The VAIA (Vicat Advanced Industrial Alliance) CCS project by Vicat aims to capture and store 1.2 Mta of CO2 at the Montalieu-Vercieu cement plant, the largest in France. Now the French Government has awarded a *Grand Projets Industriels de Décarbonation* (GPID) grant for the project, after the project has already been selected by the EU Innovation Fund in November 2025 (we reported here 6.11.2025). Studies are ongoing for the project with a final investment decision scheduled for 2027, to create a unique value chain in the Rhone Valley with CO2 capture, transport and liquefaction for underground storage.
This is a sample of the Vietnam Data of April 2023.
The data is constantly updated, twice per year.
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Saudi Arabia’s cement dispatch up 2.3% in 01M 2026
In the first months in 2026, Saudi Arabia’s cement dispatch (local dispatch and exports) increased by +2.3% to 5.114 Mt, after 5.001 Mt in the same period last year and 4.663 Mt in the year before.
US Cement imports down -5.1% in 09M 2025
In the first 09 months in 2025 the US cement imports (Portland and blended cements) declined by -5.1% to 14.258 Mt, after 15.025 Mt in the last year and 15.593 Mt in the year before.
Nigeria’s Dangote targets 66.4 Mta capacity by 2028
Nigeria’s Dangote Cement revealed its capacity expansion targets by 2028. Accordingly, the cement capacity shall be increased from 55.0 Mta last year (Photo: 1.5 Mta plant in Zambia) and the commissioning of the first 1.5 Mta phase of the Ivory Cote plant to more than 66 Mta in just 3 years. This year, about 2.7 Mta shall be added in Cameroon, Senegal and South Africa, mainly by increased the grinding capacities, while in 2027, 6.0 Mta shall be installed in Nigeria with the two new integrated Itori cement lines and 2.5 Mta shall be installed in 2028 in Ethiopia with a second line for an investment of about US$ 400m. The investments reflect Dangote’s commitment of capturing the growth opportunities in African markets.
US Cement dispatch down -0.9% in 09M 2025
In the first 09 months in 2025 the US cement dispatch (Portland, blended and masonry cement) declined by -0.9% to 63.668 Mt, after 64.268 Mt in the last year and 68.702 Mt in the year before.
Peru’s cement production up +3.6% in 01M 2026
In the first months in 2026, Peru’s cement production increased by +12.5% YoY to 0.975 Mt, after 0.867 Mt in the same period last year and 0.924 Mt in the year before.
Sweden’s Salt X received US$ 1.5m R&D grant
Swedens’s Salt X Technology announced the launch of their multi-plasma upgrade project, which aims to scale the patented electric plasma calcination technology to 1 Mta capacity. The grant has been provided by Frontier Climate, which was founded to accelerate carbon removal with the goal to catalyse a diverse portfolio of appropriate companies. The project by Salt X seeks to expand the company’s current plasma heater module size from 40000 tpy to much larger single-unit capacities (photo: Salt X Research Center). For the development of its first industrial pilot plant this year, Salt X partners with SMA Mineral and thyssenkrupp.
Vicat VAIA CCS project in France with 2nd grant
The VAIA (Vicat Advanced Industrial Alliance) CCS project by Vicat aims to capture and store 1.2 Mta of CO2 at the Montalieu-Vercieu cement plant, the largest in France. Now the French Government has awarded a *Grand Projets Industriels de Décarbonation* (GPID) grant for the project, after the project has already been selected by the EU Innovation Fund in November 2025 (we reported here 6.11.2025). Studies are ongoing for the project with a final investment decision scheduled for 2027, to create a unique value chain in the Rhone Valley with CO2 capture, transport and liquefaction for underground storage.
Saudi Arabia’s cement dispatch up 2.3% in 01M 2026
In the first months in 2026, Saudi Arabia’s cement dispatch (local dispatch and exports) increased by +2.3% to 5.114 Mt, after 5.001 Mt in the same period last year and 4.663 Mt in the year before.
US Cement imports down -5.1% in 09M 2025
In the first 09 months in 2025 the US cement imports (Portland and blended cements) declined by -5.1% to 14.258 Mt, after 15.025 Mt in the last year and 15.593 Mt in the year before.
Nigeria’s Dangote targets 66.4 Mta capacity by 2028
Nigeria’s Dangote Cement revealed its capacity expansion targets by 2028. Accordingly, the cement capacity shall be increased from 55.0 Mta last year (Photo: 1.5 Mta plant in Zambia) and the commissioning of the first 1.5 Mta phase of the Ivory Cote plant to more than 66 Mta in just 3 years. This year, about 2.7 Mta shall be added in Cameroon, Senegal and South Africa, mainly by increased the grinding capacities, while in 2027, 6.0 Mta shall be installed in Nigeria with the two new integrated Itori cement lines and 2.5 Mta shall be installed in 2028 in Ethiopia with a second line for an investment of about US$ 400m. The investments reflect Dangote’s commitment of capturing the growth opportunities in African markets.
US Cement dispatch down -0.9% in 09M 2025
In the first 09 months in 2025 the US cement dispatch (Portland, blended and masonry cement) declined by -0.9% to 63.668 Mt, after 64.268 Mt in the last year and 68.702 Mt in the year before.
Peru’s cement production up +3.6% in 01M 2026
In the first months in 2026, Peru’s cement production increased by +12.5% YoY to 0.975 Mt, after 0.867 Mt in the same period last year and 0.924 Mt in the year before.
Sweden’s Salt X received US$ 1.5m R&D grant
Swedens’s Salt X Technology announced the launch of their multi-plasma upgrade project, which aims to scale the patented electric plasma calcination technology to 1 Mta capacity. The grant has been provided by Frontier Climate, which was founded to accelerate carbon removal with the goal to catalyse a diverse portfolio of appropriate companies. The project by Salt X seeks to expand the company’s current plasma heater module size from 40000 tpy to much larger single-unit capacities (photo: Salt X Research Center). For the development of its first industrial pilot plant this year, Salt X partners with SMA Mineral and thyssenkrupp.
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