In the 2021 – 2025 timeframe the global cement market (ex-China) is expected to show an annual growth rate of between 2.5% and 3.0%. China is expected to grow at a lower rate.
Global cement utilization rates are not expected to go beyond 60% during this period. Our estimates for 2021 show that global cement consumption ex-China grew by almost 6.5% in 2021. This represents a strong recovery over 2020. As a result global utilization rates improved from 55% in 2020 to 58% in 2021.
At the same time, cement milling capacity increased by just under 3% (2021 over 2020). The total number of cement plants in 2021 ex-China was close to 1,960 (around 30% of which were grinding plants).
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