Lucas Sposito is a journalist at S&P Global. He specializes in the construction industry, focusing on building materials and construction technology (ConTech). His insights and analyses are featured in S&P Global, where he explores the latest trends and developments in these vital sectors.
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By: Lucas Sposito
Brazilian cement producer Cimento Itambé has commissioned a new cement furnace at its Balsa Nova facility in the Metropolitan Region of Curitiba Aug. 20, boosting the company's clinker production capacity by 120% as it seeks to capitalize on growing regional demand.
Cemex announced Oct. 6 the sale of its Panama operations to Grupo Estrella for an enterprise value of approximately $200 million, marking a strategic shift as the Mexican cement giant realigns its portfolio toward higher-growth markets in the US.
Silvi Cement, a division of Silvi Materials, has opened a temporary cement rail load-out facility at the deepwater port of Morehead City, North Carolina, and is constructing a new cement import terminal in the same location, it said Oct. 9.
Peru's cement industry supplied 1.174 million metric tons of cement domestically in September, up 10.23% year over year, according to the Association of Cement Producers, or ASOCEM.
Cement sales in Brazil for October 2025 totaled 6.3 million metric tons, according to the National Cement Industry Union, or SNIC, marking a 7.1% increase compared to October 2024. Year-to-date sales from January to October reached 56.6 million tons, representing a 3.5% rise from the same period last year.
By: Lucas Sposito
Peru's internal cement consumption index increased in October, reaching 260,000 metric tons, representing a 9% rise compared to the same month in 2024, according to a study from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI).
Cement shipments across the United States and Puerto Rico rose to an estimated 9.99 million metric tons in July 2025, according to newly released data from the US Geological Survey (USGS). This marks a 7.1% increase over July 2024, driven largely by demand for Portland and blended cement, including imports. Despite the strong July showing, USGS figures reveal that total shipments for the year
