Industria Nacional del Cemento S.A.

Name

Industria Nacional del Cemento S.A.

Legal name

Industria Nacional del Cemento S.A.

Website

https://inc.gov.py

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Asunción

HQ country

Paraguay

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Cement Manufacturing and Sales: INC manufactures and sells cement products under the Cemento Vallemi brand through a network of distributors and direct sales. The company produces cement at its industrial facilities and distributes through authorized dealers across Paraguay.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Industria Nacional del Cemento S.A. manufactures and sells cement products under the Cemento Vallemi brand from its industrial plants in Central and Vallemi, Paraguay. The company distributes cement through a nationwide network of authorized distributors and direct sales channels, serving construction companies, contractors, and individual builders. INC also provides the MI CARGA logistics platform to optimize cement order and delivery management.

Product overview

Industria Nacional del Cemento S.A. (INC) is Paraguay's national cement manufacturer offering cement products under the Cemento Vallemi brand. The company operates industrial plants in Central and Vallemi, producing and distributing cement to distributors and customers nationwide. In 2026, INC launched MI CARGA, the first technological platform in the Paraguayan cement sector, designed to optimize cement delivery logistics. The product portfolio centers on Cemento Vallemi as the core cement offering, supported by the MI CARGA platform for logistics management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cemento Vallemi: The company's primary cement brand, recognized as the most remembered brand by Paraguayans in the Top Of Mind 2026 survey.
• MI CARGA

Products and services

• Cemento Vallemi Cemento Vallemi is INC's primary cement brand manufactured at the Vallemi and Central industrial plants and distributed across Paraguay through authorized distributors and direct sales for construction companies, contractors, builders, and infrastructure projects.
• MI CARGA MI CARGA is a proprietary logistics technology platform launched in July 2026 that enables customers and distributors to manage and track cement orders and deliveries, optimizing delivery logistics for Cemento Vallemi across Paraguay.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MITIC (Ministerio de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación)supportStrategic or Co-development PartnerINC operates under the government web standards guide (Guía estándar para sitios web del Gobierno) developed by MITIC. The company's website is developed and maintained following MITIC guidelines.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Holcim Ltd: Swiss-headquartered global building materials giant with major Latin American presence, including Argentina. Operates in the same cement manufacturing category with similar industrial production, distributor networks, and infrastructure end-markets.
• CRH plc: Irish-headquartered global building materials group with cement and concrete products operations across the Americas, including Brazil. Comparable in cement manufacturing and aggregate business model, though operating at much larger scale.
• Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. Global cement and ready-mix concrete producer with operations across Mexico, the US, Europe, and emerging markets including South America. Comparable as a multi-national cement manufacturer with similar hydraulic cement products, industrial production model, and distributor-led sales motion.
• Heidelberg Materials AG: Global building materials company with cement, aggregates, and ready-mix concrete operations, including presence in Latin America. Comparable as a multi-regional cement incumbent serving similar construction end-markets with industrial production.
• Votorantim Cimentos S.A. Brazil-based global cement producer with extensive Latin American footprint. Comparable in product mix (cement, concrete, aggregates) and business model of operating industrial plants with regional distribution, and is a potential source of import pressure on INC's Paraguayan market.
• Cementos Argos S.A. One of the largest cement producers in Latin America with operations across Colombia, the Caribbean, and the United States. Comparable as a regional cement incumbent with similar product lines, customer segments, and go-to-market through distributors, though operating at much greater scale.

Direct peers

• Cementos Concepción S.A. Paraguayan cement producer that operates industrial clinker and cement facilities, selling under the Cemento Concepción brand. It competes head-to-head with INC for the same construction segment and distribution channels in Paraguay.
• Yguazú Cementos S.A. Private Paraguayan cement manufacturer directly competing with INC in the domestic market under the Cemento Yguazú brand. Both companies target the same construction industry customers and authorized distributor network across Paraguay, making it the closest one-to-one competitor.

Regional players

• InterCement Brasil S.A. Brazil-focused cement producer with plants across Brazil and parts of South America. Comparable in cement manufacturing and concrete products, and could be an indirect competitor via regional cement flows into Paraguay.
• Loma Negra S.A. Argentina's largest cement producer, with potential to export into the Paraguayan market across the shared border. Comparable in product line (portland cement and masonry cement) and customer base (construction industry and distributors) but operating primarily in a different geography.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/INCParaguay
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/industria-nacional-del-cemento-s-a-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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