The kiln line upgrade of the Adrianopolis plant in Parana, Brazil, of Supremo Secil Cimentos is progressing. The kiln capacity of the 1.7 Mta plant is expanded to 3900 tpd by FLSmidth, who initially supplied and commissioned the plant in…
Votorantim Cimentos announced investment of R5 bn (about US$ 1 bn) in Brazil to expand and modernize its cement capacity by 3.0 Mta and to reduce emissions. The expansions include a new 1.0 Mta cement grinding plant in Salto de…
Votorantim Cimentos and Atlas Renewable Energy signed a power purchase agreement for the Luiz Carlos Solar Park, located in the municipality of Paracatu, Minas Gerais. The solar park will have an installed capacity of 787 MWp, of which almost two-thirds…
In 2023, Brazil’s annual preliminary cement dispatch declined by -1.7% to 61.973 Mta, after 63.028 Mta in 2022 and 64.861 Mta in 2021. The cement dispatch mostly differs by up to 5.0% from the cement production, due to intermediate cement…
In Brazil, from January to November 2023, the accumulated cement dispatch declined by -1.8% to 57.469 Mt, compared to the same period last year. In November 5.260 Mt were dispatched, which is according to the preliminary figures a decline by…
In Brazil, in the first 10 month of 2023 the cement dispatch declined by -2.1% to 52.081 Mt. This dispatch includes 0.183 Mt exports, which declined -46.3%, YoY. In October 5.272 Mt of cement have been dispatched, this is a…
In the 3.Q 2023 (July to September) the cement dispatch in Brazil declined by -1.4% to 16.7834 Mt, after 16.957 Mt (3.Q 2022). The accumulated cement dispatch in 2023 declined by -2.0% to 46.678 Mt, while the cement consumption declined…
In Brazil, the cement dispatch in the first 8 month of 2023 is with 41.707 Mt still -1.3% below the cement dispatch in the same period in 2022, but after the -1.8% YoY decline in the first half, in August…
Votorantim Cimentos has secured a US$150m loan from the IFC to upgrade its Salto de Pirapora cement plant in São Paulo. The investment aims to increase the alternative fuel (AF) substitution rate by installing a RDF facility with 120.000 t/y…
In Brazil the cement market in 1.H 2023 could not fulfill its growth expectations. The cement dispatch, which also includes a small number of cement exports, declined in the first half 2023 from 30.832 Mt by -1.8% to 30.268 Mt…