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Spain: eight month consumption down 34.3% YoY

Spain: eight month consumption down 34.3% YoY

Spanish cement consumption for the first eight months of 2012 has declined by 34.3 per cent YoY to 9.56Mt, according to the latest data from Spanish cement association Oficemen.

Vietnam production declines 2% YoY

Vietnam production declines 2% YoY

Vietnam produced 31.59Mt of cement in the first eight months of this year, down two per cent from a year earlier, the Vietnam National Cement Association (VNCA) said. In August,...

Peru dispatches rise 16.8%

Peru dispatches rise 16.8%

Shipments of cement in the Peruvian market totaled 6,098,738t from January to August 2012, 16.84 per cent more than the same period of 2011 (5,219,828t), the Association of Ceme...

Brazilian monthly sales up 7.3 per cent YoY

Brazilian monthly sales up 7.3 per cent YoY

Cement consumption in the Brazilian market totaled 6.3Mt in August, representing a rise of 7.3 per cent YoY, data from Sindicato Nacional da Indústria de Cimento (SNIC) shows. A...

Argentina sees August declines

Argentina sees August declines

In August 2012, Argentina cement producers shipped 860,601t, including exports, a decrease of 5.6 per cent from July and down 16.5 per cent on August 2011. The latest data from ...

Indonesian August sales dip

Indonesian August sales dip

Indonesia's domestic cement sales fell 0.1 per cent in August from a year ago, data from PT Semen Gresik Tbk showed on Wednesday. August sales were 3.6Mt, the lowest since Septe...

Greek 1H12 construction contracts 12%

Greek 1H12 construction contracts 12%

Greek construction activity shrank by an annual 12 per cent in the first half of 2012, leaving the industry on course for a seventh consecutive year of contraction as the cement...

Steppe Cement posts first half loss, Kazakhstan

Steppe Cement posts first half loss, Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan-based cement producer Steppe Cement Ltd posted a consolidated loss after tax of US$0.1m for the six months ended 30 June 2012. Revenue six months ended June 30 were U...