Colombia: Cementos Argos’ revenue grew by 14% year-on-year to US$657m in the first quarter of 2019 from US$576m in the same period in 2018. Its operating earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) rose by 3.7% to US$94m from US$90.7m. Its cement sales volumes increased by 4.7% to 3.86Mt from 3.69Mt. Ready-mixed concrete sales volumes increased by 2.3% to 2.5Mm3. Revenue grew fastest in the US followed by Colombia but it decreased in the Caribbean and Central America.
