Cement Net Report: Middle East Geopolitical Conflict Causes Bangladesh Cement Demand to Shrink Sharply

In February 2026, Iraqi cement production increased significantly, and the output of General Cement Company reached 676000 tons in that month.

2026-04-24 13:45:19

The cement market in Kazakhstan is booming. From January to February 2026, the output of ordinary Portland cement reached 1.6 million tons, an increase of more than 52% over the same period last year, and the growth rate reached a new high since 2021. Driven by the explosive growth of domestic demand, the price of cement in the country has accelerated.

2026-04-24 13:43:08

Tunisia's cement industry has nine operating enterprises, with an annual production capacity of 11-12 million tons, domestic demand of about 7 million tons, and 60% of domestic sales in rural areas. Libya is the core market of Tunisian cement export, and has long been the top export destination by virtue of its geographical and quality advantages. Libya's annual cement import demand is about 4 million tons, and Tunisia's annual export is about 1 million tons, which occupies a considerable share in the competition.

2026-04-24 13:39:52

The geopolitical conflict in the Middle East has a huge impact on the cement industry in Bangladesh. Since the joint attack on Iran by the United States and Israel on February 28, the cement market in Bangladesh, which relies heavily on imports of raw materials from the Middle East, has been under sharp pressure. On the one hand, the import cost of raw materials has soared, the war has caused supply chain tension and transportation obstruction, and the core raw materials have risen by 10-15 dollars per ton; on the other hand, the domestic fuel crisis has increased the logistics cost. Although the price of each bag of cement has risen by 20-30 Taka, the increase in production costs is still difficult to fully digest through price increases, and the demand side has shrunk sharply.

2026-04-24 13:37:38

South Korea's cement industry is facing a double dilemma of shrinking demand and soaring cost, and the challenge of survival is severe. The contraction of the production side is obvious.

2026-04-24 13:35:06

In 2025, the production of Gabon's cement industry shrank severely, with the cement production index falling by 8.2% in the fourth quarter and the annual output falling by nearly 13%.

2026-04-24 13:33:19

At the beginning of 2026, the cement market in Colombia continued to grow. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the demand for cement in February reached 1.025 million tons, an increase of 4.4% over the same period last year.

2026-04-24 13:30:30

In March 2026, Argentina's cement market recovered, with a monthly consumption of 825,900 tons, an increase of 11.6% over the same period last year. Imports surged to 198000 tons, up 224.6% year-on-year.

2026-04-24 13:27:01

At the beginning of this year, the Spanish cement consumption market showed a slight contraction trend. In February, the national cement consumption was 1.2784 million tons, a slight decrease of 0.1% compared with the same period last year. The cumulative demand in the first two months was 2.3773 million tons, a decrease of 0.2% compared with the same period last year. Construction activities slowed down at the beginning of the year.

2026-04-16 17:02:24

In the first quarter of 2026, the Saudi cement market showed a downward trend, with a total sales volume of 12.76 million tons, down 4.7% from the same period last year. In March, it fell 6.7% year-on-year and 21.3% year-on-year, reflecting the weak demand side of the construction industry.

2026-04-16 16:59:32

Peru cement market grows strongly in February 2026. The national cement shipment volume reached 1.044 million tons, an increase of 10.9% over the same period.

2026-04-16 16:54:34

In February 2026, the Brazilian cement market was impacted by seasonal and climatic factors, and the national sales volume dropped by 5% to 4.881 million tons.

2026-04-16 16:52:36

In March, Pakistan's cement industry showed resilience, with stable domestic sales and export business, with a total cement shipment of 3.745 million tons, a slight increase of 1% over the same period last year.

2026-04-16 16:43:38

In February 2026, the Argentine cement market continued its downward trend. Domestic demand contracted by 5.3% year-on-year to 696 thousand and 500 tons.

2026-04-16 16:37:50

Australia's Holcim Group and Heidelberg Materials have decided to impose a surcharge of about $8.67 per cubic metre of cement from this week due to soaring fuel costs caused by the Middle East conflict.

2026-04-10 16:07:49

The cement subsidiary of DMCI Holdings in the Philippines has Concreat Holdings Philippines Inc. Launched a phased price increase mechanism to cope with rising fuel costs.

