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Vietnam: Vietnam exported 2.98Mt of cement and clinker worth US$113m in May 2025, up by 17% in volume and 12% in value year-on-year, according to the government’s National Statistics Office. Between January and May 2025, exports totalled 14.18Mt worth US$523m, marking a 6% rise in volume and 2% in value year-on-year. In 2024, the country exported 29.67Mt of cement and clinker for US$1.14bn, down by 5% in volume and 14% in value from 2023.

Vietnam: Vietnam produced 73.4Mt of cement in the first five months of 2025, up by 13% year-on-year, according to the National Statistics Office. In May 2025, output reached 17.3Mt, marking a 25% year-on-year rise. In 2024, Vietnam produced 184Mt of cement, up by 3.5% year-on-year.

Colombia: National grey cement production fell by 7% year-on-year to 1.06Mt in April 2025. Shipments to the domestic market declined by 7% to 0.99Mt. Between January and April 2025, production dropped by 3% year-on-year to 4.24Mt and domestic shipments fell by 1% year-on-year to 3.91Mt.

Morocco: Cement sales reached 6Mt from January to May 2025, up by 9% year-on-year from 5.5Mt, according to the Ministry of National Territorial Planning, Urban Planning, Housing and Urban Policy.

The growth concerns deliveries by Professional Association of Cement Manufacturers (APC) members Asment Temara, Ciments de l'Atlas, Ciments du Maroc, LafargeHolcim Maroc and Novacim. In May 2025, APC members delivered 1.5Mt of cement, up by 7% from 1.4Mt in May 2024.

Uzbekistan: Local cement companies produced 4.76Mt of cement between January and April 2025, up by 5.5% year-on-year from 4.51Mt in 2024, according to the National Statistical Committee. Output was from 3.27Mt in 2023.

Morocco: Cement sales rose by 10% year-on-year to 4.5Mt from January to April 2025, according to the Finance Ministry's Department of Financial Studies and Forecasts (DEPF).

In April 2025, sales jumped by 32% year-on-year, driven by good performance in all delivery segments.

Türkiye: Cement exports rose by 1% year-on-year to US$1.4bn during the first four months of 2025, according to the Turkish Ministry of Trade. In April 2025, exports totalled US$389m, up by 16% compared to March 2024. Over the 12-month period to April 2025, cement exports reached US$4.32bn.

Cement exports to Kyrgyzstan fell by 78% year-on-year to US$123,050 in April 2025. In the first four months of 2025, cement exports to Kyrgyzstan dropped by 31% year-on-year to US$927,096.

Peru: National cement shipments in April 2025 fell by 1% year-on-year to 958,000t, matching the cumulative figure for the past 12 months. Cement production dropped by 2% year-on-year to 855,000t, while clinker production also declined by 2% year-on-year to 786,000t. Clinker output was down by 9% between April 2024 and April 2025.

Cement exports rose by 4% year-on-year to 9400t in April 2025 and by 3% over the 12-month period. Clinker exports dropped by 1% year-on-year to 35,800t in April 2025 and by 28% from April 2024 to April 2025. Cement imports increased by 2% year-on-year to 54,000t in April 2025 and by 73% over the 12-month period. Clinker imports fell by 21% year-on-year to 70,000t in April 2025 but rose by 21% on a 12-month basis.

Spain: Cement consumption grew by 5% year-on-year to 4.88Mt in the first five months of 2025, despite a 3% fall in April 2025, attributed to the Easter period. Consumption increased by 6% to 15.1Mt from May 2024 - April 2025. Exports fell by 0.3% in April 2025 to 0.42Mt, a decrease of 1258t compared to April 2024. In the year-to-date, exports fell by 2% to 1.5Mt. However, they rose by 1% year-on-year in the last 12 months to 4.9Mt, almost 60,000t more than in the previous 12 months. Imports, meanwhile, dropped by 16% from January – April 2025, to 344,305t, but rose by 28% over the last 12 months.

Tanzania: Cement production reached 10.9Mt in 2024 against domestic demand of 8.5Mt/yr, according to Industry and Trade Minister Seleman Jafo. The Guardian newspaper reports that the resulting surplus of 2.43Mt was exported to Rwanda, Malawi, Mozambique, Burundi, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia. Key exporters included Dangote Industries, Tanzania Portland Cement, Lake Cement, Mbeya Cement and Tanga Cement. The sector reportedly created 12,500 jobs, comprising 5220 direct and 17,280 indirect roles.