Czech Cement Hranice sees 6% YoY sales rise in 2017

Cement Hranice reported a 6.3 per cent YoY sales increase to CZK1.569bn (US$74.6m) in 2017 from CZK1.476bn in the previous year.

The Dyckerhoff-owned Czech producer supplied product with a value of around CZK1.12bn of sales to the domestic market and a further CZK450m represented exports, according to the Czech News Agency.

"The year 2017 was characterised by a growth in the volume of sales both in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Czech construction sector continued growing, and thanks to the favourable weather at the end of the year, large projects such as road repairs and reconstructions managed to be carried out," Roman Michalcik, a Hranice Cement board member. said.