Brazil started with +0.6% in the cement dispatch
Brazil started into the new year with an increase by +0.6% in the cement dispatch. With 4.919Mt in January 2024 compared to 4.891 Mt in January 2023 the dispatch increased by 0.028 Mt, YoY.
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Chile’s annual cement dispatch below 2020 level
In 2023 in Chile, the cement dispatch declined by -11.0% to 5.209 Mta, after 5.855 Mta in 2022. The dispatch even declined below the level of the COVID year in 2020. The cement capacity utilization declined from 67.3% in 2022…
El Salvador’s cement consumption from minus to plus
In El Salvador, in the period from January to November 2023, the cement consumption increased by +1.6% YoY to 1.633 Mt. In November, the consumption increased by +27% YoY, which turned the accumulated consumption from minus -0.7% in October to…
Bolivia’s cement consumption on the rise
In Bolivia, in the period from January to November 2023, the cement consumption increased by +4.9% to 3.626 Mt, after 3.458 Mt in the same period in 2022. Interestingly, alone in November 2023 the consumption increased by +22.7% YoY to…
Bolivia’s cement production on an increase
In Bolivia, from January to November 2023, the cement production increased by +2.9%, YoY to 3.635 Mta, after 3.532 Mt in the same period the year before. In November the production increased even +16.4% YoY to 0.359 Mt.
Upgrade of Supremo Secil’s Adrianopolis plant in Brazil
The kiln line upgrade of the Adrianopolis plant in Parana, Brazil, of Supremo Secil Cimentos is progressing. The kiln capacity of the 1.7 Mta plant is expanded to 3900 tpd by FLSmidth, who initially supplied and commissioned the plant in…
Colombia’s annual cement production slightly lower 2023
In Colombia, in 2023 the annual cement production declined by -2.7% to 14.211 Mta, after 14.811 Mta in 2022 and 13.797 Mta in 2021. The cement capacity utilization slightly from 76.9% in 2022 to 74.8% in 2023.
T&T cement production minus -4% in first 3Q 2023
In the first 3 quarters of 2023, the cement production of Trinidad & Tobago (T&T) declined by -4.0% to 0.536 Mt, after 0.559 Mt same period in 2022. The cement market in T&T and the Dominican Republic are a benchmark…
Votorantim Cimentos adds 3.0 Mta capacity in Brazil
Votorantim Cimentos announced investment of R5 bn (about US$ 1 bn) in Brazil to expand and modernize its cement capacity by 3.0 Mta and to reduce emissions. The expansions include a new 1.0 Mta cement grinding plant in Salto de…
Mexico’s Cemex will join the CCS+ Initiative
The Cemex Group, headquartered in Mexico, will be the first cement company to join the CCS+ Initiative, a multi-stakeholder platform developing a comprehensive carbon accounting framework for certifying industrial carbon projects. The CCS+ Initiative brings together more than 55 leading…