
Vulcan announces a rise in net sales and gross profit in 1Q14
Vulcan Materials Company’s net sales were 9% higher in January – March 2014 than they were in the corresponding period in 2013.
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Vulcan Materials Company’s net sales were 9% higher in January – March 2014 than they were in the corresponding period in 2013.

The Governor of the State of Falcón, Venezuela, has granted Industria Venezolana de Cemento a permit to quarry limestone and clay for the next 20 years.

The latest USGS data shows cement and clinker production and consumption increased in February, in spite of the cold weather.

A brief overview of some of the completed, ongoing and planned projects in Brazil's cement sector.

According to Lux Research, the use of flyash in cement production is the simplest and most cost-effective option to reduce the industry’s carbon emissions.

Cemex Latam is investing US$55 million in a new cement grinding facility in Nicaragua, which will increase its production capacity in the country by around 104%.

Next year’s conference will take place in Toronto – we talked to 2015 Local Chair Martin Vroegh to find out what we can look forward to.

World Cement provides an update on the Brazilian cement sector, as investment in infrastructure development continues and cement capacities are increased in line with rising demand.

Higher volumes and product prices helped Cemex to achieve an 8% increase in consolidated net sales in the first quarter of 2014.

Cement dispatches on Colombia’s domestic market grew by 14% y/y in 1Q14 to 2.77 million t.

Cemex LatAm Holdings has released its 1Q14 results, which show increased cement sales and operating EBITDA in Colombia.

Cement sales volumes grew by 4% y/y for Peru’s Cementos Pacasmayo in 1Q14, although EBITDA and net income declined y/y.