Cement intake in June drops 20.3% in COVID

Santo Domingo – Dominican Association of Portland Cement Producers (ADOCEM) Lun. 20.3% minimisation in domestic cement intake was reported in June, compared to the same time in 2019, mainly due to the adverse effects of COVID-19.

The figure is contained in ADOCEM’s Cementing Economic Bulletin, an industry publication that captures the economic signs of productive activity in the quarterly and annual periods.

It stated that cement production in the January-June era of this year 2.2 million metric tons, a minimum of 23.5% compared to it was in 2019, reaching its installed capacity by 62%.

“Despite the adverse effects on the local market caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, these effects show the slow recovery that is occurring in the structures sector, following its closure in the first months of the fitness emergency due to COVID-19.

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