Spain sees cement consumption fall in April

Oficemen, the Spanish organisation that represents a sector that is leader in the production of clinker and cement, is reported as saying cement consumption in the country dropped in April. The 3.3% drop to 946,329tonnes follows the 1.2% drop to 3.5 million tonnes for the combined January-April period in 2016. The association says that with a decrease of some 30% in the tendering of civil works in Q1, 2016 compared to 2015, and an 18% drop in exports in April, the outlook is not optimistic.
May 24, 2016 Read time: 1 min

4303 Oficemen, the Spanish organisation that represents a sector that is leader in the production of clinker and cement, is reported as saying cement consumption in the country dropped in April.

The 3.3% drop to 946,329tonnes follows the 1.2% drop to 3.5 million tonnes for the combined January-April period in 2016.

The association says that with a decrease of some 30% in the tendering of civil works in Q1, 2016 compared to 2015, and an 18% drop in exports in April, the outlook is not optimistic.

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