According to press news, Holcim has put the flagship Go4Zero CCS project at the Obourg cement plant in Belgium on hold. The project received a €230m EU fund for a total investment of about € 500m to install a new 1.7 Mta cement kiln with an Oxyfuel calciner and capturing the CO2 from the plant, with a start-up in 2029. The captured CO2 should be transported by pipeline to the Antwerp@C CO2 export hub, where it will be liquefied and transported by ship for storage beneath the North Sea (we reported here 9.12.2023). However, due to the press news, the risks in the downstream system are currently too high, to proceed with the project.
This is a sample of the Vietnam Data of April 2023.
The data is constantly updated, twice per year.
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Peru’s cement production up +4.4% in year 2025
In the year 2025, Peru’s cement production increased by +4.4% to 11.556 Mta, after 11.066 Mta in 2024 and 11.403 Mta in 2023.
Germany’s cement prices -1.2% YoY in November 2025
In November 2025, the ex-works average cement prices in Germany (calculated from cement sales volumes and cement T/O) decreased by -1.2% YoY to 114.19 €/t, after 115.54 €/t in same period last year and 116.31 €/t in the year before.
All property of Russia’s Novorosscement company seized
January 2026, the Arbitration Court of the Krasnodar Territory in Russia arrested the shares of Verkhnebakansky Cement Plant (photo credit FLSmidth) and Novoroscement, both of which belong to Actual Investments JSC. The company, which is associated with businessman Lev Kvetnoy, has been at the center of significant legal and antitrust developments regarding its ownership of cement assets. The seizure followed a demand by the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office in January 2025 to turn assets worth 45 billion rubles belonging to the "Novoroscement" group over to the state, citing illegal foreign control. Formerly, Novorosscement has been owned by Holcim, before the businesses in Russia had been divested in 2022.
Germany’s cement production up +0.5% in 11M 2025
In the first 11 months in 2025, Germany’s cement production increased by +0.4% to 22.849 Mt, after 22.754 Mt in the same period last year and 24.090 Mt in the year before.
Poland’s cement production down -3.4% in year 2025
In the year 2025, Poland’s cement production decreased by -3.2% to 17.129 Mta, after 17.695 Mta in 2024 and 16.606 Mta in the 2023.
India’s JK Cement expansion is fully on track
India’s JK Cement commissioned this week the 3.0 Mta split grinding plant at Bihar (photo: Split grinding unit at Jhajjar). This expansion is in line with the recent grey cement capacity expansions at Panna, Prajagray and Hamirpur with 1.0 Mta each and the 3.3 Mta integrated clinker production plant at Panna, which had been commissioned 3rd Dec. last year. JK Cement is also developing an integrated cement plant at Jaisalmer in Rajasthan. This will increase the clinker capacity by 4.0 Mta and the cement capacity by 3.0 Mta. The plant shall be operational in 1H FY28
Holcim halted flagship CCS project in Belgium
According to press news, Holcim has put the flagship Go4Zero CCS project at the Obourg cement plant in Belgium on hold. The project received a €230m EU fund for a total investment of about € 500m to install a new 1.7 Mta cement kiln with an Oxyfuel calciner and capturing the CO2 from the plant, with a start-up in 2029. The captured CO2 should be transported by pipeline to the Antwerp@C CO2 export hub, where it will be liquefied and transported by ship for storage beneath the North Sea (we reported here 9.12.2023). However, due to the press news, the risks in the downstream system are currently too high, to proceed with the project.
Peru’s cement production up +4.4% in year 2025
In the year 2025, Peru’s cement production increased by +4.4% to 11.556 Mta, after 11.066 Mta in 2024 and 11.403 Mta in 2023.
Germany’s cement prices -1.2% YoY in November 2025
In November 2025, the ex-works average cement prices in Germany (calculated from cement sales volumes and cement T/O) decreased by -1.2% YoY to 114.19 €/t, after 115.54 €/t in same period last year and 116.31 €/t in the year before.
All property of Russia’s Novorosscement company seized
January 2026, the Arbitration Court of the Krasnodar Territory in Russia arrested the shares of Verkhnebakansky Cement Plant (photo credit FLSmidth) and Novoroscement, both of which belong to Actual Investments JSC. The company, which is associated with businessman Lev Kvetnoy, has been at the center of significant legal and antitrust developments regarding its ownership of cement assets. The seizure followed a demand by the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office in January 2025 to turn assets worth 45 billion rubles belonging to the "Novoroscement" group over to the state, citing illegal foreign control. Formerly, Novorosscement has been owned by Holcim, before the businesses in Russia had been divested in 2022.
Germany’s cement production up +0.5% in 11M 2025
In the first 11 months in 2025, Germany’s cement production increased by +0.4% to 22.849 Mt, after 22.754 Mt in the same period last year and 24.090 Mt in the year before.
Poland’s cement production down -3.4% in year 2025
In the year 2025, Poland’s cement production decreased by -3.2% to 17.129 Mta, after 17.695 Mta in 2024 and 16.606 Mta in the 2023.
India’s JK Cement expansion is fully on track
India’s JK Cement commissioned this week the 3.0 Mta split grinding plant at Bihar (photo: Split grinding unit at Jhajjar). This expansion is in line with the recent grey cement capacity expansions at Panna, Prajagray and Hamirpur with 1.0 Mta each and the 3.3 Mta integrated clinker production plant at Panna, which had been commissioned 3rd Dec. last year. JK Cement is also developing an integrated cement plant at Jaisalmer in Rajasthan. This will increase the clinker capacity by 4.0 Mta and the cement capacity by 3.0 Mta. The plant shall be operational in 1H FY28
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