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Cement indicators

Cement indicators Catalonia. 2008
Value Variation (%)
Consumption of cement 6,221.3 -22.8
Production of clinker 5,734.0 -19.1
Production of cement 7,018.6 -26.6
Sales of grey cement 5,844.6 -24.0
Imports 309.7 -83.6
Imports of clinker 176.8 -89.9
Imports of cement 132.9 -6.9
Exports 518.6 79.8
Exports of clinker 183.3 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Exports of cement 335.3 16.2
Units: Thousands of tons.
Source: Oficemen; Ciment Català.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.
Cement indicators Spain. 2008
Value Variation (%)
Consumption of cement 42,695.5 -23.8
Production of clinker 27,304.6 -14.8
Production of cement 42,083.4 -23.1
Sales of grey cement 35,983.3 -22.3
Imports 7,184.2 -48.2
Imports of clinker 5,440.3 -50.6
Imports of cement 1,743.9 -38.9
Exports 2,335.2 114.0
Exports of clinker 985.4 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Exports of cement 1,349.8 23.7
Units: Thousands of tons.
Source: Oficemen.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: November 23, 2009. 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.