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Ukrainian cement production rises marginally 25 July 2017
Ukraine: Cement production in Ukraine rose by 2.6% to 0.96Mt in June 2017 compared to sales in May 2017, according to data from the State Statistics Service. In the first six months of 2017 production of cement rose by 1.3% year-on-year to 4.23Mt. In 2016 production rose by 7.1% compared to 2015 to 9.1Mt. However, with a total capacity of 20Mt/yr, this implies a capacity utilisation factor of just 46%.
UNACEM profit up in second quarter of 2017 25 July 2017
Peru: Union Andina de Cementos (UNACEM) recorded a profit of US$17.0m in the second quarter of 2017, an increase of 26.8% from a profit of US$13.4m in the same year-earlier period. The firm's profit for the first half of 2017 stood at US$120.2m, up from US$110.4m in the first half of 2016. Net sales totalled US$143.2m in the second quarter of 2017, almost the same level recorded in 2016. The company’s cement sales fell by 4.5% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2017.