Spain: Cement consumption fell by 0.1% year-on-year in February 2026 to 1.28Mt, according to data from Oficemen. In the first two months of 2026, consumption declined by 0.2% year-on-year to 2.38Mt. The association attributed the slowdown largely to heavy rainfall, noting that January and February were the wettest months in 47 years, with February rainfall reaching 2.5 times the monthly average. Despite the weak start to the year, rolling 12-month cement consumption from March 2025 to February 2026 reached 16.7Mt, representing growth of 11%.
Exports declined by 7% year-on-year in February 2026 to 265,000t, while exports for the first two months of 2026 fell by 10% to 543000t. Over the rolling 12-month period, exports totalled 4.39Mt, down by 11% compared to the previous period.
