Colombia: National statistics agency DANE reported domestic cement dispatches of 1.1Mt for August 2026, up by 3% year-on-year from August 2025. Production fell by 2% in August 2026, to 1.23Mt, after a 4.5% drop in July 2026. Despatches from January to August 2026 rose by 4.1% year-on-year to 8.69Mt, while production rose by 2% to 9.33Mt.
July had been the first month of 2026 in which both production and despatches fell. Demand for building materials recovered after a weak July, led by sales through distributors and hardware stores. Bulk deliveries to builders and contractors remain down in 2026. DANE said that it imputed part of the production data for August 2026 after late reports. September 2026 data will show whether the rebound holds.
By region, the strongest growth came from the Caribbean coast. Deliveries to Bolívar rose by 25% and by 15% to Atlántico. Bulk deliveries to builders and contractors fell by 14% between January and August 2026, DANE said. Bulk shipments to the greater Bogotá area - which includes Soacha, Funza, Chía and Mosquera - were down by 10% over the same period.
Bagged cement, however, grew by 6% in the eight months. All 2026 figures are provisional and can be revised for two years.
