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Puerto Rican cement consumption increases 3% in September

29 October 2024, Published under Cement News

Puerto Rico’s cement market contracted by 4.9 per cent YoY, seeing sales of 52,185t in August 2024 when compared with sales of 54,868.8t in August 2023, according to the Center of Economic Studies of the Economic Development Bank for Puerto Rico. However, sales edged up by 2.8 per cent YoY to 51,866.8t in September 2024 from 50,481t in September 2023. Meanwhile, domestic production fell by 16.9 per cent YoY to 27,306.6t in August 2024 when compared with 32,844.6t in August 2023. In additio...

Puerto Rico’s cement market contracts in June but sees July recovery

28 October 2024, Published under Cement News

Puerto Rican cement sales declined by 6.9 per cent YoY to 50,694t in June 2024 from 54,442.8t in June 2023 but recovered in July, increasing by 12.9 per cent from 48,478.8t in July 2023 to 54,698.4t, according to the Center of Economic Studies of the Economic Development Bank for Puerto Rico. In terms of production, total volumes by the country’s cement producers Cemex and Argos dropped by 18.9 per cent to 28,329t in June 2024 from 34,932t in June 2023. In July output advanced by 16.2 per ...