Argentina: Shipments of cement fellby 1.3% year-on-year to 1.14Mt in October 2022. This was the first decrease following nine consecutive months of year-on-year growth, according to the Portland Cement Manufacturers Association (AFCP).
In the first 10 months of 2022 the country produced 10.9Mt of cement, a rise of 9.5% year-on-year compared to the same period in 2021. The entire volume was consumed domestically with no exports.
The AFCP’s provisional projections for 2022 show a total production estimate of 13.2Mt that, if realised, would represent growth of 8.9% year-on-year compared to 2021, as well as the highest volume since 2017.