Loma Negra

Loma Negra C.I.A.S.A.
Company typePublic
IndustryConstruction
Founded1926; 98 years ago (1926)
FounderAlfredo Fortabat
HeadquartersBuenos Aires, Argentina
Key people
Amalia Lacroze (owner, president)
ProductsCement
Portland cement
Concrete
Lime
RevenueIncrease US$ 1.8 billion (2010)
Number of employees
3,200
ParentInterCement[1]
Websitelomanegra.com

Loma Negra Companía Industrial Argentina S.A. is an Argentine manufacturer and the country's leading maker of cement, concrete, and lime. The company, established by businessman Alfredo Fortabat, also founded its own sports club, C.S.yD. Loma Negra three years later.[2] After the passing of Alfredo Fortabat, his wife Amalia Lacroze took over the business.

Loma Negra is currently a subsidiary of InterCement Participações, a company of the Brazilian conglomerate Mover Participações, which acquired it for USD 1,000 million.[1]