Peru’s June cement sales rise

Peru’s June cement sales rise
18 July 2005


Peru’s overall cement sales in June rose 7.1 per cent to 385,900t from the 360,311t sold in the same month a year before, as the economy continued to expand, the National Association of Cement Producers, or Asocem, said Friday.  In the first six months of the year, cement sales totaled 2,326,161t, a 4.4 per cent increase from the same period a year earlier.  Cementos Lima SA led the sales in June, selling 191,145t of cement, which includes 53,797t for export, the association said.  Published under Cement News