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Spain: The Spanish cement makers association Oficemen says that cement consumption grew by 11% year-on-year to 4.9Mt in the first five months of 2017. It attributed the rise to increased residential housing construction. The association forecasts that, if the growth continues, the consumption may reach 12.3Mt in 2017, the strongest figure since 2012.
However, exports have fallen by 7.6% to 3.76Mt. Oficemen said that this decline has reduced the benefit of improvements in the domestic market and kept production capacity levels of 50% at cement plants. It also raised recent increases in electricity costs as cutting the competiveness of the industry’s exports.
Spain: The Spanish cement makers association Oficemen expects cement demand in Spain to fall by 3% year-on-year to 10.4Mt in 2014.
Despite the slight recovery of the Spanish economy expected by analysts, the year is expected to be difficult for the local cement makers, the chairman of Oficemen, Isidoro Miranda, has said. Cement demand is expected to start increasing in 2015 if the Development Ministry decides to boost investments public works, he added. In June 2014, cement demand in Spain fell by 2% year-on-year to 967,790t.
Oficemen names Isidoro Miranda as chairman
15 May 2013Spain: Spanish association of cement producers Oficemen has appointed Isidoro Miranda as its new chairman. Miranda, the managing director of Lafarge Cementos, will replace the former chairman of Cementos Portland Valderrivas and current CEO of builder FCC, Juan Bejar. Oficemen also named Jaime Ruiz de Haro, Jose Maria Aracama, Feliciano Gonzalez and Jorge Wagner as vice presidents.
Spanish production falls to lowest level in 48 years
13 July 2012Spain: Spanish cement production fell by a further 60% year-on-year in the first half of 2012 according to Oficemen, the sector's national association. Oficemen noted that demand for cement in Spain has now dropped to a 48-year low, with levels as low as this not seen since 1964. The association previously announced that the country produced 6Mt of cement in the five months to 31 May 2012, but did not provide a total amount for the first half of 2012.
Consumption also fell, by 34.7%, year-on-year to 7.2Mt in the first six months of 2012. Oficemen expects demand to plunge by 25% to 15Mt for the full year. Accordingly, it is expected that exports from Spain will increase by 40% year-on-year to 6Mt in 2012.
These figures compare unfavourably with 2011's own poor figures and come as the Spanish economy continues to struggle with its Eurozone debt, protests at austerity measures and unemployment of 25%.