Cement production

The reduced restrictions on activity in the second year of the Covid-19 pandemic favoured growth in cement production, which increased by 10% to 3.22 million tonnes. However, this figure barely represents half of the operating capacity of the Catalan factories.

The low level of per capita consumption in Catalonia - a consequence of the lack of investment in infrastructures - and, above all, the notable increase in electricity prices and CO2 emission rights were the main factors holding back the increase in activity, which in 2021 was 67% below the historic highs reached in 2007.

Note: Quantities in tons.

(*) Provisional data

Source: Oficemen