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Enka 3Q 2024 Net Income Drops 39% Year-on-Year

Medellin Herald November 9, 2024

Medellin-based textiles and plastics-recycling specialist Enka announced November 8 that its third quarter (3Q) 2024 net income fell 39% year-on- year, to COP$1.77 billion (US$406,000), from COP$2.9 billion (US$6.65 million) in 3Q 2023. Revenues also fell 6% year-on-year, to COP$123 billion

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Bancolombia 3Q 2024 Net Income Flat Year-on-Year

Medellin Herald November 8, 2024

Medellin-based multinational banking giant Bancolombia announced November 7 that its third quarter (3Q) 2024 net income remained essentially flat year-on-year, at COP$1.49 trillion (US$343 million), up just 0.6%. While the year-on-year profits came-in almost unchanged, the 3Q 2024 results still are up 4.3% compared to second quarter (2Q) 2024, according to the company.

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Cementos Argos 3Q 2024 Profits Fall 37% Year-on-Year

Medellin Herald November 8, 2024

Medellin-based multinational cement/concrete giant Cementos Argos announced November 7 that its third quarter (3Q) 2024 net profits fell 37% year-on-year, to COP$156 billlion (US$36 million), from COP$250 billion (US$58 million) in 3Q 2023. Revenues in 3Q 2024 rose slightly — by 1.45% year-on-year — to COP$1.33 trillion (US$308 million), while earnings before

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Celsia 3Q 2024 Net Income Jumps 35% Year-on-Year

Medellin Herald November 5, 2024

Medellin-based electric power producer Celsia announced November 5 a 35% year-on-year jump in third quarter (3Q) 2024 net income, to COP$110 billion (US$25 million), from COP$81 billion (US$18 million) in 3Q 2023. However, 3Q 2024 revenues dipped 4.9% year-on-year, to COP$1.4 trillion (US$317 million), while earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization

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EPM 3Q 2024 Net Income Grows 12% Year-on-Year

Medellin Herald November 5, 2024

Medellin-based multinational electric power and utilities giant EPM Group announced November 5 that its third quarter (3Q) 2024 net income rose 12% year-on-year, to COP$3.8 trillion (US$861 million), with subsidiaries and affiliates accounting for 19% of the total. Revenues also rose 10% year-on-year, to COP$30 trillion (US$6.8 billion), while earnings before interest,

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Aris Mining Shows Colombia How To Achieve Gold-Miner Formalization

Medellin Herald November 5, 2024

Canada-based Aris Mining – owner and operator of Colombia’s biggest, historic gold mining operation at Segovia, Antioquia – wowed attendees at the annual CGS 2024 conference here in Medellin with impressive examples showing how to convert hundreds of illegal or informal gold miners into cooperative, safe, mutually profitable contract miners. CGS attendees at the October

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ISA 3Q 2024 Net Income Soars 74% Year-on-Year

Medellin Herald November 1, 2024

Medellin-based multinational electric-power transmission builder-operator, highways concessionaire and telecom-internet provider ISA announced October 31 that its third quarter (3Q) 2024 net income jumped 74% year-on-year, to COP$891 billion (US$202 million), from COP$512 billion (US$116 million) in 3Q 2023. Revenues in 3Q 2024 also jumped 39% year-on-year, to COP$4.4

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Nutresa 3Q 2024 Net Income Soars 85% Year-on-Year

Medellin Herald November 1, 2024

Medellin-based multinational foods manufacturing giant Nutresa announced October 31 that its third quarter (3Q) 2024 net income jumped 85% year-on-year, to COP$215 billion (US$48.7 million), from COP$118 billion (US$26.7 million) in 3Q 2023. That profit jump came despite relative stagnant sales revenues, at COP$4.7 trillion (US$1.06 billion) in 3Q 2024, versus COP$4.67

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EPM: ‘Critical’ Natural-Gas Shortage Coming 2025

Medellin Herald October 31, 2024

Medellin-based energy giant EPM on October 31 warned that Colombia is facing a “critical” shortage of natural gas in 2025 — for which the national government needs to take “immediate” action. “EPM warns that we have not obtained all the natural gas supply contracts for our demand in 2025, and that the energy deficit in […]

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Fabricato Posts 3Q 2024 Net Loss, but EBITDA Improves

Medellin Herald October 31, 2024

Medellin-based textile giant Fabricato — in bankruptcy since July 2024 – on October 30 posted a COP$33 billion (US$7.47 million) net loss for third quarter (3Q) 2024, although that was an improvement over the COP$78 billion (US$17.67 million) net loss in 3Q 2023. Revenues in 3Q 2024 dropped 28% year-on-year, to COP$198 billion (US$44.8 million), […]