Indonesia cement consumption continues its ascent

02 January 2018

In November 2017, Indonesia’s domestic cement consumption continued to grow rapidly, rising to 6,365,491t, a 12.1% rise compared to November 2016. Total exports were 281,065t (+178.8%) of which cement exports were 121,727t (+81.4%) while clinker exports were 159,339Tt (+327.5%).

YtD domestic consumption was recorded at 60,551,621t (+7.8%) and total exports were 2,567,759t (+71.7%) of which cement exports were 981,791t (+104.4%) and clinker exports were 1,585,967T (+56.3%).

Semen Indonesia’s domestic sales in November 2017 were 2,566,901T (+11.3%) or 40.4% of the country’s domestic sales. Its exports, from plants at Padang and Tonasa, in November were 169,638t (+152.9%) which represent 60.4% of the country’s exports. Including exports, Semen Indonesia’s total sales volume in November 2017 was 2,736,539t (+15.3%), while YtD 2017 sales amounted to 26,432,376t (+9.9%).

Source: CEMNET