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According to preliminary figures, in 2023 Vietnam’s annual cement consumption declined by -8.2% to 57.083 Mta, after 62.2 Mta in 2022 and 62.7 Mta in 2021. The per capita cement consumption (PCC) declined from 626 kg in 2022 to 573…
JSW Cement FZE, a subsidiary of Indian JSW Cement, ignited its new clinker line in Habhab in Fujairah, UAE. The kiln line has a capacity of 3000 tpd or 1.0 Mta, same as kiln line No.1 (photo), and will help…
After several years of almost constants, the cement production of Switzerland (incl. Liechtenstein) declined by -10.0% to 3.730 Mta, after 4.146 Mta in 2022 and 4.177 Mta in 2021. The cement capacity utilization declined from 81.3% in 2022 to 73.1%…
In Russia, in the period from January to November 2023, the cement trade largely improved, despite sanctions by the West. The accumulated exports improved by 6.3% YoY to 0.971 Mt, while the accumulated cement imports even increased by 50.8%, YoY…
In Russia, in the period from January to November 2023, the cement production increased by 3.55% to 59.526 Mt, after 57.485 Mt in same period last year. In November the production increased by 11.1% YoY to 4.055 Mt.
Germany’s TopWerk Group and US-based Partanna have announced a partnership. TopWerk, a leading global equipment supplier for concrete products, regards Partanna’s carbon-negative binder as a direct, plug-and-play replacement solution to Portland cement, that is fully compatible with its machines (photo:…
In 2023, Saudi Arabia exported 2.080 Mta cement, which is a YoY increase by 11.6% to 2.080 Mta, after 1.863 Mta last year and 1.556 Mta in 2021. The exports helped marginally to improve Saudi’s cement production in 2023, when…
In Japan, the accumulated cement exports in the first 11 month 2023 declined by massive -34.4% to only 5.866 Mt Mt from 8.947 Mt in the same period last year. In November the exports only declined by -3.2% to 0.536…
The Cemex Group, headquartered in Mexico, will be the first cement company to join the CCS+ Initiative, a multi-stakeholder platform developing a comprehensive carbon accounting framework for certifying industrial carbon projects. The CCS+ Initiative brings together more than 55 leading…
In 2023, China’s annual cement production declined -4.5% to 2022.9 Mta, after 2118.0 Mta last year and 2377.0 Mta in 2021. Accordingly, in only two years time the production has been shrinking by 354.1 Mta, which is more than the…