Cementos Melon ranks first in sales Jan-Jul 2005, Chile

Cementos Melon ranks first in sales Jan-Jul 2005, Chile
09 September 2005


Chilean cement producer Cementos Melon ranked first in Chile in terms of cement sales with 802,593t for the period from January to July 2005, down 0.4% YoY.
 
Cementos Melon captured a market share of 35.4 pct in July 2005, compared to a market share of 36.7 pct for December 2004. Cementos Melon expects its sales to rise 4.0 pct year-on-year for full 2005. Chilean cement maker Polpaico ranked second on the local market with 796,462 tonnes, up 10 pct year-on-year for the period, and a market share of 35.1 pct. 
 
Cementos Bio-Bio ranked third with 670,092 tonnes sold, up 8.3 pct YoY. Cementos Bio-Bio’s market share increased to 29.5% in July 2005, up from 28.5% in December 2004.  Published under Cement News