Colombia with minus cement production start into 2024
Colombia started into the new year with a minus of -4,4% in the cement production with 1.001 Mt after 1.048 Mt in January 2023. The minus is the result of a lower cement demand in January.
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Germany’s Schwenk Cement to build a meca-clay plant
Schwenk Zement contracted thyssenkrupp Polysius to build a demonstration plant for the production of meca-clay in the Allmendingen cement plant in Germany. Meca-clay can be produced without the conventional clay calcination (we reported here 15.12.2023). The process uses all-electric technology…
CIMAF Gabon to cut clinker imports with a new kiln line
CIMAF Gabon, which is part of the Moroccan CIMAF Group, plans to build a 0.9 Mta kiln line in Meba, 15km located from the town of Ntoum. The project had already been announced in September 2022. CIMAF operates two grinding…
Erosion of confidence with EU carbon prices
In February, EU carbon credits reached a level of less than 60 € / EU ETS allowance, due to a downturn from the auctions (Chart 28.02.24: Intercontinental Exchange). Important carbon credit buyers, such as Shell, Nestlé and EasyJet recently retreated…
Russia’s cement production declined in January
Russia’s cement production started in the new year with a decline by -1.3% to 2.571 Mt, after 2.605 Mt in January 2023. However the January cement production is always a result of the weather conditions in the country.
Austria’s Scheuch implements CO2 capture technologies
Scheuch, who is based in Upper Austria, develops and supplies a portfolio of solutions for flue-gas cleaning, included carbon-capture technologies. The company is currently working intensively on the implementation of various CO2 capture projects for industrial clients. For the cement industry…
Kenya’s annual cement production declined in 2023
After years of impressive growth the cement production in Kenya declined in 2023. According to preliminary data 9.516 Mta have been produced in 2023 after 9.754 Mta in 2022, corresponding to a -2.4% YoY decline. The cement capacity utilization declined…
EMC plans carbon-zero plant in the Netherlands
EMC Cement plans to install a carbon-zero 1.2 Mta cement plant in the Port of Amsterdam, Netherlands, together with HES International, a dry bulk handling company. EMC is a supplier of low-carbon cements based on natural volcanics. The all-electric plant…
BTB assits Brazil’s Intercement in strategic alternatives
InterCement Participações informed that during the last few months, the company has received a series of inquiries and expressions of interest in its assets in Brazil and Argentina. The company operates 15 cement plants with 17.2 Mta capacity in Brazil…
The downward trend in Poland continues in 2024
The downward trend in the cement production of Poland continues in January 2024 with -25.9%, YoY, to 0.589 Mt, after 0.795 Mt in January 2022.