Peru: The local arm of global building materials manufacturer Eternit has recorded a 39% increase in sales in Peru during the first half of 2017 due to greater sales volumes in many of the company's main lines. This includes gypsum wallboard sales and sales of temporary housing modules to the Peruvian State as part of the government's reconstruction of areas damaged by floods in March 2017. While high prices of plaster and fibreglass benefitted the firm in the first half, Eternit expects prices to fall during the second half of 2017.
