Cementos Argos rests in 2014, resumes acquisitions in 2015

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Colombia: Jose Alberto Velez, president of Cementos Argos group, says that 2014 will be a year of integrating the assets acquired in 2013 in Honduras and the United States for the Colombian firm. Further acquisitions would only be considered as of 2015. He stressed that the US$720m purchase of Vulcan Materials needs time to be digested, as well cement assets in Honduras costing above US$250m.

Velez has forecast a growing cement demand in 2014 that Cementos Argos will strive to meet in the US, Central America and the Caribbean, while in Colombia new infrastructure concessions will also increase cement and concrete sales.

During 2013, Cementos Argos had sales of 11.4Mt of cement, up by 5% on 2012. Income grew by 13.4% to US$376m and profits reached US$13.9m. Cementos Argos is also earmarking investments of US$200m in 2014 for various projects, including the start up of a US$35m cement distribution centre in Cartagena, in addition to the expansion and modernisation of several plants in Rio Claro, El Cairo and Nare costing US$100m.

Last modified on 26 March 2014

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