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A strong housing market with growth above the European average and a robust civil engineering sector are pushing up Spain's building activity. With cement consumption hovering around the 55Mt mark, Spain is the largest cement market in Europe. However, analysts predict the housing sector is reaching its peak and a decline is on the cards in the near-future. Exports appear fairly stable for the time being and imports are expected to have reached their peak in 2006.

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Oficemen names new president, Spain
15 May 2013
Isidoro Miranda, CEO of Lafarge Spain, has been appointed president of Spanish cement association, Oficemen. Mr Miranda replaces José Luis Sáenz de Miera of Cementos Portland Valderrivas, who w...
Cemex Lloseta exported 40% of output to Maghreb
15 May 2013
Cemex’s Lloseta cement works in Mallorca, Spain, exported 40 per cent of its output to Maghreb countries last year. The rise in exports proves a turning point for the plant which was on the v...
Cement at the heart of Europe
13 May 2013
A recent study by the Boston Consulting Group for CEMBUREAU claims that the cement industry has a key role to play in helping Europe achieve its goals of developing a sustainable, resource efficie...
Cementos Portland Valderrivas revises 2012-21 business plan, Spain
09 May 2013
Spain's leading cement producer, Cementos Portland Valderrivas, has revised its business plan for 2012-21 after recording a loss of EUR27.7m in the first quarter of 2013. The company, which is ...
Cost cuts, improved pricing boost Holcim 1Q
08 May 2013
Higher prices, cost savings from its efficiency programme as well as the sale of a stake in Cement Australia helped Holcim compensate for harsh first-quarter winter weather which dragged on sales....
Cementos Molins first-quarter profit down by 53%
03 May 2013
Spanish cement maker Cementos Molins reported a 53 per cent on the year drop in its profit for the first quarter of 2013 to EUR4.7m, mainly due to the losses sustained by the domestic market. Spa...
Cemex
03 May 2013
Cemex's first-quarter turnover declined by 5.3 per cent to US$3318.6m, while the EBITDA came off by 8.1 per cent to US$521.1m. The trading profit was off by just 0.5 per cent to US$239.1m. The net...
Cemex first quarter sales fall 8% in 1Q13
29 April 2013
Cemex' first quarter turnover declined by 5.3 per cent to US$3318.6m, while the EBITDA came off by 8.1 per cent to US$521.1m. Volumes were ahead in the USA and in the Philippines, but declined in ...