Japan’s cement exports up by +6.6% in 1H 2025

In the first half of 2025, Japan’s cement exports increased by +6.6% to 4.135 Mt, after 3.881 Mt in the same period last year and 2.990 Mt in the year before.
In the first half of 2025, Japan’s cement exports increased by +6.6% to 4.135 Mt, after 3.881 Mt in the same period last year and 2.990 Mt in the year before.
In the first half of 2025, Japan’s cement production decreased by -3.3% to 21.988 Mt, after 22.745 Mt in the same period last year and 23.284 Mt in the year before.
In the first 5 months in 2025, Japan’s cement exports increased by +8.5% to 3.556 Mt, after 3.278 Mt in the same period last year and 2.592 Mt in the year before.
In the first 5 months in 2025, Japan’s cement production decreased only by -2.1% to 18.370 Mt, after 18.766 Mt in the same period last year and 19.316Mt in the year before.
In the first 4 months in 2025, Japan’s cement exports increased by +5.8% to 2.637 Mt, after 2.493 Mt in the same period last year and 1.969 Mt in the year before.
In the first 4 months in 2025, Japan’s cement production decreased by -3.0% to 14.485 Mt, after 14.929 Mt in the same period last year and 15.416 Mt in the year before.
Mitsubishi UBE Cement Corporation (MUCC), a 50/50 JV between Mitsubishi Materials Corporation and UBE Corporation begins preparations for the listing of its shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). MUCC started operations in 2022 after taking over the cement and…
In the first quarter in 2025, Japan’s cement exports increased by +5.8% to 1.967 Mt, after 1.859 Mt in the same period last year and 1.482 Mt in the year before.
In the first quarter in 2025, Japan’s cement production decreased by -4.5% to 10.827 Mt, after 11.339 Mt in the same period last year and 11.819 Mt in the year before.
In the first 2 months of 2025, Japan’s cement exports increased by +15.2% to 1.213Mt, after 1.053 Mt same period last year and 1.005 Mt the year before.