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Caribbean Cement’s earnings drop amid increased costs in first half of 2022

02 August 2022

Jamaica: Caribbean Cement recorded operating earnings of US$28.2m in the first half of 2022, down by 2% from US$28.8m in the first half of 2021. The company’s net income also fell by 2%, to US$19.7m, despite a 10% rise in sales to US$88.5m. The company attributed its decline in earnings to increased operational expenses amid a ‘downturn in the global economy.’

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Caribbean Cement’s Rockfort cement plant celebrates 1000 days accident free

25 April 2022

Jamaica: Caribbean Cement says that its Rockfort cement plant in Kingston has surpassed 1000 days without a health and safety incident among employees and contractors. Health and safety coordinator Andre Haynes said that the achievement demonstrates that parent company Cemex’s Zero4Life zero-incident policy is possible.

Haynes said “As a company, we have invested heavily in the people aspect, with training geared towards improved safety and culture, and capital expenditure to improve the overall safety of the plant.” He said that the Rockfort cement plant will advance to its next safety milestone by keeping its focus on ‘closing all unsafe conditions’ and developing employees as health and safety champions.

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Panama exports 3000t of cement to Jamaica in January and February 2022

11 April 2022

Panama: Cemex exported 3000t of bagged Ordinary Portland Cement to Jamaica from the Bahía Las Minas Grain Terminal in Colón. Data from the Ministry of Commerce and Industries shows that the company started exporting cement in January 2021 and recorded sales of over US$17m in 2021. In the first two months of 2022 Panama exported OPC to countries including Jamaica, the Bahamas, Guyana, Bonaire, Cuba and Curaçao.

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Caribbean Cement increases sales and reduces losses in 2021

04 March 2022

Jamaica: Caribbean Cement recorded revenues of US$153m in 2021, up by 19% year-on-year from US$129m in 2020. Its operating expenses rose by 6.4% to US$16m from US$15.1m. The company recorded a loss for the year of US$3.31m, just under half of the US$6.79m loss that it recorded in 2020.

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Growth Tech Special Projects receives licence to import 50,000t of Turkish cement into Jamaica

13 October 2021

Jamaica: The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce has granted Growth Tech Special Projects a licence to import 50,000t of cement from Turkey before 31 December 2021. The Gleaner newspaper has reported that the nation's other cement importer, Buying House, holds a licence to import 120,000t/yr. Sole producer Caribbean Cement is in the process of expanding its 1Mt/yr Rockfort cement plant's capacity to 1.4Mt/yr.

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Caribbean Cement to export 200,000t/yr more cement from 2023

07 September 2021

Jamaica: Caribbean Cement says that it will export an additional 200,000t/yr of cement after it completes the 40% capacity expansion of its 1.0Mt/yr Rockfort cement plant to 1.4Mt/yr. In 2020, the producer exported 1580t of cement, all to North America, at a total value of US$156,000.

CBR News has reported that general manager Yago Castro said “We believe the right way is to invest in local manufacturing and make it bigger, solid and more powerful. This is why we’ve been increasing our production capacity over the past three to four years. Our team is always working on improving the supply to the market, quality of our products and service.”

The Jamaica Observer newspaper reported on 5 September 2021 that regular three-day lockdowns begun in Jamaica in August 2021 to stem the spread of Covid-19 have slowed Caribbean Cement’s distribution.

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Cemex to upgrade Rockfort cement plant in Jamaica

06 August 2021

Jamaica: Cemex plans to upgrade its integrated Rockfort plant. The project will increase the unit’s production capacity by around 0.3Mt/yr. At present it has a capacity of 2Mt/yr. The expansion will introduce new grinding additives to the manufacturing process and further enhance the production of low clinker products in the region. The upgrade is planned for the second half of 2022. Cemex operates locally through its subsidiary, Caribbean Cement.

"At Caribbean Cement Company, we reiterate our commitment to the sustainable development of Jamaica's economy. With this investment, we will create jobs and promote the local industry in the country while minimising our carbon footprint," said Jesus Gonzalez, president of Cemex South, Central America and the Caribbean.

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Cement shortage reported in Jamaica

19 May 2021

Jamaica: Builders have complained about a shortage of cement with mounting delays between ordering the product and receiving it. However, Caribbean Cement has denied that there is any disruption to supply, according to the Jamaica Observer newspaper. However, the producer did note that there is currently an ‘extraordinary’ demand for cement due to a boom in the construction sector. It is currently increasing production to meet the surge.
Caribbean Cement says it produced over 0.1Mt of cement in March 2021, a record in recent monthly production. In 2020 it produced over 0.94Mt.

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Caribbean Cement to invest US$11.5m in upgrades by mid-2024

13 May 2021

Jamaica: Caribbean Cement has announced plans to invest US$11.5m in total in capacity-expanding upgrades and modernisation of its cement production over the next three years to 2024. The Jamaica Information Service has reported that the company reached its current installed cement production capacity of 1.3Mt/yr after US$82.4m-worth of investments between 2016 and 2020. The subsidiary of Mexico-based Cemex operates an integrated cement plant at Rockford in Kingstown.

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Caribbean Cement grows sales in 2020 due to local market

03 March 2021

Jamaica: Caribbean Cement’s revenue grew by 13% year-on-year to US$134m in 2020 from US$119m in 2019. Operating earnings rose by 32% to US$42m from US$28.8m. The subsidiary of Mexico-based Cemex said that he increase in revenue was related to stronger domestic demand and the company's capacity to supply the local market.

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