Moroccan cement sales notes 4.5 per cent drop in May

Moroccan cement sales notes 4.5 per cent drop in May
10 June 2014


Cement sales in Morocco continue to decline as dispatches in May fell 4.46 per cent, bringing the year-to-date fall to 3.37 per cent.

The largest decrease was noted in the region of Oued Eddahab-Lagouira where sales plunged 18.5 per cent YoY to 13,273t. In Casablanca sales slipped 1.9 per cent to 835,469t in May 2014. However, in Guelmim-Es-Smar sales jumped 27.4 per cent to 97,353t.

Moroccan cement producers have seen the domestic market contract significantly since 2012 when sales fell 1.6 per cent YoY, followed by a further decrease of 6.4 per cent in 2013.

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