Holcim’s cement sales in Romania down 0.7% in 1H13

Swiss building materials producer Holcim’s cement and clinker sales fell 0.7 per cent in the first half of the year in Romania, compared to the first six months of 2012, while the domestic cement prices were up 3.1 per cent, according to the company’s latest report.

The company’s volume of aggregates sales in 1H13 dropped by 27.7 per cent YoY in Romania, while the domestic aggregates prices decreased by an annual 15.8 per cent.

In Europe, Holcim’s cement and clinker sales went down 1.5 per cent in first half of the year, over the same period in 2012, while aggregate sales volume slipped by 0.2 per cent.