Cement News tagged under: Unacem
Unacem to invest US$300m to reduce its carbon footprint by 203001 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsPeru-based Unacem Group has published its Corporate Roadmap to 2030, setting a carbon emissions target of 1500kg of CO 2 /t of cement by 2030 in all its operations, representing a reduction from 607kg, and to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. To achieve the target the company is investing US$300m by 2030. In 2023 the company achieved a reduction of 5kg of CO 2 /to of cement and has set a total reduction target of 6kg for 2024. In the medium term, targets are 21 and 16kg for 2025 and 2026,... |
Unacem reports 7% revenue increase in 202313 March 2024, Published under Cement NewsPeru-based cement producer Unacem has reported revenue of PEN6.38bn (US$1.73bn) in 2023, marking a 6.6 per cent increase YoY, despite the country’s declining construction sector. Net profit over the same period contracted by 22.1 per cent to PEN514m, while the EBITDA margin fell from 26.3 per cent in 2022 to 23.4 per cent the following year, according to BNAmericas. In the fourth quarter of 2023, the company's global revenue came in at PEN1.66bn, up from PEN1.6bn in the same period a y... |
Unacem reports 12% fall in sales in 9M2325 October 2023, Published under Cement NewsPeru-based cement producer Unacem has reported an 11.6 per cent drop in cement production to 4.38Mt in the opening nine months of 2023. Clinker production over the same period declined 7.5 per cent to 4.3Mt. Cement sales over the 9M23 also contracted, down 11.7 per cent to 4.38Mt YoY, with a 13.8 per cent YoY contraction seen in the 3Q23. However, this did mark a 6.2 per cent increase compared to the previous quarter. Unacem’s revenue over the 9M23 came in at PEN2.04bn (US$526m), down s... |
UNACEM to acquire Tehachapi plant25 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsPeru-based Grupo UNACEM is buying the 0.9Mta Tehachapi cement plant in California, USA, from Martin Marietta Materials Inc for US$317m. "The acquisition of Tehachapi represents an opportunity to strengthen our presence in the Southwest US market," said Pedro Lerner, CEO of Grupo UNACEM. "If this transaction is approved, the United States would become the second country in terms of installed capacity for the UNACEM Group and also as a generator of revenues and EBITDA, after Peru. It is a... |
Unacem sees 9% advance in 2Q revenues21 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsPeruvian Unacem Group saw a nine per cent increase in its 2Q revenues to PEN1559m (US$419.8m) in the 2Q23. The advance was attributed mainly to the incorporation of thermo-electric company Termochilca last May. In the core cement and ready-mix concrete businesses, sales volumes in Peru and Chile fell with sales in Peru, down 13.2 per cent YoY. "The incorporation of Termochilca and higher sales prices in all units helped to offset the sharp drop in cement dispatches in Peru, which was af... |
UNACEM Peru sees 20% uptick in sales and record production in 202206 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsPeru-based UNACEM saw its net cement sales increase by 19.7 per cent YoY to PEN2655m in 2022, according to its 2022 integrated report. Total sales reached PEN2835m. EBITDA reached PEN882.3m, up 16.9 per cent YoY when adjusted for other income and costs, while net profit stood at PEN421.5m, up 6.6 per cent YoY. Dispatches increased to 6.666Mt in 2022. Bagged cement dispatches accounted for 68.9 per cent of its sales while bulk cement took a 31.1 per cent share. In addition, the company br... |
Unacem acquires Termochilca05 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsPeruvian cement and concrete producer Unacem , through its subsidiary Celepsa, has bought electricity generator Termochilca. Termochilca operates the US$300m, 300MW combined cycle thermal power plant in Santo Domingo, Chilca. The completion of the acquisition is subject to the receipt and acceptance of certain conditions and signature of legal documents. Upon completion, further information will be available to investors. |
UNACEM sees contracting 2Q profit margin23 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsPeru-based UNACEM reported a consolidated net profit of PEN110.8m (US$26.7m), up 25.8 per cent YoY, as the company’s revenues increased and interest expenses fell. However, the cost of sales was higher than expected, impacting YoY profit margins. UNACEM’s consolidated revenues reached PEN1429.6m, up 19.8 per cent YoY as cement sales volumes increased in Peru (+13.8 per cent) and the USA (+15.7 per cent) while ready-mix sales volumes were up 54 per cent in Chile and by 34 per cent in the USA... |
Eduardo Sánchez takes over management of Unacem Peru23 December 2021, Published under Cement NewsEduardo Sánchez Verdejo has taken over the general management of Unacem Peru. At the same time, Mr Sánchez will continue to fulfill the role of Corporate Industrial Vice President of Unacem Group, a role he has been performing since February 2021. He has more than 25 years of experience in the cement industry. In addition to his long career at Unacem, Mr Sánchez has been alternative fuels manager at Lafarge Ecocem, as well as production, optimisation and quality manager at Lafarge’s Montcad... |
Peruvian cement industry gears up for low-carbon times17 December 2021, Published under Cement NewsThis week, FLSmidth announced that it would be supplying a new pyroprocessing line to Cementos Pacasmayo in Peru. When completed, the project will turn Cementos Pacasmayo into the country's largest cement producer in terms of capacity. As a low-emissions solution, the project is part of a trend among cement producers to increasingly invest in more efficient capacity additions that support the industry's decarbonisation drive. Despite a 75.5 per cent rise in cement capacity from 11Mta in 2010... |