BRAZIL: Monthly sales up 7.3 per cent YoY

Cement consumption in the Brazilian market totaled 6.3Mt in August, representing a rise of 7.3 per cent YoY, data from Sindicato Nacional da Indústria de Cimento (SNIC) shows. August 2012 sales were up 4.2 per cent on a month-on-month basis from July 2012.

Total domestic shipments for the first eight months of 2012 reached 45.17Mt, representing a YoY increase of 8.5 per cent, the association data showed.