El Salvador’s cement consumption -7.6% 1.Q 2024
In the first quarter of 2024, El Salvador’s cement consumption declined by -7.6% to 0.440 Mt, after 0.477 Mt in the same period last year and 0.468 Mt the year before.
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Colombia’s cement exports +5.9% in 4M 2024
In the first 4 months of 2024, Colombia’s cement exports increased by +5.9% to 0.416 Mt, after 0.393 Mt in the same period last year and 0.313 Mt the year before.
Colombia’s cement production -4.0% in 4M 2024
In the first 4 months of 2024, Colombia’s cement production declined -4.0% to 4.351 Mt, after 4.531 Mt in the same period last year and 4.731 Mt in the year before.
Bolivia’s cement production slightly +2.9% in 1.Q 2024
In the first quarter of 2024, the cement production in Bolivia increased by +2.9% to 0.951 Mt, after 0.923 Mt in the same period last year. However, in March the production declined by -11.7%, YoY.
Trinidad & Tobago’s cement production 1.Q 2024
In the first quarter of 2024, the cement production in Trinidad & Tobago declined -16.4% to 0.145 Mt, after 0.174 Mt in the same period last year and 0.184 Mt the year before.
Jamaica’s Caribbean Cement expands Rockfort’s capacity
Caribbean Cement’s (CCCL’s) expansion project at the Rockfort cement plant in Jamaica is progressing towards full completion next year. CCCL, which is owned by Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL), in which Cemex has a 69.83% shareholding, plans to increase the plant’s…
Peru’s cement production -3.4% in 4M 2024 in minus
In the first 4 months in 2024, Peru’s cement production declined by -3.4% to 3.480 Mt, after 3.603 Mt in the same period last year and 4.251 Mt in the year before.
Chile’s cement dispatch declined -3.5% in 1.Q 2024
In the first quarter of 2024, Chile’s cement dispatch declined by -3.5% to 1.413 Mt, after 1.464 Mt in the same period in last year and 1.599 Mt in the year before.
Cemex Mexico developed AI-powered sales assistant
Cemex Mexico collaborated with Microsoft in the development of a generative AI-powered sales assistant. According to Cemex, this the first Artificial Intelligence (AI)-tool of its kind in the building materials industry assisting the interaction of the salesforce with clients by…
Puerto Rico’s cement dispatch -10.5% in 4M 2024
In the first 4 months of 2024, Puerto Rico’s cement dispatch declined by -11.5% to 0.115 Mt, after 0.130 Mt in the same period last year and 0.109 Mt the year before.