Cement consumption in Brazil in 2020 amounted to 60.53 million tons, which is 10.7 % more than in 2019, according to the National Cement Industry Union of Brazil (SNIC). The volume of cement consumption in Brazil in December 2020 amounted to 4.69 million tons, which is 16.6 % higher than that in 2019.
The total cement production in Brazil in 2020 increased by 10.9 % YoY and amounted to 60.79 million tons.
Cement production in Brazil in 2020 first showed an increase over the same month of 2019 in May. The country's enterprises produced 4.78 million tons of cement, which was up by 3 % YoY.
Less than 1 % of all cement produced in 2020 was exported — only 256,000 tons. At the same time, the export volume increased by 76.6 % YoY.