Colombia: Cementos Argos recorded a 30% year-on-year rise in its earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) to US$620m in 2023. This came despite a 3% drop in the producer’s cement sales, to 15.7Mt. Its profit rose by 83% to US$74m. The producer attributed the growth to favourable price dynamics, cost efficiencies and productivity improvements.
Cementos Argos had an installed cement capacity of 24Mt/yr at the end of 2023.
