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In Bolivia, from January to October 2023 in total 3.269 Mt of cement have been produced. This is an increase by 1.6%, when compared to the same period last year. In October 0.383 Mt have been produced, which is a…
The world largest renewable 2.2 Gigawatt power plant is installed in Qinghai in China. It is a photovoltaic plant producing 5 billion kWh clean power from solar energy, saving 2.375 Mta of CO2. The plant was built in the Gonghe…
In Pakistan, this year from January to November, the accumulation cement declined by -1.7% to 42.506 Mt, after 43.318 Mt in the same period last year. In the first 3 quarters in 2023 the cement dispatch declined only with -1.1%,…
In June this year, CRH reached an agreement with Buzzi Unicem to take over the Ukrainian assets of Buzzi’s subsidiary Dyckerhoff Cement. These include the integrated cement plants Rivne and Mykolaiv (photo), distribution terminals and RMX plants. CRH and the…
In Peru, from January to November 2023 the cement production declined by -13.5% to 10.475 Mt, compared to the same period last year. The 2-digit decline could also not be stopped in November, when 0.988 Mt have been produced, compared…
Sinoma TCDRI finished the 1600 tpd clinker capacity upgrade of the Dandot Cement plant in Lahore, Pakistan. The plant has been operated since 1983 and was supplied by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) with a 1000 tpd kiln. The upgrade improves…
Mexico’s accumulated grey cement production increased by +1.8%, YoY, to 34.597 Mt from January to October 2023. In October, 3.536 Mt grey cement were produced, this is -2.2% compared to 3.615 Mt produced in October last year.
Mexico’s accumulated white cement production declined by -26.8%, YoY, to 0.580 Mt from January to October 2023. In October, 62998 t white cement were produced, this is -21.9% compared to 80637 t produced in October last year.
Cemex Ventures in Madrid, Spain, has increased its stake in UK-based HiiROC. The startup-company has developed a novel proprietary process for the production of low-cost, zero emission hydrogen. The technology ‘Thermal Plasma Electrolysis (TPE)’ is using a fraction of the…
In Kyrgyzstan in the first 3 quarters of 2023 the cement production increased by +7.5% to 2.356 Mt from 2.192 Mt in the same period last year. In the 3.Q the YoY increase has been +8.8%, which is a relatively…