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Cemex Deutschand has signed a JV with recycling service provider ALBA Group for the construction of a biochar production plant in Germany. The facility will be located in the Rüdersdorf cement plant close to Berlin and produce biochar from a…
In the first half of 2024, Saudi Arabia’s cement dispatch declined by -1.8% to 23.436Mt, after 23.860 Mt in the same period last year and 25.281 Mt in the year before.
In the first half of 2024, Saudi Arabia’s cement exports declined by -21.5% to 0.885 Mt, after 1.128 Mt in the same period last year and 0.521 Mt in the year before.
The Amsons Group, Tanzania’s leading energy, food and transport company, is looking to acquire up to 100% stake in Bamburi Cement in Kenya. Bamburi, which is owned by Lafarge (Holcim Group) operates an integrated cement plant (photo) with 3.2 Mta…
In the first half of 2024, Switzerland and Liechtenstein’s cement dispatch declined by -8.0% to 1.751 Mt, after 1.905 Mt in the same period last year and 2.094 Mt the year before.
In the first 5 months of 2024, Uzbekistan’s cement production by large plants increased +35.6% to 6.226 Mt, after 4.590 Mt in the same period last year.
India’s UltraTech, led by Kumar Mangalam Birla, is in advanced talks to acquire Orient Cement Ltd (OCL) from CK Birla. OCL began cement production in the year 1982 at Devapur in Telangana. In 1997, a split-grinding unit was added at…
In May 2024 the average cement prices in Germany, calculated from quantities sold and revenues, declined to 118.17 €/t, which corresponds to a price decline by -1.8% from April this year.
In the first 5 months of 2024, the cement production in Germany declined by -12.3% to 9.027 Mt, after 10.299 Mt in the same period last year and 12.213 Mt the year before.
Ash Grove Cement, a CRH Company, has chosen FLSmidth for the pyro upgrade of its Leamington plant in Utah in the USA. The facility opened in 1980 and has been upgraded 1996 for the first time. The new pyro upgrade…