Cement demand growth to slow in 2019 as trade barriers and economic challenges take hold

摘要

The World Cement Association has said it expects global cement demand growth to slow in 2019, as the positive outlook and signs of recovery seen in the second half of 2016 have started to fade away in the face of rising downside risks emerging in Q2 2018. WCA forecasts that in 2019 world cement demand will grow by 1.5 %. China's dwindling needs are a significant factor, but even excluding this, overall demand will only rise by 2.8% in 2019, lagging behind the levels of the global economic growth anticipated by the IMF.