Colombia: Data from DANE, the Colombian national statistics authority, shows that the country produced 1.22Mt of grey cement in July 2023, a 1.7% increase compared to July 2022. Of this, 1.05Mt was consumed domestically, a 6.5% fall year-on-year, with exports increasing to compensate. The July 2023 production figure is 9.2% higher than for the July 2019, the year before the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. DANE also recorded that Colombia produced 557,900m3 of ready-mix concrete in July 2023, a 3.1% decline compared to July 2022, when 575,800m3 was produced.
Colombian cement shipments sliding so far in 2023
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