Cement sales fell 32% in Morocco in July 2014 to 788,112 tonnes, against 1,170,602 tonnes in July 2013. Cement sales in the first seven months of 2014 fell 8% to 8,223,285tonnes against 8,948,245tonnes in the same period of 2013. Guelmin-Es-Semara was the only region to register growth in cement sales in the first seven months of 2014 (up 22.8%).
Cement sales fell 32% in Morocco in July 2014 to 788,112 tonnes, against 1,170,602 tonnes in July 2013.
Cement sales in the first seven months of 2014 fell 8% to 8,223,285tonnes against 8,948,245tonnes in the same period of 2013.
Guelmin-Es-Semara was the only region to register growth in cement sales in the first seven months of 2014 (up 22.8%).
The Oued-Eddahab-Lagouira region reported a 36.71% drop in cement sales in July 2014 to 1,807tonnes against 2,855tonnes in July 2013. The region noted a 23.7% decrease in cement sales in the first seven months of the year to 17,311tonnes.
Other southern regions registered decline, including Laayoune-Boujdour-Sakia-El Hamra (down 24.96% in July 2014 and down 9.8% in first seven months of the year).
In Greater Casablanca, cement sales dropped from 186,301tonnes in July 2013 to 109,900tonnes in July 2014.
Souss-Massa-Draâ noted 38.56% decline in cement sales in July 2014.
