SECTOR UPDATE: Cement

Cement

Strong demand continues in North and South
In February 2008, cement industry recorded sales of 14.72 million metric tonne (MMT) against 13MMT in February 2007, thereby registering a growth of 13.2% year on year (yoy). On a year-to-date (Y-T-D) basis, the industry posted a growth of 7.7% and sold 150.56MMT of cement during 2007-08.