Cement Production in India in January-November 2020 Decreased by 15.2 %

The volume of cement production in India in January-November 2020 decreased by 15.2 % compared to January-November 2019, down to 261.71 million tons. The volume of cement production in November 2020 amounted to 25.29 million tons, which is 7.1 % less than in November 2019 and 6.4 % less compared to October 2020.

In January-August 2020, the volume of cement production was down by 19.6 % YoY, and in January-April — down by 24.4 %. In April 2020, cement plants in India produced almost six times less cement than in April 2019 — only 4.3 million tons.

The main reason for the steep decline in production in April was the suspension of all large industrial enterprises in India. The decision was made by the country's government to prevent the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 and took effect on March 25. Since the end of April, Indian factories have gradually resumed operations.

In India, there are 165 full cycle cement plants, 89 grinding plants and two clinker plants. The design capacity of Indian enterprises exceeds 500 million tons of cement per year.