Cement consumption down in October

Cement consumption down in October
18 November 2004



Cement consumption in Spain in October was down 7.6 per cent from the same month a  year earlier at 3.89Mt, industry association Oficemen said. Oficemen officials said the fall in part reflected heavy rains in the month. Consumption in the 10 months to October totaled 40.22Mt, a rise of 2.7  per cent from the same period a year earlier. Consumption in the 12 months to October was up 3.64 per cent, the lowest increase in the past 17 months. Published under Cement News