Moroccan cement market contracts 19% in September 2016

Morocco’s cement demand fell by 19.1 per cent to 832,930t in September, according to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Policy.

Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra showed the largest monthly drop at 48.4 per cent to 12,200t, followed by Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab which saw consumption fall from 2176t in September 2015 to 1589t one year later. Cement demand in Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima decreased 24 per cent YoY to 107,612t while in Oriental the market contracted 21 per cent to 75,260t. Cement consumption in Casablanca-Settat retreated from 221,591t in September 2015 to 173,939t in September 2016.

In the first nine months of 2016, the Moroccan cement market remained largely stable with consumption edging up from 10,508,876t in 9M15 to 10,509,302t.