South Korea’s cement production -18.2% in 1H 2025

In the first half of 2025, South Korea’s cement production decreased by -18.2% to 18.880 Mt, after 23.085 Mt in the same period last year and 26.032 Mt in the year before.
In the first half of 2025, South Korea’s cement production decreased by -18.2% to 18.880 Mt, after 23.085 Mt in the same period last year and 26.032 Mt in the year before.
In the first 2 months of 2025, South Korea’s domestic cement sales decreased by -24.8% to 4.45 Mt, after 05.92 Mt in the same period last year and 7.12 Mt in the year before.
The annual cement production in South Korea declined by -11.8% to 45.1 Mta (preliminary), after 51.116 Mta in the last year and 51.062 Mta in 2022.
In South Korea, in the last few years, the cement net trade slightly declined from 0.585 Mt in 2020 to 0.405 Mt in 2022. Over the years also the cement exports as well as the cement imports declined