French Guiana: 27 of 30 workers at Ciments Guyainais’ Rémire-Montjoly grinding plant in Cayenne went on strike on 12 June 2023. The strikers advised management that they launched strike action because the current direction of the company is ‘disastrous.’ They have requested that senior representatives of parent company Grupo Argos attend a meeting with them.
Portail des Outre-mer News has reported that Ciments Guyainais holds a 100% market share in French Guiana. It supplied 107,000t of cement to customers in 2022, up by 8.6% year-on-year from 98,500t in 2021.