Cemex sold its operations in Guatemala to the Holcim Group for a total consideration of about US$ 200m. The divested assets mainly consist of one grinding mill, three ready mix plants and five distribution centres. As of December 31, 2023,…
In the first quarter of 2024, Dominica’s cement production declined by -3.6% to 1.602 Mt, after 1.662 Mt in the same period last year and 1.616 Mt in the year before.
In the first 8 months of 2024, Brazil’s cement dispatch increased by +3.1% to 42.985 Mt, after 41.708 Mt in the same period last year and 42.269 Mt in the year before.
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, Colombia’s cement exports declined by -1.6% to 0.745 Mt, after 0.757 Mt in the same period last year and 0.610 Mt in the year before.
In the first 5 months of 2024, El Salvador’s cement consumption declined by -10.8% to 0.701 Mt, after 0.786 Mt in the same period last year and 0.794 Mt in the year before.
In the first 7 months of 2024, Colombia’s cement consumption declined by -5.6% to 6.940 Mt, after 7.349 Mt in the same period last year and 7.762 Mt in the year before.
In the first 7 months of 2024, Colombia’s cement production declined by -5.3% to 7.677 Mt, after 8.106 Mt in the same period last year and 8.372 Mt in the year before.
In the first half of 2024, Panama’s cement production decreased by -13.2% to 0.653 Mt, after 0.752 Mt in the same period last year and 0.703 Mt in the year before.
In the first half of 2024, Bolivia’s cement production increased by +6.3% to 1.949 Mt, after 1.834 Mt in the same period last year and 1.810 Mt in the year before.