent YoY to 1.189Mt in June 2022 when compared with output of 1.108Mt in June 2021. When compared with June 2019, cement production increased 15.9 per cent from 1.026Mt. In June 2022 ready-mix concrete companies increased th... |
Cementos Yura sees advance in 2Q domestic and export sales23 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsCementos Yura, Peru, increased domestic cement dispatches by 12 per cent YoY in the 2Q22. In addition, export sales advanced by 22 per cent YoY in the 2Q22 on the back of higher exports to Chile. The company increased its clinker production in the 2Q22 by 35.8 per cent when compared to the year-ago period as cement demand increased and its inventory recovered. |