
New and improved cement production for Fortaleza
Votorantim Cimentos' first grinding plant, located in the Pecém Industrial and Port Complex, in the state of Ceará (CE), in the northeast of Brazil, started operating in 2008 to primarily serve the market in the metropolitan region of the state capital, Fortaleza.

Holcim Sells Brazilian Business for $1 Billion
Holcim has reached a deal with Brazilian steelmaker CSN (Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional) for the divestment of its business in Brazil for an enterprise value of $1.025 billion. The sale includes five integrated cement plants, four grinding stations, six aggregates sites and 19 ready-mix concrete facilities. "This divestment is another step ...

Brazil: future secured?
Brazil's cement sector is still speeding ahead in terms of plant capacity expansion. Brazilian cement association Sindicato Nacional da Indústria de Cimento (SNIC) estimates that demand could hit 100Mta by 2020 in the country with an average YoY economic growth rate of six per cent.

New Investments In The Cement Industry Of Brazil
The new plan includes an investment of $60 million dollars to expand the productive capacity of the factory in Salto de Pirapora in São Paulo. The construction of a new cement grinding plant will add 1 million tons per year to the current production capacity of that unit.

Sinoma Overseas to build Votorantim Z02 grinding plant
Sinoma Overseas has secured an engineering and supply contract for the Z02 cement grinding station project in Brazil, along with a technical cooperation framework agreement, with Votorantim Cimentos SA.

Lafarlcim opens high-efficiency cement plant in Brazil
Today, Lafarlcim owns five cement plants, four grinding stations, and one blender in Brazil with a capacity of around 12 million tonnes per year and is also present in aggregates and ready-mix concrete.

Sinoma Overseas Development secures engineering contract …
China-based Sinoma Overseas has signed an engineering and supply contract for the Z02 cement grinding plant and a technical cooperation framework agreement with Votorantim Cimentos. The agreements were signed by Sinoma chair Zhu Linhe and Votorantim's global projects director Alvaro Lorenz.

Cement Plants located in Brazil
Cement plant location information, including capacity data for facilities in Brazil