Turkish Cement Manufacturers Association (TÇMB) which is the international representative of Turkish cement sector announced that the cement exports increased by 33% of in the first five months of 2020 and raised to 13 million tons, while the export revenue increased by 16.7% and raised to 447 million dollars. In January-March period of 2020, an increase of 10.4% was recorded in production and 0.6% in domestic sales when compared to the previous year.
Turkish Cement Manufacturers Association (TÇMB), has announced the export figures of the first 5 months of 2020 and the production and sales figures from January to March of 2020 of the Turkish Cement sector. In the January-March period of 2020, the production of the Turkish cement industry increased by 10.4% compared to the same period of the previous year and reached 12.6 million tons. In the first three months of the year, the domestic sales of the cement industry increased by 0.6 percent to 9 million tons compared to the same period of the previous year.
In the first 5 months of 2020, the total export amount of the sector increased by 33% to 13 million tons. Export revenue became $ 447 million with an increase of 16.7%. In the same period, cement exports increased by 34% to 6.1 million tons and clinker exports increased by 32% to 6.9 million tons. While an increase was recorded in all countries in the top 10 in the countries to which exports were made, the country with the highest increase in exports was Ukraine. This country was followed by Togo and Romania.
Stating that the increase in exports beyond the planned level is promising international competition, Turkish Cement Manufacturers’ Association Chairman Dr. Tamer Saka made the following assessment on the subject: “As the sector, we did not shrink in the domestic market due to the pandemic in the first period of the year, while we performed well in exports in the first 5 months of the year. This increase we have seen above the planned is promising in international competition. It is important to support the sector with economic measures in order to continue to provide foreign currency input and employment security to our country while maintaining the momentum gained in international competition.
As the second largest cement and clinker exporter in the world after Vietnam in 2019, we are the first producer in Europe and the 6th in the world. In case the export performance in the first half of the year spreads to the whole year, our sector may rank first in exports. ”
