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Cement indicators

Cement indicators Catalonia. 2020
Value Variation (%)
Consumption of cement 1,999.6 -10.5
Production of clinker 3,836.9 -1.6
Production of cement 2,912.7 -1.9
Sales of grey cement 1,648.2 -6.8
Imports 89.4 -69.0
Imports of clinker 51.8 -80.4
Imports of cement 37.6 50.9
Exports 1,973.3 11.2
Exports of clinker 1,262.8 10.9
Exports of cement 710.4 11.6
Units: Thousands of tons.
Source: Oficemen; Ciment Català.
Note: Between 14 March and 21 June 2020, it is in force the Royal Decree 463/2020, of 14 March, which declares the state of alarm for the management of the health crisis situation caused by Covid-19.
Cement indicators Spain. 2020
Value Variation (%)
Consumption of cement 13,449.3 -8.6
Production of clinker 15,748.8 -10.1
Production of cement 16,174.0 -7.4
Sales of grey cement 13,355.9 -8.0
Imports 896.3 -11.6
Imports of clinker 246.8 -39.7
Imports of cement 649.5 7.4
Exports 6,156.6 -0.6
Exports of clinker 2,755.9 -5.9
Exports of cement 3,400.7 4.1
Units: Thousands of tons.
Source: Oficemen.
Note: Between 14 March and 21 June 2020, it is in force the Royal Decree 463/2020, of 14 March, which declares the state of alarm for the management of the health crisis situation caused by Covid-19.

Last update: February 15, 2021. 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.