Azerbaijan's cement industry will maintain a steady export growth trend in 2025. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, from January to November, the national cement output reached 3.7901 million tons, up 1.4% year-on-year, while the cement clinker output in the same period was 3.5255 million tons, down 13.4% year-on-year. As of December 1, enterprises held 231400 tons of cement and 238800 tons of clinker in stock, providing a buffer for market supply.
The export market performance is particularly bright. Statistics from the State Customs Committee show that in the first 11 months of this year, Azerbaijan exported 869700 tons of cement and clinker, with an export scale of 54.418 million US dollars, an increase of 12.4% and 13.1% respectively over the same period last year. This growth rate is significantly higher than output growth rate, indicating that the competitiveness of the international market continues to increase. From the perspective of trade structure, the proportion of cement products in Azerbaijan's total exports rose slightly from 0.2% in the same period last year to 0.23%, although the share is still small, but the growth trend is clear.
Looking back on the changes in the production side, the differentiation between the decline in clinker production and the growth of cement production deserves attention. This may reflect two trends: one is that enterprises rely more on clinker inventory and maintain cement production by consuming existing reserves; the other is that the recovery of market demand leads to the enhancement of export orientation of finished cement, which urges enterprises to preferentially convert limited clinker resources into high value-added cement products. The current inventory level is in a relatively reasonable range, which does not suppress the price, but also reserves space for dealing with the fluctuation of orders.
On the whole, the cement industry in Azerbaijan is experiencing a critical period of transformation from domestic demand-led to external demand-driven. The pattern of rising export volume and price verifies the recognition of local products in the international market, while the differential adjustment of clinker and cement production rhythm reflects the flexibility of enterprises in optimizing the allocation of raw materials. This growth momentum is expected to continue as global infrastructure demand picks up.
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