Spain's cement consumption down

According to Infocemento figures, cement consumption in Spain totalled 14.5million tonnes during the first eight months of 2011, which represents a 13.3% decrease compared to the same period in 2010.

Cement production in this period dropped 12.4% to 15.7million tonnes, while exports remained at similar levels to 2010 (2.7million tonnes) and imports dropped 37.6%.

Figures for August 2011 alone show that consumption dropped 16.5% to 1.7million tonnes, and production went down 23.5% to 1.8million tonnes.