Türkiye’s cement exports in 2023 declined significantly
After several years of growth with up to 50% growth rates, in 2023 Türkiye’s cement exports declined by -17.6% to 15.223 Mta, after 18.476 Mta in 2023 and 17.728 Mta in 2022.
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Türkiye with 19% growth in annual cement consumption
According to preliminary figures the cement consumption in Türkiye increased by 19.0% to 65 Mta, after 54.609 Mta in 2022. The per capita cement consumption (PCC) increased to 757 kg, which is a new high after 2018, when the PCC…
Germany’s Heidelberg Materials confirmed Leilac-2 location
The new Leilac-2 location will be at the Ennigerloh cement plant of Heidelberg Materials in NRW in Germany. After the decision to shut-down the clinker production in the Hanover plant, where the original Leilac-2 project was already well advanced and…
Mexico’s Cemex pins its hopes on clinker micronization
Mexico’s Cemex pioneered at their R&D Center in Switzerland a creative alternative to traditional clinker grinding. The new micronization technology shall have the potential to reduce the clinker factor by up to 50%, in specific cement admixtures. Accordingly, with this…
Thailand’s January cement production improved
In January 2024, Thailand’s cement manufactures produced 2.776 Mt of cement, which is still -3.4% below January last year, but this is a lower decline than in the last two years. Thailand’s economy and construction output is expected to grow…
Heidelberg Materials’ Anthemis CCS project in Belgium
Heidelberg Materials intends to equip the recently modernized Antoing plant of its Belgian subsidiary (known as CBR) with an innovative hybrid carbon capture unit. The Anthemis CCS project, established in January 2023, shall reduce the CO2 emission by 97%, equivalent…
Colombia’s local cement dispatch lower in Jan. 2024
Colombia’s local cement dispatch has been this January with 0.891 Mt-4.2% lower than in January last year with 0.930 Mt. This is now the 3rd year that the January dispatch is declining.
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.
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…