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Italcementi hit by lower Egyptian volumes and prices

06 February 2012, Published under Cement News

Italcementi's full year 2011 results have been impacted by its Egyptian operations which saw lower volumes and prices as the outlook for region remains uncertain. Italcementi’s turnover edged ahead by 1.3% last year to €4720.5m, but declined by exactly the same percentage on a comparable basis. Group cement shipments were down by 1.9% to 51.1Mt and the turnover from cement fell by 7.8% to €3056.3m, with cement volumes a bit higher in North America and in Asia but being lower elsewhere.  In...