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Cementos Argos helps test train line between Bogota and Belencito

26 February 2018

Colombia: Cementos Argos and Ibines Ferreo have been helping the National Agency for Infrastructure run freight train tests on the 257km railway line between Bogota and Belencito. To show that the refurbished line can handle different loads, a train travelled from Cementos Argos' Sogamoso plant in the department of Boyaca to Bogota, according to the Portafolio newspaper. It carried 204t of cement at an estimated speed of 20km/hr.

ANI has invested US$73.3m in the refurbishment of rail infrastructure between Bogota and the Boyaca department. Sections of track repaired by ANI between Bogota and Boyaca include La Caro-Zipaquira, Bogota-Facatativa and Bogota-Belencito. The line stopped operating due to damage caused by winter storms in 2010 and 2011.

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Grupo Argos and Grupo Calidra inaugurate US$40m lime plant

23 February 2018

Colombia: Grupo Argos and Mexico’s Grupo Calidra have inaugurated a new US$40m lime plant at Puerto Triunfo, Antioquia. The unit has a production capacity of 90,000t/yr, according to the El Colombiano newspaper. The plant is the only one in Colombia capable of producing pulverized limestone. Grupo Argos and Grupo Calidra will operate the plant under a joint venture named Caltek. The new plant is expected to create 100 jobs.

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Cementos Argos reports loss for fourth quarter

14 February 2018

Colombia: Cementos Argos has reported a net loss of US$23.4m in the fourth quarter of 2017 due to lower prices and higher costs, primarily due to economic deceleration in Colombia. The net loss was a contrast to the US$21.6m profit made in the same period of 2016. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) fell by 8.9% to US$126.7m during the quarter.

"The fall in income and EBITDA of Cementos Argos is best explained by the price of cement in Colombia, which reached its lowest level in the second quarter of the year," said the company in a statement. Imports from countries that subsidise industrial energy costs and exchange rate changes led to the fall in prices.

For the whole of 2017 Cementos Argos’ net profit slumped by 86.3% to US$27.0m, compared to US$196.9m during 2016. EBITDA for the full year 2017 was down by 15% to US$497.0m.

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Cemex reports on Maceo situation

08 February 2018

Colombia: Cemex Latam Holdings, the subsidiary of Mexican cement company Cemex in Central and South America and Caribbean region, has confirmed that is ‘solving’ the legal issues that prevent the opening of its new plant in Maceo, Antioquia, Colombia. The inauguration of the facility was postponed in May 2017 after authorities stated that the plant had not obtained all the permits to start operations. Jaime Muguiro, president of Cemex Latam, expressed that the company was still awaiting authorisation for the expansion of the plant's installed capacity, which is currently artificially limited to 0.25Mt/yr. The plant has a design capacity of 1.3Mt/yr and has so far cost Cemex US$420m.

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Cement production falls in Colombia

01 February 2018

Colombia: Cement production fell by 1.5% year-on-year to 12.3Mt in 2017 from 12.5Mt in 2016. Sales fell by 1% to 12Mt from 12.1Mt, according to data from the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE). Sales in Antioquia, Caldas and Nariño rose by 5.7%, 16% and 17.1%, respectively. However, sales in Casanare, Cordoba and Santander dropped by 29.5%, 15.9% and 7.4%, respectively.

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Holcim Colombia to launch Buga grinding plant from late 2018

17 January 2018

Colombia: Holcim Colombia plans to launch its new US$30m cement grinding plant in Buga in late 2018 or early 2019. Originally the plant was scheduled to start in the first quarter of 2018. The company also intends to focus on infrastructure projects such as the country’s fourth generation road development scheme, airport renovations and an urban train scheme in Bogota, according to La Republica newspaper.

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Cemex pays fine to Colombian competition body

08 January 2018

Colombia: Cemex Colombia has paid a US$25.3m fine to the Superintendent of Industry and Commerce (SIC). The penalty follows an investigation into price fixing by Cemex, Cementos Argos, and Holcim and six senior managers, according to the El Economista newspaper. However Cemex plans to lodge an appeal with the Contentious Administrative Court to reverse the fine.

The fine covers behaviour by the companies between January 2010 and December 2012. SIC’s investigation discovered that collusion between the cement producers artificially increased the price of cement by 30% despite inflation being 9% during the period.

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Colombian competition body fines Cementos Argos, Cemex and Holcim US$68m

13 December 2017

Colombia: The Superintendent of Industry and Commerce (SIC) has fined Cementos Argos, Cemex and Holcim and six senior managers US$68m for fixing the price of Ordinary Portland Cement. The fine covers behaviour by the companies between January 2010 and December 2012. SIC’s investigation discovered that collusion between the cement producers artificially increased the price of cement by 30% despite inflation being 9% during the period.

Cementos Argos responded to the sanction by saying that it rejected the fine and decision by SIC. Following an earlier statement in October 2017 it once again criticised SIC’s methods. According to Reuters, both Holcim and Cemex disagreed with the finding and they said they would take legal action against it.

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Cementos Argos sets up construction material waste recycling subsidiary

11 December 2017

Colombia: Cementos Argos has set up a subsidiary, Granulados Reciclados de Colombia (Greco), to recycle construction material waste. The new company’s operations will be based at its Cota plant in Cundinamarca, according to La Republica newspaper. The operation is expected to process over 1Mt/yr of construction waste material. The company is a joint operation with local industrial conglomerate Fanalca and South Korean lighting equipment manufacturer Daeyang.

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Cementos Argos sales revenue and earnings down so far in 2017

14 November 2017

Colombia: Cementos Argos’s sales revenue and earnings have fallen in the first nine months of 2017 due to poor performance in Colombia. Its sales revenue fell by 1.3% year-on-year to US$2.14bn from US$2.17bn in the same period in 2016. Its earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) fell by 16.8% to US$352m from US$424m. However, its cement sales volumes rose by 15.4% to 12.2Mt from 10.5Mt.

“Thanks to the sound implementation of the BEST Program, we have made significant improvements in a particularly challenging year for our industry. By the end of this year, we are optimistic about the performance of all the markets in which we operate,” said Juan Esteban Calle, chief executive officer (CEO) of Cementos Argos.

By region, the cement producer reported growth in the US but problems in Colombia. It highlighted that cement and clinker imports to Colombia have fallen in 2017 due to rising tariffs. It also expects the local market to recover in 2018. In the Caribbean and Central America the group’s performance suffered from extreme weather events, although it managed to grow its revenue. It also reported that its cement plant in Puerto Rico is still not operational.

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