2026-04-10 16:04:49

Bangladesh Cement Manufacturers Association (BCMA) submitted a pre-budget proposal to the National Tax Administration, calling for comprehensive tax reform to help the industry cope with rising costs and declining capacity utilization.

2026-04-10 16:01:18

Holcim recently completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Peruvian building materials producer Cementos Pacasmayo, an important milestone in its Latin American expansion.

2026-04-10 15:59:51

Cement shipments in the United States contracted slightly in 2025, down 1.7% year-on-year, but showed signs of stabilization at the end of the year.

2026-04-10 15:57:52

In 2025, the Italian cement industry recovered moderately, with annual output increasing by 1% year-on-year, continuing the growth trend of 3% in 2024, and gradually getting rid of the downturn.

2026-04-10 15:56:00

India's cement industry is facing the most severe cost squeeze in recent years, and cement prices in many places are expected to rise from April 1.

2026-04-10 15:51:53

At the beginning of 2026, the Bolivian cement market contracted significantly, with a national cement demand of 298,300 tons in January, down 8.2% from the same period last year.

2026-04-10 15:48:07

At the beginning of 2026, the Colombian cement market started well, with the national cement consumption reaching 951,000 tons in January, an increase of 6.9% over the same period last year.

2026-04-10 15:35:09

India's cement market is facing a new round of price pressure. Affected by the rising input cost of crude oil, the cost of petroleum coke and packaging materials is rising, and the price of cement may rise in late March or early April 2026.

2026-04-03 17:30:43

Cement prices in Sri Lanka have recently risen by 150 to 175 rupees, which manufacturers say is due to rising production costs. At this time, the country's construction industry is facing multiple raw material prices, in addition to cement, sand, steel and other core building materials prices have also risen significantly.

2026-04-03 17:28:55

Tokuyama announced a major strategic adjustment, planning to transfer the domestic cement and curing agent sales business to Pacific Cement Company, the transaction amount is about 37 billion yen, the target is to be completed in October 2026.

2026-04-03 17:26:30

Nigeria's cement industry ushered in a turning point in fiscal year 2025, with the combined after-tax profits of Dangote, BUA and Lafarge nearly tripling in the same period last year.

2026-04-03 17:22:04

Nigeria BUA Cement Company speeds up infrastructure construction. The company plans to build a greenfield cement plant with an annual output of 3 million tons in Ososo, Edo State, which will be put into operation in December 2027; start a brownfield project of the same scale in Sokoto State, which will be completed in December 2028, to expand production capacity and market coverage.

2026-04-03 16:52:50

Nigeria is the main supplier of clinker, a key raw material for cement production in Cameroon, supporting the operation of Dangote Cement's local subsidiary. In 2025, Nigeria's Dangote Cement exported 970,100 tons of clinker to Cameroon and Ghana, with an overall export volume of 1.4 million tons, but Dangote Cement's local sales in Cameroon were poor, with sales falling by 14.1% in 2025.

2026-04-03 16:50:05

Pakistan expects domestic cement shipments to shrink significantly in February 2026, with local shipments falling by 4% year-on-year and 13% year-on-year.

2026-04-03 16:41:49

Kyrgyzstan plans to implement mandatory molecular labeling of cement from June 2026 and ban circulation of unlabeled products from December in order to solve the problems of distortion of production statistics and loss of tax revenue.

2026-04-03 16:35:07

At the beginning of 2026, the Russian cement industry was extremely depressed, domestic cement consumption fell off a cliff, and demand dropped by 25.7% from January to February compared with the same period last year, totaling about 4.5 million tons.

2026-03-27 17:54:41

The latest report shows that the overall operation rate of Saudi cement industry in February 2026 was 73.9%, slightly lower than that in January, but higher than that in February 2025.

2026-03-27 17:53:12

On March 12, 2026, Mexican cement manufacturer Cemex announced that it would sell most of its business in Colombia to Swiss building materials giant Holcim for $485 million, marking a major shift in its strategy in the Colombian market..

