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Lebanon demand falls, brighter times anticipated

22 June 2012, Published under Cement News

Despite a slowdown in current market activity, a bright future lies ahead for Lebanon’s cement industry, according to the chief of one the country's leading producers. Speaking, to The Daily Star, Pierre Doumet, CEO of Cimenterie National, admitted that domestic consumption has been falling as well as demand from export markets due to regional instability and eurozone economic concerns. “We expect the demand on the local market to recede by at least 15 per cent,” he said, noting that e...