Argentina’s cement consumption -29.7% in 1.Q 2024
In the first quarter of 2024 Argentina’s cement dispatch declined by -29.7% to 2.085 Mt, after 2.968 Mt in the same period in the last year.
Tag Latin America
Peru’s cement exports massively declined in 1.Q 2024
In the first quarter of 2024, Peru’s cement exports massively declined by -23.1% to only 30 kt, after 39 kt in the same period in 2023. The March YoY decline had exactly he same figure as the average 1.Q decline.
Peru’s cement production down by -2.9% in 1.Q 2024
In the first quarter of 2024, cement production in Peru declined by -2.9% to 2.611 Mt, after 2.690 Mt in the same period last year. The YoY decline in March has been -2.8%, close to the 1.Q average.
Mexico’s cement production up by +6.2% in 2M 2024
In the first 2 months of 2024, Mexico’s cement production from integrated cement plants increased by +6.2% to 6.979 Mt, after 6.474 Mt in 2023 and 6.288 Mt in 2021, in January and February. While the Jan. increase in 2024…
Brazil’s Verdera with a new waste processing plant
Brazil’s Verdera inaugurated a new waste processing unit with a capacity of 48,000 tpa in Itaperuçu, Paraná. Verdera is Votorantim Cimentos’ sustainable waste management and disposal unit, which has worked since 1991 with co-processing and was a pioneer in bringing…
Puerto Rico’s cement production -13.6% by Feb. 2024
In the first 2 months of 2024 Puerto Rico’s cement production declined by -13.6% to 0.0548 Mt, after 0.0635 Mt in the same period in 2023, when the YoY increase has been +36.2%, compared to 2022.
Brazil’s cement dispatch declined by -3.5% in 1Q 2024
Brazil’s cement dispatch declined by -3.5% in the first quarter of 2024 to 14.267 Mt, after 14.787 Mt in the first quarter last year and 14.904 Mt in the 1.Q in 2022.
Colombia’s cement consumption -3.3% by Feb. 2024
In the first two months of 2024, Colombia’s cement consumption declined by -3.3% to 1.922 Mt, after 1.988 Mt in the same period in 2023. While the YoY decline has been -4.2% in January there was an improve to -2.6%…
El Salvador starts with a decline in cement consumption
In January 2024, El Salvador consumed 0.144 Mt of cement, which is a decline by -7.6%, when compared with January 2023. Anyhow the YoY changes for a single month are quite high, as the figure for January 2022 demonstrates.
Cementos del Norte in Honduras invests in a new VRM
Cementos del Norte S.A. (Cenosa) will increase its cement grinding capacity by 1.0 Mta to 2.45 Mta at their integrated plant in Rio Bijao, Choloma Cortés, Honduras. Cenosa has allocated US$ 40 m for the construction of the grinding plant…