Colombia’s cement production -4.0% in 4M 2024

In the first 4 months of 2024, Colombia’s cement production declined -4.0% to 4.351 Mt, after 4.531 Mt in the same period last year and 4.731 Mt in the year before.
In the first 4 months of 2024, Colombia’s cement production declined -4.0% to 4.351 Mt, after 4.531 Mt in the same period last year and 4.731 Mt in the year before.
In the first quarter of 2024, Colombia’s cement exports increased by +25.9% to 0.339 Mt, after 0.270 Mt in the same period last year. In March the cement exports even increased with 3-digit growth rates.
In the first quarter of 2024, Colombia’s local cement dispatch declined by -9,1% to 2.863 Mt, after 3.150 Mt the same period last year. In March the local cement dispatch eve declined by -19.0%, YoY.
In the first quarter of 2024, Colombia’s cement production declined by -6.4% to 3.202 Mt, after 3.420 Mt in the same quarter last year. The largest production decline has been in March with -9.8%, YoY.
In the first two months of 2024, Colombia’s cement consumption declined by -3.3% to 1.922 Mt, after 1.988 Mt in the same period in 2023. While the YoY decline has been -4.2% in January there was an improve to -2.6%…
In the first two month of 2024, the cement production in Colombia decreased by -4.4% to 2.092 Mt, after 2.189 Mt the same period last year. In both month the production decline YoY has been exactly -4.4%.
Colombia’s local cement dispatch has been this January with 0.891 Mt-4.2% lower than in January last year with 0.930 Mt. This is now the 3rd year that the January dispatch is declining.
Colombia started into the new year with a minus of -4,4% in the cement production with 1.001 Mt after 1.048 Mt in January 2023. The minus is the result of a lower cement demand in January.
Holcim is committed to the transition towards renewable energies. In Colombia, Holcim uses electrical energy from 100% renewable sources in its Nobsa cement plant (Boyacá) and the Puente Aranda concrete plant (Bogotá). The electricity is purchased from Colombia’s 2nd largest…
In Colombia, in 2023 the annual cement production declined by -2.7% to 14.211 Mta, after 14.811 Mta in 2022 and 13.797 Mta in 2021. The cement capacity utilization slightly from 76.9% in 2022 to 74.8% in 2023.