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Cementos Argos will invest US$45m (COP 200bn) this year to strengthen its operations in Colombia and continue to be a driver of development for the country. The capex investment will be allocated to infrastructure modernization, the implementation of new technologies,…
In the first 2 months in 2025, Chile’s cement dispatch declined by -7.1 Mt to 0.870 Mt, after 0.936 Mt in the same period last year and 0.958 Mt in the year before.
In the first 2 months in 2025, Bolivia’s cement sales declined by -6.2% to 0.615 Mt, after 0.656 Mt in the same period last year and 0.555 Mt in the year before.
India’s Shree Cement has commissioned a new 3.4 Mta clinker grinding unit by way of brownfield expansion at its Baloda Bazar integrated cement plant (photo) close to Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The company has two more ongoing expansion projects in Jaitaran, Rajasthan…
In the first quarter of 2025, Georgia’s cement imports increased by +33.1% to 0.267 Mt, after 0.201 Mt in the same period last year and 0.163 Mt in the year before.
In the first quarter of 2025, Saudi Arabia’s cement consumption increased by +6.3% to 12.985 Mt, after 12.217 Mt in the same period last year and 12.672 Mt in the year before.
Buzzi has acquired through its subsidiary TC Mena 37.6% of the share capital in Gulf Cement Company (GCC) in UAE. GCC was established in 1977 and operates one cement production facility (photo) in Ras Al Khaimah with an annual production…
In the first quarter of 2025, Azerbaijan’s cement exports increased by +34.8% to 0.204 Mt, after 0.152 Mt in the same period last year and 0.130 Mt in the year before.
In the first 2 months of 2025, Armenia’s cement imports increased by +53.5% to 69.7 kt, after 45.4 kt in the same period last year and 25.1 kt in the year before.
Heidelberg Materials North America completed successfully the acquisition of US Giant Cement Holdings and its subsidiaries from the Fortaleza, Uniland and Trituradora groups (we reported here 3.12.2024). The acquired operations include a cement plant in Harleyville (photo) in South Carolina,…