Brazil: Votorantim Cimentos’ revenue rose by 5.5% year-on-year to US$615m in the first quarter of 2019 from US$683m in the same period in 2018. Its adjusted earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) more than doubled to US$143m from US$52.2m. Its sales volumes of cement fell by 5% to 6.4Mt from 6.7Mt. It attributed the increase in revenue to its results in Brazil and Latin America, as well as positive currency effects.
Votorantim Cimentos reports promising start to 2019
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