Manufacture, consumption and market of cement in 2007

The dynamic development of the Russian construction sector over the last nine years predetermined the resurgence of the construction materials industry. Development of the latter is a guarantee of long-term sustainable development of the country. The growth rate of investments in the basic assets in 2007 for Russia as a whole was 22% compared to 2006. Due to the growth of investments in the country’s economy and development of construction activities, there was a substantial growth in demand for cement and its output by domestic cement plants. The total cement output in 2007 was 59.7 Mt, or 5.0 Mt more than in 2006.

Author: V.I. Zharko, V.I. Shubin

Section: Review

Keywords: building sector, cement production, cement consumption, export, import