Russia: Loading of cement on the OJSC Russian Railways network grew by 6% year-on-year in August 2026 and amounted to 2.2Mt. The largest proportion of cement, 2.1Mt, went to the domestic market, up by 6% year-on-year, while exports amounted to 0.1Mt, up by 7%.
The regions that recorded the highest volumes of cement transported were Krasnodar Territory (0.26Mt), the Sverdlovsk and Volgograd regions (0.16Mt) and the Kemerovo region (0.16Mt). Positive trends were recorded in the summer of 2026 after a long period of declining transportation - growth in May 2026 was 4%, in June 2026 growth was 6.5% and in July 2026 growth was 4%.