Cement consumption in Catalonia falls in August

Data from the Indonesian Cement Association showed that cement consumption in August 2015 was at 5.34 million tonnes, up 14.7% from a year ago.

During the first eight months of 2015, national cement consumption was at 36.4 million tonnes, down 2% from the same period in 2014.

During the period, state construction companies have secured new contracts valued at IDR 48.07 trillion (€2.94 billion/US$3.29 billion), up IDR 34.78 trillion from a year ago.

According to the association, the growth of cement

According to Infocemento figures, cement consumption in Spain totalled 14.5million tonnes during the first eight months of 2011, which represents a 13.3% decrease compared to the same period in 2010. Cement production in this period dropped 12.4% to 15.7million tonnes, while exports remained at similar levels to 2010 (2.7million tonnes) and imports dropped 37.6%. Figures for August 2011 alone show that consumption dropped 16.5% to 1.7million tonnes, and production went down 23.5% to 1.8million tonnes.

According to Oficemen, cement consumption in Spain totalled 1.7million tonnes during September 2011, which represents a 19.8% decrease compared to the same period in 2010. Consumption levels have dropped in the last six months after showing signs of a slight recovery at the start of 2011. Other figures show that clinker production dropped 28.6%, while cement production fell 20.3% to 1.8million tonnes. Year-on-year figures show that cement production dropped 12.8% to 23.6million tonnes, while consumption wen

According to Oficemen figures, cement consumption in Spain fell 2% to 7.1 million tonnes in the first eight months of 2014. In August alone, consumption fell 3% to 819,249 tonnes.