Cement News tagged under: chile
Chile’s cement market contracts 16% in May10 June 2022, Published under Cement NewsCement dispatches in Chile declined by 15.8 per cent YoY to 313,101t in May 2022 when compared with the 371,947t dispatches in May 2021, according to CChC, the Chilean construction chamber. In the first five months of the year, deliveries fell by 6.8 per cent to 1,345,102t from 1,443,458t in the 5M21. |
CBB sees profit fall by 89% in the 1Q2201 June 2022, Published under Cement NewsIn the first quarter of 2022, Chile-based Cementos Bío-Bío (CBB) has reported a 14.4 per cent advance in revenues to CLP77,062m (US$92.8m) from CLP67,373m in the 1Q21, according to Valor Futuro. EBITDA decreased by 10.2 per cent to CLP9619m, which the company attributed to “lower cement shipments and lower profit margins on cement and lime that decreased gross profit. Added to this is the increased cost of distribution, which is partly offset by the income generated from the sale of prop... |
Cemento Polpaico reports 67% drop in 1Q profit31 May 2022, Published under Cement NewsChilean cement producer Cemento Polpaico reported net sales of CLP89,359m (US$107.6m) in the first quarter of 2022, up 7.5 per cent when compared with CLP83,145m in the 1Q21. However, the company’s net profits declined by 66.9 per cent in the 1Q22 to CLP1365m from CLP4124m in the 1Q21. The reduced performance has been attributed by the company to a rise in production and distribution costs on the back of higher inflation, rising exchange rates and increasing input costs. In the 1Q22 t... |
Cementos Melon inaugurates new grinding unit25 May 2022, Published under Cement NewsChile-based Cementos Melón has officially inaugurated its new grinding unit about 8.5km north of Punta Arenas in the country’s southern Magallanes region. The new 0.25Mta plant represents an investment of US$45m and is expected to produce 80,000t of cement in its first year as it ramps up capacity. At the inauguration, Cementos Melón General Manager, Jorge Eugenín, said: “For us Magallanes has always been an interesting market, its consumption is comparable to cities in developed count... |
Chile’s cement market contracts 5% in March19 May 2022, Published under Cement NewsChilean cement consumption decreased five per cent to 365,826t in March 2022 when compared with March 2021 when market volume reached 385,276t, according to the country’s construction association, CChC. However, in the January-March 2022 period demand advanced 12 per cent to 4,336,734t from 3,872,664t in the 1Q21. |
Chilean cement market contracts 9% in February05 April 2022, Published under Cement NewsCement dispatches in Chile declined by 9.3 per cent in February 2022 to 318,964t from 351,735t in February 2021, according to the Chilean cement and construction chamber, CChCC. MoM the decline was 8.1 per cent from 347,211t in January 2022. In the first two months of 2022 total domestic dispatches reached 666,175t, down 4.6 per cent YoY when compared with 698,198t in the 2M21. |
Cemento Polpaico appoints new general manager09 March 2022, Published under Cement NewsCemento Polpaico has named Andrés Pérez Algarra as new General Manager, succeeding Javier Moreno Hueyo, who is leaving the post after five years of tenure. His appointment becomes effective 1 April 2022. Mr Pérez Algarra is currently the company’s commercial manager. |
Chile’s market demand is stable in January08 March 2022, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Chile remained broadly stable in January 2022, edging up by 0.2 per cent to 347,211t when compared with January 2021, according to the Chilean chamber of construction, CChC. |
GCC to modernise Samalayuca plant22 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsGCC has signed an EPC contract with thyssenkrupp Polysius to upgrade the pyroprocess system, at its Samalayuca plant , to increase the clinker production capacity, increase the usage of alternative fuels and substantially reduce emissions in Samayaluca, Mexico. The project involves the engineering, supply and modification of the preheater including cyclones an extension of the calciner, as well the installation of a prepol ® SC-S to increase the utilisation of alternative fuels. T... |
Bedeschi delivers new Eco-Hopper to Melón18 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe new Eco-Hopper supplied by Bedeschi Spa to Chilean cement producer Cemento Melón SA is reaching the working position on the Mardones pier in the southern port of Punta Arenas, Chile. The Eco-Hopper is designed for direct unloading of clinker to trucks at a rate of 600tph and is designed to work with 12m 3 grabs. The machine is equipped with pulse-jet bag filters with high filtration capacity and performance and with low compressed air consumption: an economical and flexible solu... |