Holcim’s cement prices in Romania saw insignificant variations, witnessing a mere 0.1% decrease in ratio with 0.3% lower cement and clinker sales volumes compared to the first half of 2013.
The strong decline in aggregate sales volumes between January and June was offset by prices increasing even faster, by 28.7% on this segment.
On a group level, cement sales volumes advanced 2% to 70 million tons, while aggregate sales stagnated at 69.6 million tons.
Holcim’s cement and clinker sales in Romania rose 5.1% in the first quarter of 2014 and their prices increased 6.6% in lei, the company said in a report. On the aggregate market, Holcim sales dropped 16.3% in Romania but prices rose 39.1%.
France’s Lafarge and Germany’s HeidelbergCement are Holcim’s competitors on the Romanian market.
Early April, Holcim and Lafarge announced they would merge and create the largest global cement maker with an annual turnover estimated at $44 billion.
Holcim Romania has around 950 employees.