In Panama, in the period from January to October 2023, in total only 0.152 Mt of grey cement have been exported, which is a YoY decline by -12.6, when compared to the same period in last year. In October 12550…
In Panama, in the period from January to October 2023, the cement production increased by +2.7% to 1.203 Mt, after 1.171 Mt in the same period last year. However, in October the production declined by -6.9% YoY to 0.114 Mt.
In Mexico, in the period from January to November 2023, the cement production increased by +1.7% to 38.012 Mt, after 37.371 Mt in the same period last year. In November the cement production increased by +1.0% YoY to 3.415 Mt.
In Peru in 2023, due to large overcapacities in the cement production, the cement imports further declined to 0.211 Mta (-21,9% YoY). However, the country has not been able to increase cement exports. On the contrary the exports declined by…
In 2023, Peru’s cement production declined by -13.6% to 11.494 Mta, after 13.196 Mta in 2022 and 12.855 Mta in 2021. The cement capacity utilization declined in 2023 to 61.6% from 79.0% last year.
Votorantim Cimentos and Atlas Renewable Energy signed a power purchase agreement for the Luiz Carlos Solar Park, located in the municipality of Paracatu, Minas Gerais. The solar park will have an installed capacity of 787 MWp, of which almost two-thirds…
In Chile, in the period from January to November 2023, the accumulated cement dispatch declined by -11.9% YoY to 4.725 Mt. In November the YoY decline has been -11.7% to 0.409 Mt.
In 2023, Brazil’s annual preliminary cement dispatch declined by -1.7% to 61.973 Mta, after 63.028 Mta in 2022 and 64.861 Mta in 2021. The cement dispatch mostly differs by up to 5.0% from the cement production, due to intermediate cement…
Argentina’s annual cement consumption in 2023 decline by -3.0% to 12.498 Mta, after 12.889 Mta in 2022 and 12.011 Mta in 2021. In 2023 this corresponds to cement consumption (PCC) of 269 kg per capita.
In Colombia, in the period from January to November 2023, the accumulated cement production declined by -5.0% YoY to 11.957 Mt. In November the cement production declined by -6.8% to 1.112 Mt, after 1.194 Mt in November last year.