Portugal’s Cimpor posts €12.8 million losses in H1 2015

Cimpor, the Portuguese cement group, recorded losses of €12.8 million at the end of H1 2015. While group turnover rose by 4.8% to €1.302 billion, the volume of cement and clinker sold was down by 5.7% to 14 million tonnes. The sales in the Brazilian market alone were down by 16.1% to €474.4 million.
August 20, 2015 Read time: 1 min

1347 Cimpor, the Portuguese cement group, recorded losses of €12.8 million at the end of H1 2015. While group turnover rose by 4.8% to €1.302 billion, the volume of cement and clinker sold was down by 5.7% to 14 million tonnes. The sales in the Brazilian market alone were down by 16.1% to €474.4 million.

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