Swiss cement demand contracts 4.7% in 2Q17

In the second quarter of 2017, dispatches by Swiss cement producers to the domestic market have contracted by 4.7 per cent to 1,187,613t from 1,245,811t in 2Q2017, according to Cemsuisse, the country’s cement association. 

In the first half of the year, dispatches slipped by 3.9 per cent YoY to 2,040,783t from 2,123,948t.