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Kenya: Cement consumption rose by 27% year-on-year in January 2025, up by 4% in December 2024, according to provisional data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Cement production also grew by 21% year-on-year in January following more than a year of contraction. In the 12 months to January 2025, cement consumption fell by 5% year-on-year and cement production dropped by 6% year-on-year.

Azerbaijan: Cement production rose by 6% year-on-year to 0.58Mt the first two months of 2025, up from 0.55Mt in the previous corresponding period. Cement clinker output increased by 11% to 0.61Mt from 0.55Mt in the same period of 2024, according to the State Statistical Committee.

The State Customs Committee reported exports of 0.14Mt of cement and clinker at a value of US$9.1m. This represents an increase of 32,000t (29%) by volume and US$2.7m (43%) by value compared to the same period in the previous year.

South Korea: Domestic cement sales fell by 25% year-on-year to 4.45Mt in the first two months of 2025, according to the Korea Cement Association. This is reportedly the lowest number recorded for domestic sales in January-February in the past five years. Sales during the same period in 2020–2022 exceeded 6Mt, and in 2023 reached 7.12Mt due to delayed post-Covid construction.

Producers have suspended eight of 35 production lines and may halt two more due to high inventories, which reached 3.4Mt at the end of February 2025, close to 90% of storage capacity.

A Korea Cement Association official said “Unless the construction economy recovers, the management crisis in the cement industry caused by the severe drop in demand will continue for the time being.”

Kyrgyzstan: Production of cement grew by 48% in the first two months of 2025 to 0.29Mt, according to the National Statistical Committee. Production in January 2025 was 0.12Mt. This follows a rise in cement imports by over 300% year-on-year in January 2025.

Spain: Cement consumption rose by 9% year-in-year in February 2025 to 1.27Mt, around 100,000t more than in February 2024, according to the latest statistics from Oficemen. Consumption for the first two months of 2025 reached 2.40Mt, up by 9%. In the 12 months to February 2025, total consumption rose by 4% to 15.1Mt.

“Although it is still early to make assessments, it is significant to note that last month was the February with the highest cement consumption since 2011, which confirms a certain continuity in the positive trend we experienced at the end of 2024 and which we expected to continue in 2025. Furthermore, our data is in line with other relevant indicators in the construction sector, whose performance is also positive, such as public tenders, which grew by 33.5% in January, and permits for new housing, which ultimately closed 2024 with 127,721 approved units,” said Oficemen general director Aniceto Zaragoza.

Exports fell by 15% to 0.3Mt in February 2025, a loss of 55,600t. In the 12 months to February 2025, exports fell by 5% to 4.80Mt.

Kyrgyzstan: Cement imports rose by 330% year-on-year to 38,000t in January 2025, according to the National Statistics Committee. Kazakhstan supplied 24,700t, Uzbekistan 13,100t and Iran 189t. Total cement imports in 2024 increased by 220% to 0.5Mt, while domestic production rose by 4.3% to 3.1Mt.

Argentina: Cement production reached 0.74Mt in February 2025, up by 9% from 0.68Mt in February 2024, according to the Asociación de Fabricantes de Cemento Portland. Of this, exports contributed 8855t, from 5384t in February 2024, representing an increase of 64% year-on-year. Domestic cement consumption stood at 0.73Mt, an 8% rise from 0.68Mt in the same month of 2024. Of this, imports contributed 212t, a fall of 76% from 919t in February 2024. ​

Uzbekistan: The country's cement companies produced 0.85Mt of cement in January 2025, according to the national Statistics Agency. Cement production increased by 35% year-on-year. In 2023, Uzbekistan produced 0.26Mt and in 2024 it produced 0.63Mt.

Vietnam: Cement production reached 22.7Mt in the first two months of 2025, up by 7% year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO). In February 2025, the country produced 11.3Mt of cement, marking a 24% increase compared to the same month in 2024.

In 2024, Vietnam produced 184Mt of cement, reflecting a 4% rise year-on-year based on revised figures.

Peru: National cement despatches reached 0.99Mt in January 2025, down by 2% compared to January 2024 and by 0.7% in the 12-month cumulative period, according to ASOCEM. Cement production declined by 6% year-on-year to 0.87Mt, while clinker production dropped by 30% to 0.59Mt. Over the 12-month cumulative period, cement production fell by 3% and clinker production declined by 9%.

Cement exports reached 10,200t, down by 2% year-on-year and by 5% in the 12-month cumulative period. Clinker exports increased significantly, by 122% to 73,600t in January 2025, but were down by 18% in the cumulative period.

Cement imports rose by 63% year-on-year to 50,000t in January and by 23% in the 12-month period. Clinker imports fell by 29% to 44,000t in January but increased by 28% in the cumulative period.