Brazil’s cement dispatch up +3.8% in 9M 2024
In the first 9 months of 2024, Brazil’s cement dispatch increased by +3.8% to 48.738 Mt, after 46.955 Mt in the same period last year.
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Italy’s Buzzi acquires full ownership of CNC in Brazil
Italy’s Buzzi has finalised the acquisition of the remaining 50% stake in Companhia Nacional de Cimentos (CNC) in Brazil from Brennand Cimentos. The original structure of Cimento Nacional consists of two modern and efficient cement plants, one located in the…
Brazil’s Votorantim selected Sinoma for Z02 grinding plant
Brazil’s Votorantim Cimentos selected Sinoma Overseas for an engineering and supply contract for the new Z02 grinding unit in the Edealina cement plant (photo). The Z02 project will double the cement capacity at the Edealina grinding plant to 2Mta as…
Brazil’s CSN plans a new cement plant in Itaperuçu
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…
Brazil’s cement dispatch up +2.0% in 7M 2024
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.
InterCement filed for protective injunction in Brazil
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…
Brazil’s Votorantim to double capacity of Edealina plant
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…
Brazil’s cement dispatch up +1.2% in 1.H 2024
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…
Brazil’s Cimento Nacional to be owned by Buzzi Group
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…
Brazil’s accumulated cement dispatch +0.2% in 4M 2024
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…