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Cement indicators

Cement indicators Catalonia. 2013
Value Variation (%)
Consumption of cement 1,468.8 -23.3
Production of clinker 2,715.7 -26.4
Production of cement 1,963.2 -33.0
Sales of grey cement 1,344.5 -23.9
Imports 10.1 19.7
Imports of clinker 2.9 32.6
Imports of cement 7.2 15.2
Exports 1,562.8 -25.8
Exports of clinker 888.3 -18.3
Exports of cement 674.6 -33.7
Units: Thousands of tons.
Source: Oficemen; Ciment Català.
Cement indicators Spain. 2013
Value Variation (%)
Consumption of cement 10,743.0 -21.0
Production of clinker 14,604.1 -12.6
Production of cement 13,731.9 -13.8
Sales of grey cement 11,888.4 -12.6
Imports 405.6 -22.6
Imports of clinker 106.2 -26.0
Imports of cement 299.5 -21.3
Exports 7,290.1 17.8
Exports of clinker 3,962.7 12.3
Exports of cement 3,327.3 25.1
Units: Thousands of tons.
Source: Oficemen.

Last update: March 12, 2015. Revised series on February 14, 2024.

Methodological note

The consumption of cement is a very common indicator of construction sector activity, as its evolution is a global reflection of the cyclic dynamics of the sector.

The consumption of cement represents the real consumption of all types of cement (grey, white and calcium aluminate cement). The information for Catalonia is based on sales data on Catalonia, by all cement manufacturers operating in Spain, and complemented with data on all types of materials imported and recorded by the Directorate General of Customs as being shipped to the region of Catalonia; when this material is not cement, but clinker, it is corrected using the appropriate factor.

Sales of grey cement refer to sales in Catalonia by manufacturers that are members of Ciment Català, and there is no discrimination with respect to the place of manufacture as long as it is inside Spain. The definition of grey cement used here also includes calcium aluminate cement.

Import and export of cement and clinker: When considering the total amounts, it is important to consider that to manufacture a ton of cement, less than a ton of clinker is needed.