Colombia’s cement production -5.3% in 1.H 2024

In the first half of 2024, Colombia’s cement production declined by -5.3% to 6.523 Mt, after 6.885 Mt in the same period last year and 7.171 Mt the year before.

In the first half of 2024, Colombia’s cement production declined by -5.3% to 6.523 Mt, after 6.885 Mt in the same period last year and 7.171 Mt the year before.

In the first half of 2024, Peru’s cement production of Asocem Companies declined by -4.0% to 5.251 Mt. after 5.472 Mt in the same period last year and 6.409 Mt in the year before.

In the first 5 months of 2024, Panama’s cement production declined by -7.9% to 0.574 Mt, after 0.623 Mt in the same period last year and 0.595 Mt in the year before.

In the first quarter of 2024, Panama’s cement production declined by -8.8% to 0.335 Mt, after 0.367 Mt in the same period last year and 0.342 Mt the year before.

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…

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…

In the first 4 months of 2024, El Salvador’s cement consumption declined by -12.1% to 0565 Mt, after 0.643 Mt in the same period last year and 0.639 Mt the year before.

In the first 5 months of 2024, Chile’s cement dispatch declined by -8.6% to 2.183 Mt, after 2.388 Mt in the same period last year and 2.690 Mt the year before.

In the first 5 months of 2024, Puerto Rico’s cement production declined by -12.3% to 0.146 Mt, after 0.167 Mt in the same period last year and 0.142 Mt the year before.

In the first half of 2024, Argentina’s cement dispatch declined by -30.9% to 4.270 Mt, after 6.180 Mt in the same period last year and 6.151 Mt in the year before.