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Chilean cement demand drops 7% in 1Q2015 May 2020, Published under Cement NewsAfter remaining largely stable at 332,905t in February 2020 when compared with February 2019, Chile’s cement market contracted by 13.6 per cent YoY in March to 344,098t from 398,132t in March 2019, according to the Chilean Chamber of Construction and Cement (CChC). In the first quarter of 2020, dispatches were down 6.7 per cent YoY to 1,007,786t from 1,080,074t in the 1Q19. |
Cemento Melón to sell concrete products business07 May 2020, Published under Cement NewsCemento Melón has announced it will divest its concrete products business and has signed an agreement with Grau SA to sell 49 per cent of its concrete prefabrication shares. The divestment will enable the Chilean cement producer to wholly focus and strengthen its key businesses of cement, concrete and sand. Pedro Grau of Grau SA said the company “understood the strategic decision of Melon to relinquish its stake, a step that is lamentable as we value the permanent contribution of its direct... |
Chilean cement market contracts 2% in 1M2005 March 2020, Published under Cement NewsCement dispatches in Chile slipped two per cent YoY in January 2020. Deliveries fell to 331,783t in the first month of the year from 350,122t in January 2019, according to the Chilean construction chamber, CChC. Dispatches in 2019 rose 2.2 per cent YoY to 4,081,896t when compared with 3,992,501t in 2018. |
Chile's cement dispatches edge up 2% in 201927 February 2020, Published under Cement NewsChilean cement dispatches fell by 8.3 per cent YoY to 338,720t in December 2019 from 369,291t in December 2018, according to the Chilean cement and construction chamber, ChCC. MoM there was a much more modest drop of 0.9 per cent. Deliveries in the full-year of 2019 edged up 2.2 per cent to 4,081,896t when compared with full-year volumes of 3,992,501t in 2018. |
Chile's cement demand up 3% in 11M1916 January 2020, Published under Cement NewsCement demand in Chile declined 2.5 per cent YoY in November 2019, according to the Chilean construction chamber, CChC. Consumption fell to 341,721t in November 2019 from 350,532t in the previous year. However, in the year to date the domestic cement market expanded by 3.3 per cent from 3.624Mt in the 11M18 to 3.743Mt in the 11M19. |
Chilean cement demand declines 8% in October02 January 2020, Published under Cement NewsChile’s cement market contracted by eight per cent in October 2019 to 337,959t from 367,167t in October 2018, according to the Chilean construction chamber (CChC). However, MoM demand advanced 8.6 per cent from 311,328t in September 2019. In the first 10 months of 2019 cement consumption advanced 3.9 per cent from 3.273Mt in 10M18 to 3.401Mt. |
Chilean deliveries down 1% in September, up 5% in 9M1918 November 2019, Published under Cement NewsChilean cement dispatches declined 1.4 per cent YoY to 311,328t in September 2019 when compared with a volume of 307,015t delivered in September 2018, according to the Chilean Construction Chamber (CChC). When compared with August 2019, dispatches were down 15.7 per cent. In the first nine months of 2019, total dispatches increased 5.1 per cent from 3.948Mt in the 9M18 to 4.15Mt in the 9M19. |
Cementos Polpaico sees 23% earnings rise in 9M1928 October 2019, Published under Cement NewsChile-based Cementos Polpaico, owned by the Hurtado Vicuña Group, reported earnings of CLP3869.19m (US$5.32m) in the 9M19, representing a rise of 22.8 per cent YoY. In the first nine months of 2018, the company’s earnings reached CLP3150.38m. The cement producers recorded income from ordinary activities of CLP132.68bn in the 9M19, a 9.4 per cent advance when compared with CLP121.321bn in the year-ago period. EBITDA increased 46.6 per cent YoY, explained by “a 9.4 per cent increase in reven... |
Chilean cement dispatches up 7% in August14 October 2019, Published under Cement NewsCement dispatches in Chile increased 7.3 per cent YoY to 369,337t in August 2019 when compared with August 2018, when they reached 344,084t, according to the Camara Chilena de Construcción (CChC), the country’s construction chamber. In the first eight months of 2019, dispatches advanced by 5.9 per cent to 2.752Mt from 2.599Mt in the 8M18. |
CChC reports 11% YoY rise in Chile cement dispatches in July12 September 2019, Published under Cement NewsCement dispatches in Chile increased by 11.3 per cent to 317,626t in July 2019 from 285,357t in July 2018, according to the Chilean construction chamber (CChC). MoM an 8.8 per cent rise was achieved, from 291,979t in June 2019. In the first seven months of 2019, total dispatches reached 2,382,831t, up 5.7 per cent when compared with January-June 2018 when deliveries were 2,254,729t. |