Peru’s September cement sales rise

Peru’s September cement sales rise
18 October 2005


Peru’s overall cement sales in September rose 18.6 per cent to 456,907t from the 385,305t sold in the same month a year before, as the economy continued to expand, the National Association of Cement Producers, or Asocem, said Monday.  In the first nine months of the year, cement sales totaled 3,683,074t, a 9.65 per cent increase from the same period a year earlier.  Cementos Lima SA led the sales in September, selling 223,511t of cement, which includes 67,356t for export, the association said. Published under Cement News