Focus on Latin American cement markets

Many cement markets in Latin America are booming and production capacities are being expanded. This market report identifies the current developments, discusses the focus countries Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Columbia and Peru and provides an overview of the TOP 10 cement producers in the region.

1 Introduction

Subsequent to the global economic crisis in 2010, Latin America and the Caribbean countries again achieved economic growth in real terms of 6.2 %. In 2011 there was a slight downward trend to 4.5 %, the main cause of which was the unexpected weakness of Brazil, the region’s largest national economy, which only managed a growth rate of 2.7 %. The differences in economic dynamism within the Latin American region became more distinct in 2011. Except for Brazil, the economies of South American countries boomed, while most countries in Central America and the Caribbean only showed...

Related articles:

Issue 3/2015 OneStone Consulting S.L.

Lafarge-Holcim’s cement rivals in the Americas

1 Introduction The cement industry benchmarks of North America and Latin America are very different. While cement prices are highest in Latin America (258 compared to an index of 100 for Asia...

more
Issue 5/2016 ONESTONE CONSULTING S.L.

The global cement capacity development

1 Introduction Cement capacities are growing faster than demand [1]. Figure 1 shows the global development since 2001. Up to 2007 cement demand was growing faster than capacity, because the demand...

more
Issue 7-8/2013

Cement markets in the BRIC countries and other emerging countries up to 2030

1 Introduction The BRIC countries Brazil, Russia, India and China lost some of their shine in 2012. Fund managers are now arguing about who has the best proposal regarding the countries that will...

more
Issue 12/2015 ONESTONE CONSULTING S.L.

Outlook of the white cement industry

1 Introduction According to the new multi-client market report by OneStone Consulting the demand for white cement will grow by an average CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 3.8?% between 2015 and...

more
Issue 9/2016 ONESTONE CONSULTING S.L.

Upswing in cement in Spain

1 Introduction In 2015 Spain’s economy expanded by 3.2?%, which significantly outperforms growth in the Euro Area. The economic growth is robust, driven by domestic demand, positive labor market...

more