en.Wedoany.com Reported - According to data from Morocco's Ministry of National Territory Planning, Urban Planning, Housing and Urban Policy (APC), cement shipments in the country increased by 31.8% year-on-year in April 2026, rising from 1,145,241 tons in April 2025 to 1,509,932 tons.
By segment, shipments to the wholesale market in April 2026 increased by 21.8% year-on-year, from 680,774 tons to 828,944 tons. Shipments to the ready-mix concrete segment rose by 62.5% year-on-year, from 237,736 tons to 386,294 tons. Shipments to the prefabricated components segment increased by 22.4% year-on-year, from 110,069 tons to 134,752 tons. Purchases by the infrastructure segment grew by 4.4% year-on-year, from 303,487 tons to 316,959 tons. Shipments to the building segment increased by 65.1%, from 29,941 tons to 49,429 tons. Shipments to the mortar market rose by 26.5% year-on-year, from 4,564 tons to 5,776 tons.
From January to April 2026, cumulative cement shipments in Morocco totaled 4,521,241 tons, a decrease of 0.1% compared to 4,527,257 tons in the same period of 2025, indicating a slowdown in market contraction from the beginning of the year.
In the first four months of this year, shipments to Morocco's largest wholesale market fell by 3.7% year-on-year, from 2,494,809 tons to 2,402,420 tons. Other segments showed relatively positive trends: deliveries to the ready-mix concrete segment increased by 9.3% year-on-year, from 1,094,764 tons to 1,196,074 tons; shipments to the infrastructure segment grew by 4.4% year-on-year, from 303,487 tons to 316,959 tons; deliveries to the building segment rose by 7.7%, from 134,819 tons to 145,182 tons; shipments to the mortar segment increased by 10.6%, from 18,209 tons to 20,142 tons. Purchases by the prefabricated components segment, however, decreased by 8.4% year-on-year, from 481,168 tons to 440,961 tons.
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