Brazil’s Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN) plans to build a cement plant in Itaperuçu, close to Curitiba, the capital of the southern Brazilian state of Paraná. CSN began producing cement in 2009. In 2015 the new Arcos cement plant (photo), located in Minas…
In the first 7 months of 2024, Brazil’s cement dispatch increased by +2.0% to 36.449 Mt, after 35.722 Mt in the same period last year. In July 2024 a YoY increase by +6.6% to 5.853 Mt was recorded.
Brazil’s InterCement Participacoes, together with its unit InterCement Brasil SA, certain subsidiaries and controlling shareholder Mover Participacoes filed for a projective injunction in Brazil. Loma Negra in Argentina is not part of the preliminary injunction, which doesn’t affect InterCement or…
Votorantim Cimentos will invest R$200m to double the production capacity of its Edealina plant in Goiás in Brazil from 1.0 to 2.0 Mta. The plan is to install a new cement grinding line by the second half of 2025. The…
In the first half of 2024, Brazil’s cement dispatch increased moderately by +1.2% to 30.595 Mt, after 30.232 Mt in the same period last year. In the 1.Q this year the YoY decline has been -3.5%, while in the 2.Q…
Italy-based Buzzi Group will increase its stake in Brazil’s Cimento National (NCPAR) from 50 to 100%, buying 50% shares from Grupo Ricardo Brennand (BCPAR). Cimento Nacional operates five cement plants (photo: Fábrica Matozinhos in MG) and two grinding units, with…
In the first 4 months of 2024, Brazil dispatched 19.413 Mt of cement, which is almost the same as in he same period last year. However, in April the dispatch increased by +12.1% YoY to 5.148 Mt, after 4.594 Mt…
Brazil’s Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN) has entered into an exclusive agreement to negotiate the acquisition of InterCement’s operations in Argentina and Brazil (photo: Apiai plant in SP; we reported here 27.2.2024). The exclusive talks will run until July 12th, while CSN…
Brazil’s Verdera inaugurated a new waste processing unit with a capacity of 48,000 tpa in Itaperuçu, Paraná. Verdera is Votorantim Cimentos’ sustainable waste management and disposal unit, which has worked since 1991 with co-processing and was a pioneer in bringing…
Brazil’s cement dispatch declined by -3.5% in the first quarter of 2024 to 14.267 Mt, after 14.787 Mt in the first quarter last year and 14.904 Mt in the 1.Q in 2022.