[Original] Colombia: Cement production increased by 10.2% in 2014

   According to Colombian sources, in 2014, domestic cement production totaled about 12.397 million tons, an increase of 10.2% year-on-year. Cement shipments reached 11.983 million tons, up 10.3% year-on-year. Of the 21 cement production areas, 20 have achieved growth.

   In December 2014, Colombia's cement production reached 1.142 million tons, an increase of 12.2% over the previous year. Among them, ash cement shipments reached 996 thousand tons, an increase of 10% over the same period. The regional increases were in Bolívar (22.7%), Nariño (71.4%), Antioquia (7.1%), Cundinamarca (10.9%), Magdalena (32.4%), Santander (12%), Cesar (29.1%), Bogotá (4.2%) and Valle del Cauca (6.5%).