On 25th June 2018 CemNet Newsroom reported that total cement sales in the 1Q18 in Uruguay totalled 219,000t, representing an increase of 18 per cent YoY. Of this total, 74 per cent were sold in the domestic market while some 26 per cent were exported, according to the Chamber of Industry (CIU). The rise represents the fourth-consecutive quarterly increase in total cement sales following a market contraction that lasted from 2013 to 2017.

This must be good news for ANCAP where Whitehopleman has had intermittent involvement dating back nearly 10 years to 2009. Whitehopleman likes to read of our customers facing better times.