Brazil Jan-November cement demand rises 7.6%

Cement consumption in Brazil for the January-November 2012 period reached 63.2Mt, 7.6 per cent ahead of the same period of last year,latest data from Sindicato Nacional da Indústria do Cimento (SNIC) showed.

In November alone, sales totaled 5.8Mta, an increase of 3.8 per cent over the same month of 2011, according to the latest statistics

In terms of sales by day, November deliveries rose by 2.3 per cent compared to October 2012 figures.

According to data obtained by SNIC from the SECEX/MDIC, accumlated imports for the year to November totalled 902,000t, down 9.4 per cent YoY.