Pakistan’s cement consumption -11.4% in 8M 2024
In the first 8 months of 2024, Pakistan’s cement consumption declined by -11.4% to 23.541 Mt, after 25.569 Mt in the same period last year and 28.367 Mt in the year before.
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Türkiye’s Çimsa to acquire UK’s Mannok business
Türkiye’s Çimsa, a subsidiary of Sabancı Holding, reached an agreement to acquire 94.7% of UK’s Mannok for an overall enterprise value of €330 million. The local Mannok’s (formerly the Quinn Group) leadership team will retain a 5.3% interest. Under the…
Pakistan’s cement exports up +15.1% in 8M 2024
In the first 8 months of 2024, Pakistan’s cement exports increased by +15.1% to 4.614 Mt, after 4.009 Mt in the same period last year and 2.405 Mt in the year before.
Pakistan’s cement dispatch -7.9% in 8M 2024
In the first 8monrths of 2024, Pakistan’s cement dispatch (production) declined by -7.9% to 28.155 Mt, after 30.578 Mt in the same period last year and 30.772 Mt in the year before.
CCS-Initiative in Japan to cope with CO2 goals
In Japan a CCS-Initiative has been formed by the industry to cope with the ambitious CO2 goals of the Japanese Government. The project involves capturing CO2 at Nippon Steel’s Kyushu Works and Taiheiyo Group’s DC Co. cement plant (photo) and…
Ethiopia’s cement consumption +14.0% in 1H 2024
In the first half of 2024, Ethiopia’s cement consumption increased by +14.0% to 3.91 Mt, after 3.43 Mt in the same period last year and 2.95 Mt in the year before.
Morocco’s cement dispatch up +7.2% in 8M 2024
In the first 8 months of 2024, Morocco’s cement dispatch increased by +7.2% to 8.730 Mt, after 8.141 Mt in the same period last year and 8.209 Mt in the year before.
Brazil’s CSN plans a new cement plant in Itaperuçu
Brazil’s Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN) plans to build a cement plant in Itaperuçu, close to Curitiba, the capital of the southern Brazilian state of Paraná. CSN began producing cement in 2009. In 2015 the new Arcos cement plant (photo), located in Minas…
Colombia’s cement exports down -1.6% in 7M 2024
In the first 7 months of 2024, Colombia’s cement exports declined by -1.6% to 0.745 Mt, after 0.757 Mt in the same period last year and 0.610 Mt in the year before.
El Salvador’s cement consumption -10.8% in 5M 2024
In the first 5 months of 2024, El Salvador’s cement consumption declined by -10.8% to 0.701 Mt, after 0.786 Mt in the same period last year and 0.794 Mt in the year before.