Spain: Cement consumption in Spain rose by 13% year-on-year in April 2026 to 1.45Mt, according to data from the Spanish cement association Oficemen. Accumulated consumption in the first four months of 2026 reached 5.32Mt, up by 9% year-on-year.
Rolling year data for May 2025 to April 2026 shows that consumption rose by 13% to 17.1Mt. Exports fell by 18% year-on-year in April 2026 to around 355,000t. In the first four months of 2026, exports dropped by 16% to around 1.24Mt. Between May 2025 and April 2026, exports declined by 14% to 4.25Mt.
Director general Elena Guede said that the evolution of exports does not reflect a temporary adjustment, but rather a ‘loss of momentum’ that is intensifying month by month. She said that in the year-to-date figures for the first four months of 2026, the decline has intensified’ by 1.6 percentage points, going from -14.8% in March to -16.4% in April. Guede attributed this situation to high electricity costs, which, in her opinion, are behind the loss of Spain's ‘traditional leadership’ in cement exports at the European level, where Spain has now reportedly been overtaken by Germany.