As one of the world’s largest producers of cement, concrete and aggregates, Votorantim Cimentos boasts plants in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, United States, Uruguay, Paraguay, Peru and Portugal. In 2010, grew by 9% in volume reaching 26.3 million tons of cement sold.

Its operations started in 1936 in Votorantim (SP). With the acquisition of the Canadian company St. Marys Cement in 2001, it started operating outside of Brazil also. In 2008, Votorantim Cement reinforced its position as a global player acquiring 15.2% share of Cementos Bío Bío S.A., the leading company in the Chilean market.

Present in ten countries, in 2010 the business experienced markets operating at different paces: growth in emerging countries and stable consumption in North America and Europe.

In furtherance of its international expansion, in 2010 VC bought 21.2% capital in Portuguese Cimpor, a company which has units in Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America. In addition, to strengthen its Latin America operations, it acquired 38.4% stake in Avellaneda (Argentina) and Artigas (Uruguay), companies which respectively hold 20% and 50% of local markets, and 29.5% of Peruvian Cemento Portland.

In Brazil, VC is a pioneer in the use of co-processing, a production technology that eliminates industrial waste in cement kilns in an economical, efficient and environmentally friendly way. This, added to some other practices, has lead VC to be recognized as one of the companies with the smallest amount of carbon emission (627 kilograms per ton of cement produced) among the cement companies participating in the Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI), a forum that includes the main cement companies worldwide willing to promote sustainability in the sector.

Products: cement, concrete, aggregates, mortar, hydrated lime, lime paint, gypsum and agricultural lime.

Brands: Votoran, Itaú, Poty, Tocantins, Aratu, Votomassa, Matrix, Engemix, St. Marys, Suwannee, CBM, Hutton Transport, Prairie and Prestige.

Employees: 9,898

Productive assets

• Brazil: 50 production units of cement, mortar, lime, limestone and aggregate; 90 concrete centers;
• North America: 6 units of cement, 150 units of aggregates and concrete centers;
• Shareholder stake:
  Bolívia: Itacamba;
  Chile: Bío Bío;
  Argentina: Avellaneda;
  Uruguay: Artigas;
  Paraguay: Yguazú (facility under construction);
  Portugal: Cimpor.
  Peru: Cementos Portland.

Production capacity

• Cement: 36 million tons/year;
• Concrete: 12.0 million m³/year;
• Aggregates: 29.0 million tons/year.

Performance in 2010

• Net Revenues: R$ 8.5 billion;
• Cash Generation (EBITDA): R$ 2.8 billion;
• Sales volume:
  Brazil and North America – cement: 26.238 million tons; concrete: 8.396 million m³; aggregates: 24.707 million tons.

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