Cemsuisse reported that 988,702 tonnes of cement were delivered to Switzerland and Liechtenstein in the third quarter of 2026, up 1% from the same quarter in 2025. The association also reported a lower rail share: 31.5% of deliveries moved by rail, down 2.5 percentage points year over year.
Quarterly deliveries rose slightly
The 988,702-tonne total covers deliveries to Switzerland and Liechtenstein in July through September 2026, according to cemsuisse. The 1% increase is a comparison with the third quarter of 2025. It indicates a modest rise in cement deliveries, but the release does not identify a cause or independently measure construction activity; the figure alone does not establish a broader change in building demand.
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For the first nine months of 2026, cemsuisse put deliveries at roughly 2.8 million tonnes. Its reproduced release does not give a clear exact year-to-date growth rate, so that total should not be treated as an equivalent year-over-year comparison.
Where the cement went and what types were delivered
Cemsuisse said approximately 73% of Swiss cement is delivered loose to ready-mix concrete plants. One fifth of deliveries since the start of 2026 went to on-site concrete plants, often at large projects, particularly infrastructure projects. The release does not give a separate third-quarter share for on-site plants.
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The reported product mix was dominated by clinker-reduced cement types: they accounted for more than 98% of delivered cement, while classic Portland cement represented 1.33%. Cemsuisse describes clinker-reduced cement as CO₂-optimized and says its share has grown. The release provides no quantified emissions reduction or emissions-intensity comparison, so the mix figures do not establish a specific amount of emissions avoided.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.Rail’s share fell as the association points to single-wagon freight
Rail carried 31.5% of deliveries, a 2.5 percentage-point decline from the year-earlier quarter. Cemsuisse attributes the shift toward road transport to difficult conditions in single-wagon freight. That is the association’s explanation, not an independently established causal finding. It also says the move away from rail runs counter to the industry’s decarbonization ambitions.
“With a transport share of 31.5%, rail deliveries have once again fallen by 2.5 percentage points compared with the previous year. As an industry, we greatly regret this situation.”
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The statement and figures appeared in cemsuisse’s “Schweizerische Zementlieferungen im 3. Quartal 2026,” released on 9 October 2026 and reproduced by Swiss-Press. The release’s account of transport conditions and its characterization of the cement mix are cemsuisse’s; it does not provide a separate analysis of freight-market causes or emissions performance.
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