Brazilian cement is basically self-produced and self-sold, and the import and export volume is very small. In 2025, Brazil's cement production capacity is still maintained at about 94 million tons. Votorantim Cimentos is the largest cement enterprise in China, and the top five cement enterprises account for 80% of the production capacity, with a high degree of concentration.
In 2025, Brazil's cement sales reached 67.047 million tons, an increase of 3.7% over the same period last year. After the resumption of sales growth in 2024, the cement industry once again achieved further growth. Among them, 63000 tons of cement were exported, a decrease of 4.5% over the same period last year, and 66.984 million tons of domestic cement were sold, an increase of 3.7% over the same period last year, mainly domestic consumption, with only 0.09% of cement exported. The growth of cement consumption
in 2025 is mainly driven by the housing plan of the domestic affordable housing project "Minha Casa, Minha Vida" (referred to as MCMV). The new opening volume and sales volume of residential buildings have increased significantly, and the construction industry has shown a positive expansion momentum. At the same time, thanks to full employment, Brazil's social consumption capacity has increased significantly, and the demand for housing renovation has also increased. In terms of infrastructure, the Brazilian government's "New Growth Acceleration" plan has entered the stage of project landing, and infrastructure construction such as transportation and energy has been accelerated. In addition, the use of concrete instead of asphalt in road construction in Brazil has been promoted, which is also one of the important reasons for the growth of cement demand.
Figure 1 Further growth
of cement sales in Brazil in 2025 Source: SNIC, Ministry of Construction, Cement Big Data (https://data.ccement.com/)
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