Japan’s annual cement production -2.7% in 2024

The annual cement production in Japan declined by -2.7% to 46.374 Mta, after 47.656Mta in the last year and 53.207 Mta in 2022.

The annual cement production in Japan declined by -2.7% to 46.374 Mta, after 47.656Mta in the last year and 53.207 Mta in 2022.

In the first 11 months in 2024, Japan’s cement exports increased by +23.5% to 7.242 Mt, after 5.866 Mt in the same period last year and 8.947 Mt in the year before.

In the first 11 months in 2024, Japan’s cement production declined by -2.9% to 42.200 Mt, after 43.441 Mt in the same period last year and 48.739 Mt in the year before.

In the first 10 months in 2024, Japan’s cement exports increased by +23.6% to 6.587 Mt, after 5.330 Mt in the same period last year and 8.393 Mt in the year before.

In the first 10 months in 2024, Japan’s cement production declined by -3.1% to 38.096 Mt, after 39.296 Mt in the same period last year and 44.235 Mt in the year before.

In the first 9 months in 2024, Japan’s cement production declined by -2.9% to 34.010 Mt, after 35.017 Mt in the same period last year and 39.559 Mt in the year before.

In the first 9 months in 2024, Japan’s cement exports increased by +23.7% to 5.914 Mt, after 4.782 Mt in the same period last year and 7.721 Mt in the year before.

In the first 8 months of 2024, Japan’s cement exports increased by +23.4% to 5.224 Mt, after 4.235 Mt in the same period last year and 7.022 Mt in the year before.

In the first 8 months of 2024, Japan’s cement production declined by -2.6% to 30.171 Mt, after 30.977 Mt in the same period last year and 35.447 Mt in the year before.

In Japan a CCS-Initiative has been formed by the industry to cope with the ambitious CO2 goals of the Japanese Government. The project involves capturing CO2 at Nippon Steel’s Kyushu Works and Taiheiyo Group’s DC Co. cement plant (photo) and…