2025, the Brazilian National Cement Industry Federation (SNIC) released preliminary data: the national cement sales volume in that month reached 6.3 million tons, an increase of 7% over the same period last year, a record high for the same period in previous years. This monthly performance not only confirms the resilience of the construction chain, but also lays a solid foundation for the year-round goals.
Since 2025, the demand for cement has been continuously released. From January to October, Brazil sold a total of 56.6 million tons of cement, an increase of 3.5% over the same period last year. Although the growth rate was lower than that in October, it was achieved in the headwind environment of high interest rates, rising default rates and rising household debt, which showed the underpinning effect of strong expansion of infrastructure and employment on building materials consumption. If calculated according to the average shipment volume of working days, the daily shipment volume in the first ten months was 252300 tons, an increase of 5% over the same period last year, indicating that the pace of construction was significantly accelerated. The core driving force to
support sales comes from the government's "My House, My Life" housing plan. SNIC expects that the plan will bring an additional 2.5 million to 3 million tons of cement demand annually, and the investment in infrastructure such as federal and state highways, ports and power transmission will continue to land, and the annual sales are expected to rise again. Based on this, the Federation maintained its forecast of 2% to 3% growth in the industry in 2025, and suggested that if the funds allocated in the fourth quarter matched the weather conditions, the growth rate might be close to the upper limit of the range. While
looking forward to the market, SNIC once again emphasizes the long-term green commitment of the cement industry. Paolo Camilo Pena, president of the association, pointed out that since the implementation of the industry emission reduction roadmap in 2019, Brazilian cement companies have laid out the decarbonization path ahead of schedule: the proportion of alternative fuels and raw materials has steadily increased, energy efficiency transformation has been rolled forward, and carbon capture and storage technology has entered the demonstration stage, supplemented by nature-based solutions. According to the newly submitted 2050 net zero emission plan, the whole cement value chain will be innovated collaboratively with academia, financial institutions and construction supply chains to completely decouple economic growth from carbon emissions.
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