JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Domestic cement sales reached 3.7 million tons in July 2014, declined 25% from 5 million tons in July 2013, mainly affected by Lebaran season and Presidential Election.
Cement sales in Kalimantan dropped 29% to 273,426 tons, followed by Java which fell 28% to 2.084 million tons, Sumatera (-26%) 751,476 tons, and Sulawesi (-12.3%) 289,124 tons.
While cements sales in Maluku & Papua grew 21.6% to 65,039 tons. Also, cement sales in Bali and Nusa Tenggara increased 4% to 291,924 tons.