Ukraine’s cement production +46.3% in 4M 2024

In the first 4 months of 2024, Ukraine’s cement production increased by +46.3% to 1.478 Mt, after a large drop to 1.010 Mt in the same period last year, due to the invasion by Russia.
In the first 4 months of 2024, Ukraine’s cement production increased by +46.3% to 1.478 Mt, after a large drop to 1.010 Mt in the same period last year, due to the invasion by Russia.
From January to April 2024, the cement exports by the Ukraine massively increased by +61.9% to 0.434 Mt, after 0.268 Mt in the same period last year. That this is possible in a war-torn country exceeds expectations.
The cement trade by the Ukraine is not to understand, especially in light of high construction forecasts that are made. While in the first quarter of 2024, the cement imports practically go to nothing with a YoY decline by -20.0%,…
In the first 2 months of 2024, Ukraine’s cement exports declined by -9.1%, YoY to 138.1 kt after 152 kt in the same period in 2023. While the decline in January has been -30.3% YoY, the decline in February decreased…
In the Ukraine, in January 2024 the cement exports declined by -30.3% YoY to 27.22 kt, while the cement imports increased by +13.5 YoY from a very low level to 0.45 kt.
In the Ukraine, the cement im- and exports in 2023 are not a reflection of the construction demand. While the imports increased 46% to 0.024 Mta, the exports increased by 122% to 1.311 Mta. This shows that during the war…
In 2023, the cement consumption in the Ukraine increased by +44.2% to 6.20 Mta, after the huge decline by -60.8% to 4.30 Mta in the last year and 10.962 Mta in 2021.
In 2023, the cement production in the Ukraine increased by +38.2% to 7.45 Mta, after the huge decline by -51.0% to 5.39 Mta in the last year and 11.005 Mta in 2021.
In June this year, CRH reached an agreement with Buzzi Unicem to take over the Ukrainian assets of Buzzi’s subsidiary Dyckerhoff Cement. These include the integrated cement plants Rivne and Mykolaiv (photo), distribution terminals and RMX plants. CRH and the…