2026-03-27 17:51:41

East Africa Portland Cement Company recently announced that from March 11, 2026, the price of 50 kg bags of Portland Volcanic Ash Cement (CEM IV 32.5) will be increased by 10 Kenyan shillings, or 1.39%.

2026-03-27 17:50:07

Data from the Malaysian Bureau of Statistics on March 1, 2026 showed that the building materials price index in February showed a trend of differentiation. Compared with the same period last year, the cement unit price index rose by 0.8% and the steel price index fell by 1.2%.

2026-03-27 17:47:35

Over the past four years, Brazil's National Steel Company (CSN) has expanded aggressively in many fields and faced a debt crisis. To this end, the company launched an 18 billion real deleveraging plan, including the sale of cement assets.

2026-03-24 17:33:53

Since the beginning of 2026, Vietnam's building materials market has set off a wave of overall price increases, and the prices of core building materials such as cement, steel, sand and gravel have risen synchronously. At least three rounds of price adjustment of cement in the year, in March, most enterprises increased the price of bagged and bulk cement by about 100000 Vietnamese Dong/ton.

2026-03-24 17:31:36

The escalation of geopolitical contradictions in the Middle East has had a direct impact on Bangladesh's construction industry. Cement, the core material of construction, has seen a wave of rising prices. Cement manufacturers have raised the price of each bag of cement by 10 to 20 Taka.

2026-03-24 17:28:24

Nigeria's construction industry is facing severe challenges, with the price of 50 kilograms of cement rising from 7500 naira in the fourth quarter of 2025 to 11500-15000 naira, an increase of more than 50%.

2026-03-24 17:12:44

Data from the State Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan show that in January 2026, the country produced 329900 tons of cement, a slight increase of 0.3% over January 2025.

2026-03-13 10:47:09

In 2025, Kazakhstan's cement industry reached the best in history, with the output of ordinary Portland cement reaching 14.4 million tons, an increase of 18% over 2024, surpassing the record in 2021. The industry had previously stagnated, but this time it recovered successfully and grew at a high speed. At the beginning of 2026, the momentum continued, and the output in January was 68.4% higher than that in January 2025.

2026-03-13 10:42:29

Russia's cement industry is suffering its worst demand contraction in years. Production fell by about 10% in 2025, and sales hit a record low in January 2026, plunging by nearly a third year-on-year.

2026-03-13 10:40:19

According to the Argentine Cement Association, the country's cement consumption in January 2026 was 788200 tons, down 5.3% from the same period in 2025, continuing the weak market situation.

2026-03-13 10:37:33

The downturn in South Korea's construction industry has cast a shadow over the cement industry. In 2025, the domestic sales of cement in Korea reached the lowest record in 34 years, only 38.1 million tons, a sharp drop of 12.8% compared with the previous year, falling below the 40 million tons mark for the first time and falling into the 30 million tons range, intuitively reflecting the deep contraction of construction activities..

2026-03-13 10:33:29

In 2025, Brazilian cement sales were 67.047 million tons, an increase of 3.7% over the previous year, exports were only 63000 tons, accounting for 0.09%, and domestic sales were 66.984 million tons, an increase of 3.7% over the previous year.

2026-03-13 10:27:31

In 2025, Russia's cement consumption decreased significantly, and the annual domestic cement consumption dropped to 60.7 million tons, a decrease of about 9% compared with the same period last year. Regionally, the Siberian Federal District has the most obvious decline, up to 16%, and other federal districts have also declined to varying degrees.

2026-03-13 10:22:53

In 2025, Iran is facing multiple pressures such as geopolitical tensions, international sanctions, currency devaluation and inflation, and its economic growth is sluggish and close to zero. According to the data and estimates of Iran Cement Association, Iran's cement consumption will drop to 58.5 million tons in 2025, down 10% year-on-year.

2026-03-13 10:17:02

The Moroccan cement market has been in the doldrums since the beginning of the year. In February 2026, the national cement shipment volume was about 2.092 million tons, down 15.81% from the same period in 2025.

2026-03-11 17:01:38

Saudi cement market January 2026 report shows that the country's cement industry continues the pattern of "strong inside and weak outside". Domestic sales increased by about 2% year-on-year, production increased by 0.4%, and export volume declined by 16%.

2026-03-11 16:59:38