Cement manufacturers worsened their estimates of the total consumption of this raw material in Russia, stating that by the end of 2022 the purchases will not exceed 61 million tons. About Wrote The newspaper “Kommersant”, with reference to the data of the research “Soyuzcement”.
According to analysts, the volume of consumption will be 1% more than in 2021. In October, Soyuzcement expected annual consumption to increase by 5% to 63 million tons.
Last month, as company experts noted, the decrease in consumption was 6.5%, and by the end of November-December, the decrease may be 15-20% year-on-year.
Investment and consulting firm CMPro agrees with Soyuzcement’s foresight. According to its managing partner Vladimir Guz, the volume of cement consumption by the end of 2022 will not exceed 62 million tons. It predicted a 10% decrease in the fourth quarter of 2022 (October-November) compared to the same period of 2021.
In the second half of September, the RBC edition WroteEurocement, Russia’s largest cement producer, has asked the government to consider introducing discounts on freight transport of construction materials this winter.
Source: Gazeta
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