Turkey has maintained its place as Europe?s top cement producer and No. 7 in the world. The Turkish Cement Manufacturers Association reported that in 2014 domestic cement sales were 62.5 mn t while export sales were just under 8 mn t. Earlier this year there were sharp falls in domestic cement sales and exports. Clinker exports were also well down on the same period in 2014.
Ersagun Cabuk, however, writing for www.worldcement.com in April this year, was full of optimism about the future of the industry. He predicted that by 2023, cement production might well be close to 100 million tpy and consumption could be 79 million tpy.