Spanish cement consumption rises by 11% in 2017

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Spain: Oficemen, the Spanish Cement Association, says that cement consumption grew by 11% year-on-year to 12.3Mt in 2017. The association expects it to rise by 12% to 13.7Mt in 2018. However, the cement consumed in 2017 is well below the high recorded in 2007. This has been due, in part, to a decrease in the amount of cement used in infrastructure projects. Cement used in civil works decreased by 75% to 5Mt in 2017 from 19Mt in 2008.

Exports of cement fell by 10% to below 9Mt, mainly due to a ‘loss of competiveness’ caused by growing local electricity prices. The association added that Spain is the largest exporter in the European Union and the eighth largest exporter of cement worldwide.

Last modified on 28 February 2018

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