Yura Spa, a subsidiary of Grupo Gloria, has sold its 19.71% stake in Chile’s cement producer Cementos Bio Bio (CBB) to Belgium’s Carmeuse Holding for more than US$100 million. The deal follows Carmeuse’s successful takeover bid and aligns with the…
In the first 8 months in 2025, Brazil’s cement dispatch increased by +2.8% to 44.186 Mt, after 42.988 Mt in the same period last year and 41.717 Mt in the year before.
In the first 7 months in 2025, Bolivia’s cement production increased by +0.3% to 2.282 Mt, after 2.276 Mt in the last year and 2.181 Mt in the year before.
In the first 8 months in 2025, Argentina’s cement dispatch (local and exports) increased by +8.4% to 6.594 Mt, after 6.082 Mt in the same period last year and 8.459 Mt in the year before.
In the first 7 months in 2025, Chile’s cement dispatch increased by +6.1% to 3.080 Mt, after 2.903 Mt in the same period last year and 3.186 Mt in the year before.
In the first 7 months in 2025, Colombia’s cement exports declined by -16.0% to 0.626 Mt, after 0.745 Mt in the same period last year and 0.757 Mt in the year before.
In the first 7 months in 2025, Colombia’s cement production increased by +1.1% to 7.759 Mt, after 7.678 Mt in the same period last year and 8.106 Mt in the year before.
In the first 6 months in 2025, Bolivia’s cement production declined by -1.6% to 1.918 Mt, after 1.949 Mt in the last year and 1.834 Mt in the year before.
In the first half of 2025, T+T’s (Trinidad + Tobago’s) cement production increased by +12.9% to 0.377 Mt, after 0.334 Mt in the same period last year and 0.367 Mt in the year before.
Cimento Itambé has inaugurated a new 0.6 Mta kiln at its Balsa Nova plant in the Curitiba metropolitan region in Parana, Brazil. Covering a total area of 2.5 million m², the company operates with an annual installed capacity of 3…