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Uzbekistan: Cement production reached 14.74Mt between January and November 2024, up 32% year-on-year from 11.17Mt during the same period in 2023, according to the Statistics Agency.

Vietnam: Cement production rose by 3.5% year-on-year to 184.2Mt in 2024, according to the latest data from the General Statistics Office.

In December 2024, cement output reached 17.2Mt, up by 10% year-on-year. The revised figure for 2023 shows production reached 120Mt, down 4.5% year-on-year.

Pakistan: December 2024 saw mixed results for cement despatches, according to data published by the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association. Local despatches declined by 5% year-on-year, falling to 3.37Mt from 3.54Mt in December 2023. Overall, total cement despatches for December 2024 stood at 4.15Mt, up by 2% from 4.06Mt year-on-year. For the first half of the fiscal year, total despatches decreased by 4% to 22.9Mt. Domestic despatches saw a significant drop of 10%, totalling 18.1Mt. Exports, however, witnessed a 32% increase, reaching 4.81Mt during this period. In December 2024, exports reached 0.78Mt, a 49% year-on-year increase from 0.53Mt in December 2023.

Türkiye: Türkiye's global cement exports contracted by 6.4% from January to November 2024, totalling US$4bn, according to the Trade Ministry. However, November 2024 saw a modest increase of 0.3% in cement exports, amounting to US$346m. From November 2023 to November 2024, the total value of cement product exports reached US$4.3bn.

Türkiye's cement exports to Iran decreased by 42% year-on-year, totalling nearly US$11.7m during the same 11-month period. Despite this decline, exports in November 2024 rose slightly by 1.5% year-on-year, reaching over US$1.6m.

Vietnam: Vietnam produced 167Mt of cement in the first 11 months of 2024, up by 3% year-on-year, according to the latest data from the General Statistics Office (GSO). In November 2024, the country’s cement output increased by 12% year-on-year to 17.2Mt, according to the GSO. In 2023, Vietnam produced 120.1Mt of cement, down by 5% year-on-year.

Pakistan: In November 2024, there was a 6% increase in total cement despatches, reaching 4.15Mt compared to 3.93Mt in November of the previous fiscal year, according to the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA).

Local cement despatches during November 2024 were 3.34Mt, reflecting a 2% year-on-year increase from 3.27Mt in November 2023. Exports rose by 21% year-on-year, from 662,374t in November 2023 to 803,258 tonnes in November 2024. However, the first five months of the current fiscal year saw a 5% decline in total cement despatches, amounting to 18.8Mt, down from 19.8Mt during the same period last fiscal year. Domestic despatches fell by 12% to 14.8Mt, while exports experienced a 29% year-on-year increase, reaching 4.02Mt.

An APCMA spokesperson noted that domestic cement sales could improve if the government reduced duties and taxes, which would lower consumer costs and boost demand, helping to utilise the sector's idle capacity.

Türkiye: Cement exports from Türkiye to Uzbekistan decreased by 21% year-on-year in the period from January to October 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, and amounted to US$11.4m, according to Trend. Türkiye's global cement exports from January to October 2024 decreased by 7% and amounted to US$3.6bn.

In October 2024, Türkiye exported cement products worth US$765,000 to Uzbekistan, marking a year-on-year decline of 69%. Overall, it exported US$365m worth of cement, up by 1% year-on-year. To note, Türkiye exported cement worth US$4.3bn from October 2023 to October 2024.

Spain: Cement consumption in Spain has seen a cumulative increase of 1.3% in the first 10 months of 2024, compared to a decline of 0.5% at the end of the third quarter of 2024, according to the latest data from Oficemen. This increase is largely due to 14.5% growth in October 2024 consumption compared to the same month a year earlier, reaching 1.37Mt, the highest since 2019. Despite the domestic gains, cement exports fell by 1% in October 2024 to 0.41Mt, contributing to a 13% decline in the cumulative annual data up to October 2024. Since November 2023, exports have decreased by 16%, totalling 0.47Mt.

Oficemen’s general manager Aniceto Zaragoza said "These positive figures are in line with the forecasts that we made at the beginning of 2024, when we were expecting a moderate recovery in the final stretch of the year."

Puerto Rico: The Puerto Rico Economic Development Bank (BDE) has reported an increase in cement sales, reaching 1.41 million 43kg bags in October 2024, the highest since March 2023. This marks a 15% rise from October 2023, with recent months averaging 1.28 million bags.

BDE President Luis Alemañy said "We see a recovery in the construction sector, particularly in cement sales, which predicts a good impact on infrastructure development and job creation in Puerto Rico. Although the 2024 fiscal year closed with a 1% decrease in cement sales compared to the previous year, the start of the 2025 fiscal year shows a 6% increase in sales between July and October. This allows us to anticipate a progressive recovery in this key sector for our economy."

Morocco: Cement deliveries in Morocco reached 11.12Mt from January - October 2024, up by 8% compared to the same period in 2023. The Moroccan Cement Association (APC) reported that cement sales in October 2024 increased to 1.3Mt, a 20% rise from 1.08Mt in October 2023. The APC has attributed this growth to high demand across various construction segments.