Azerbaijan’s cement imports still in a decline

In the first 5 months of 2024, Azerbaijan’s cement imports declined by -9.5% to 7.6 kt, after 8.4 kt in the same period last year and 12.1 kt in the year before.
In the first 5 months of 2024, Azerbaijan’s cement imports declined by -9.5% to 7.6 kt, after 8.4 kt in the same period last year and 12.1 kt in the year before.
In the first 5 months of 2024, Uzbekistan’s cement production by large plants increased +35.6% to 6.226 Mt, after 4.590 Mt in the same period last year.
Since the invasion to the Ukraine, 24th Feb. 2022, Russia’s cement prices (excl. VAT) massively increased to 6225 Rub/t, after 5320 Rub/t in May last year and 3915 Rub/t two previous years ago.
In the first 5 months of 2024, Russia’s cement production increased by a huge +6.9% to 23.199 Mt, after 21.708 Mt in the same period last year and 21.651 in the previous year.
In the first 5 months of 2024, Azerbaijan’s cement exports declined by -5.1% to 0.268 Mt,. after 0.282 Mt in the same period last year and 0.231 Mt the year before.
In the first 5 M of the year, Kazakhstan’s cement production declined by -5.7% to 4.022 Mt, after 4.266 Mt in the same period last year and 4.651 Mt the year before. May 2024 contributed to 1.288 Mt, which is…
In the first 4 months of 2024, Armenia’s cement imports surged by +82.9% to 0.139 Mt, after 0.076 Mt min the same period in last year. April 2024 contributed to 0.051 Mt, which is a 84% YoY increase.
In the first quarter of 2024, the cement production in Belarus increased largely by +16.5% to 1.316 Mt, after 1.130 Mt in the same period last year, mainly due to a higher local demand.
In the first quarter of 2024, Belarus cement exports increased +3.7% to 0.539 Mt, after 0.520 Mt in the same period last year. The export increase was mainly because of a larger demand by Russia.
In the first 4 months of 2024, Russia’s cement production increased by +8.4% to 16.738 Mt, after 15.442 Mt in the same period last year and 15.825 Mt the year before.