In April 2014, Peruvian cement producers affiliated with ASOCEM dispatched 825 691 t of cement on the domestic market. Approximately 20 700 t of cement was exported.
Ecuador
According to the Ecuadorian Institute of Cement and Concrete, around 524 900 t of cement was sold in April of this year. This compares to 545 440 t in April 2013. However, it does represent a month-on-month increase as just 497 600 t of cement was sold in March 2014.
Venezuela
Venzuela’s Cemento Andino dispatched more than 1.138 million bags of cement in the states of Trujillo, Portuguesa, Barinas, Mérida, Lara and South Zulia in April. The number of bags equates to some 48 379 t of cement.
Sales of cement on Brazil’s national market declined by 4.9% y/y in April but improved by 3.3% y/y on an accumulated basis in the first four months of 2014.
The Governor of the State of Falcón, Venezuela, has granted Industria Venezolana de Cemento a permit to quarry limestone and clay for the next 20 years.