Cement sales in Puerto Rico edged up two per cent in November 2020 to 46,901t from 46,048t in November 2019, according to Sin Comillas.

The latest data indicates a levelling off of market expansion, which had seen double-digit growth between June and September.

Local cement production declined by 60.7 per cent to 18m377t in November 2020, representing the fourth-consecutive drop.