Colombia, cement production up sharply

Last July, the production of Portland cement in the country amounted to 927 thousand tons, 13.8 percent more than the same month of 2010. The Dane also features a 13 percent increase in shipments. According to the entity, the majority of shipments went to the cement trucks (28.3 percent) and marketing (8.8) with a contribution, overall, 10.7 percentage points to annual variation. Read Article