Cement demand in Argentina increased 4.6 per cent YoY to 959,927t in September 2026 from 917,980t in September 2025, according to the country’s cement association, AFCP. Of this total 200t were imports, down from 650t in the year-ago period. 

Domestic cement production expanded by 4.5 per cent YoY to 964,097t in September 2026 from 922,267t in the equivalent month of the previous year. 

Argentina’s cement producers exported 4370t of cement, down 11.5 per cent YoY from 4938t.

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January-September 2026
In the first nine months of 2026 the Argentinian cement market contracted by 2.9 per cent to 7.249Mt from 7.464Mt in the 9M25. Cement imports reached 1394t, down 38 per cent YoY from 2247t. 

Cement output by the country’s cement producers declined 3.2 per cent YoY to 7.279Mt from 7.516Mt in the 9M25. Exports fell by 42.4 per cent to 31,288t in the 9M26 from 54,301t in the year-ago period.