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Nutresa 1Q 2021 Profits Jump 20.6% Year-on-Year

Medellin Herald May 1, 2021

Medellin-based multinational foods manufacturing and retailing giant Grupo Nutresa reported April 30 that its first quarter (1Q) 2021 net profit rose 20.6% year-on-year, to COP$233 billion (US$62 million). Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) also rose by

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Cemex LatAm Posts 1Q 2021 US$3.8 Million Net Profit, up from Net Loss in 1Q 2020

Medellin Herald April 29, 2021

Colombia-based Cemex LatAm Holdings reported a US$3.8 million net profit for first quarter (1Q) 2021, up sharply from a US$30.4 million net loss in 1Q 2020. “Consolidated net sales during the first quarter of 2021 increased 7% on a like-for-like basis adjusted for currency fluctuations, compared to the first quarter of 2020,” according to the […]

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Sweden-Based Essity Buys 94% of Medellin’s Grupo Familia in Personal-Hygiene-Market Deal

Medellin Herald April 23, 2021

Sweden-based multinational personal-hygiene-products giant Essity announced last night (April 22) that it just paid US$1.54 billion to boost its shareholding in Medellin-based counterpart Grupo Familia to “at least 94%,” up from 50% previously. According to company CEO Magnus Groth, “Essity has been a [partial] owner in Familia since 1985.With this acquisition we are

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Hidroituango Project Threatened by New Comptroller Embargoes

Medellin Herald April 21, 2021

EPM’s problem-plagued, US$5 billion “Hidroituango” hydroelectric project is facing yet another threat from a new assets-embargo order brought by Colombia’s Comptroller-General against one or possibly all of the Hidroituango construction contractors. In an April 21 press conference, EPM general manager Jorge Andrés Carrillo Cardoso cautioned that the full, immediate impact

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EPM 1Q 2021 Net Income Rises 31% Year-on-Year

Medellin Herald April 21, 2021

Medellin-based multinational electric power and utilties giant EPM announced April 27 that its first quarter (1Q) 2021 net income jumped 31% year-on-year, to COP$856 billion (US$230 million). Revenues rose 18% year-on-year, to COP$5.6 trillion (US$1.5 billion), while earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) rose 12%, to COP$1.7 trillion

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Valores Industriales 2020 Net Income Soars Over 2019

Medellin Herald April 1, 2021

Medellin-based real-estate developer and timber producer Valores Industriales announced March 31 that its full-year 2020 net income soared to COP$14.7 billion (US$4 million), up from a COP$102 billion (US$27.8 million) net loss in 2019. Revenues also rose, to COP$26.5 billion (US$7.2 million), from COP$18 billion (US$4.9 million) in 2019. Valores Industriales (VI) —

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Gran Colombia Gold 2020 Adjusted Net Income Rises 21% Year-on-Year

Medellin Herald April 1, 2021

Toronto-based Gran Colombia Gold (GCG) – Colombia’s biggest gold miner, mainly in Antioquia – on March 31 reported a 21% jump in 2020 adjusted net income, to US$75.9 milllion, from US$60.5 million in 2019. “The year-over-year improvement in adjusted net income in 2020 largely reflects the positive impact of higher gold prices in 2020, partially […]

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Valores Industriales 2020 Net Income Soars Over 2019

Medellin Herald April 1, 2021

Medellin-based real-estate developer and timber producer Valores Industriales announced March 31 that its full-year 2020 net income soared to COP$14.7 billion (US$4 million), up from a COP$102 billion (US$27.8 million) net loss in 2019. Revenues also rose, to COP$26.5 billion (US$7.2 million), from COP$18 billion (US$4.9 million) in 2019. Valores Industriales (VI) —

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Fabricato Posts COP$82 Billion Net Loss for Full Year 2020

Medellin Herald March 31, 2021

Medellin-based textile giant Fabricato on March 30 posted a COP$82 billion (US$22 million) net loss for full year 2020, worse than the COP$17 billion (US$4.6 million) net loss in 2019. Sales revenues fell 21% year-on-year, to COP$272 billion (US$74 million). However, thanks to cost reductions, 2020 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)

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Grupo Orbis Full-Year 2020 Profits Improve over 2019

Medellin Herald March 29, 2021

Medellin-based Grupo Orbis – manufacturer of “Pintuco” paints, “Andercol” packaging products, “O-Tek” water-handling systems and distributor of “Mundial” hardware products – announced March 25 that its full-year 2020 profits rose 15% year-on-year, to COP$55.7 billion (US$15 million). Gross income dipped slightly year-on-year, to COP$491 billion (US$133 million), according