Peru’s cement demand expands 7% in August
Cement consumption in Peru increased 7.3 per cent YoY to 1.252Mt in August 2026, according to the country’s cement association, ASOCEM. Of this total 1.112Mt was supplied by ASO...
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UK brick industry feels the strain as housebuilding downturn hits demand
The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show the scale of the decline in housebuilding. Starts exceeded 200,000 in both 2021-22 and 2022-23, but fell to 138,9...
Global ready-mix concrete market set to reach US$1.5trn by 2034
The global ready-mix concrete (RMC) market is forecast to grow from US$977.15bn in 2025 to US$1.52trn by 2034, representing a five per cent compound annual growth rate over the ...
Morocco's cement market contracts 3% in August
Cement deliveries in Morocco fell 3.5 per cent YoY to 1,300,945t in August 2026 from 1,347,858t in the equivalent month of the previous year, according to APC data. Dispatches t...
Brazil's cement market expands 2% in August
Cement sales in Brazil increased 1.9 per cent to 6.133Mt in August 2026 from 6.017Mt in August 2025, according to the national cement association, SNIC. Of this total 2.744Mt wa...
Asian construction boom points to growing demand for timber
The Asia-Pacific region is emerging as an increasingly important market for timber construction, driven by urbanisation, infrastructure investment and efforts to reduce the carb...
US and Puerto Rican cement market expands 2% in April
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, in the USA and Puerto Rico increased two per cent YoY to 9.27Mt in April 2026, according to the US Geological ...
Tanzania targets regional cement production to ease supply pressures
The Tanzanian government is encouraging the construction of cement plants in underserved regions as it seeks to improve domestic availability and curb rising cement prices. Prim...
Colombia sees 4% decline in July cement dispatches
Colombian cement market contracted by 3.8 per cent to 1.158Mt in July 2026 from 1.204Mt in July 2025, according to the country’s statistics office, DANE. Bagged cement dispatche...
Asia's concrete boom puts pressure on sustainable sand and gravel supply
The study, published this week, found that global demand for sand and gravel has more than doubled since 2000, with more than 80 per cent of current demand originating in Asia. ...