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In the first quarter of 2024, Thailand’s cement production declined by -6.7% to 8.806 Mt, after 9.441 Mt in the same period in last year and 9.528 Mt the year before. The March decline has been -7.0% YoY.
In the first 4 months of 2024, Vietnam’s cement & clinker exports increased +5.2% to 10.89 Mt, after 10.35 Mt in the same period last year. Cement exports increased by +3.1% YoY, while clinker exports increased by +8.7% YoY.
Heidelberg Materials and Linde are building the world’s first large-scale CCU facility in the Lengfurt cement plant in Germany. With the ‘Capture-to-Use’-project (CAP2U), the two companies have established a joint venture to build and operate a carbon capture and liquefaction…
In the first 4 months of 2024, Estonia’s cement production declined by -16.4% to 46 kt, after 55 kt in the same period last year and 77 kt the year before. Only 60% were produced this year, compared to 2022.
In the first 5 months of 2024, Azerbaijan’s cement exports declined by -5.1% to 0.268 Mt,. after 0.282 Mt in the same period last year and 0.231 Mt the year before.
The cement industry in Vietnam is struggling, several plants operate at low capacity utilisation. Vietnam’s rated cement capacity is 122.3 Mta, however 4 lines with 11.4 Mta capacity have not been started yet, while they have to service debts. The…
In the first 5 months of 2024, China’s cement production declined by -10.9% to 687.27 Mt, after 771.41 Mt in the same period last year and 783.38 Mt in the year before.
In the first 4 months of 2024, Vietnam’s cement dispatch declined by -5.2% to 23.73 Mt, after 25.03 Mt in the same period in last year, although the cement exports even have increased.
The development of a CO₂ infrastructure is essential for the cement industry in Germany (we reported here 19.03.2024). To achieve net-zero, carbon capture systems at the cement plants and storage systems in depleted oil & gas fields become essential for…
In the first quarter of 2024, the US cement dispatch declined by -5.9% to 11.078 Mt, after 11.486 Mt in the same period in last year.