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Puerto Rican cement sales up 24% in August

Puerto Rican cement sales up 24% in August

Cement sales in Puerto Rico increased 24.4 per cent to 59,295t in August 2020 when compared with August 2019, according to data provided by Cemex Puerto Rico and Argos San Juan ...

Cement dispatches in Peru largely stable

Cement dispatches in Peru largely stable

Cement dispatches in Peru slipped 0.1 per cent YoY but increased 12.9 per cent MoM to 0.933Mt in August 2020, according to the country’s cement association, Asocem. Domestic pro...

Creating France’s post-COVID-19 landscape

Creating France’s post-COVID-19 landscape Premium

While the coronavirus pandemic has affected France’s construction sector, going forward there are new opportunities for domestic cement producers as they support a shift in focu...

Cement sales in Brazil increase 14% in August

Cement sales in Brazil increase 14% in August

Cement sales in Brazil continued to rise in August with a 13.6 per cent YoY increase to 5.7Mt, reported the country’s cement association, SNIC. Per working day, sales reached 24...

Argentine cement demand declines 13% in August

Argentine cement demand declines 13% in August

The Argentine cement market contracted 12.5 per cent YoY to 917,297t in August 2020, according to the latest data published by AFCP, the country’s cement association. However, w...

Moroccan market  expands 19% in August

Moroccan market expands 19% in August

Cement consumption in Morocco increased 19.4 per cent YoY to 865,681t in August 2020 from 725,359t in August 2019, according to data published by the country’s Ministry of Urban...

Spain: drivers for development

Spain: drivers for development Premium

In 2019 Spanish cement consumption registered its third consecutive year of recovery but the impact of COVID-19 has now brought fresh uncertainty. Despite the demand situation, ...

Cement demand in Colombia slips 2% in July

Cement demand in Colombia slips 2% in July

Cement dispatches in Colombia fell 1.8 per cent YoY to 1.093Mt in July 2020 from 1.113Mt in July 2019, according to the country’s statistics office, DANE. Offtake by ready-mix c...

Ghana sees 4%  drop in sales in 1Q20

Ghana sees 4% drop in sales in 1Q20

Total cement sales in Ghana have fallen 3.9 per cent YoY in the first quarter of 2020. The 1Q volume in 2020 reached 814,979t, when compared with 848,259t in the 1Q19. The drop ...