Brazil’s cement dispatch declined by -3.5% in 1Q 2024
Brazil’s cement dispatch declined by -3.5% in the first quarter of 2024 to 14.267 Mt, after 14.787 Mt in the first quarter last year and 14.904 Mt in the 1.Q in 2022.
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Switzerland’s decline in cement dispatch continues in 1Q
The cement dispatch of Switzerland (Incl. Liechtenstein) declined in the 1.Q in 2024 by -8.1% to 0.786 Mt, after 0.855 Mt in the 1.Q 2023. Accordingly, no recovery in the cement dispatches could be recorded this year.
Kenya’s Devki Group launched 2.0 Mta Cemtech clinker plant
Kenya’s Devki Group officially launched the 6000 tpd (2.0 Mta) clinker manufacturing plant of Cemtech Ltd. in Sebit, West Pokot county. The much delayed KES 45 bn (US$ 346.6 m) clinker plant will export up to 80% of its clinker…
Russia’s Chechen Cement will replace outdated wet kilns
Russia’s Chechen Cement, which has become a member of Soyuzcement, will replace its outdated wet kilns with a modern dry process line. The plant has been installed in 1973 in Chechnya in South Russia close to Georgia and operates after…
Armenia’s cement imports increased +81.3% by Feb. 2024
In the first 2 months of 2024, Armenia’s cement imports increased by a massive +81.3% to 0.0455 Mt, after 0.0251 Mt in the same period in 2023. While the imports still declined by -28.9% YoY in January, they saw a…
Uzbekistan’s cement production with large increase
In Uzbekistan, In the first two months in 2024 the cement production by the large manufacturing plants increased by a massive +49.7% YoY to 1.353 Mt. The increase by +130% YoY in January declined to +14.9% in February.
India’s JK Cement on a 30 Mta cement journey
India’s JK Cement has a current grey cement capacity of 22.2 Mta, after completing the Ujjain grinding unit end of last year in Madhya Pradesh. The Prayagraj grinding unit with 2.0 Mta capacity is on track to be commissioned Aug.-Sept.…
Colombia’s cement consumption -3.3% by Feb. 2024
In the first two months of 2024, Colombia’s cement consumption declined by -3.3% to 1.922 Mt, after 1.988 Mt in the same period in 2023. While the YoY decline has been -4.2% in January there was an improve to -2.6%…
El Salvador starts with a decline in cement consumption
In January 2024, El Salvador consumed 0.144 Mt of cement, which is a decline by -7.6%, when compared with January 2023. Anyhow the YoY changes for a single month are quite high, as the figure for January 2022 demonstrates.
Cementos del Norte in Honduras invests in a new VRM
Cementos del Norte S.A. (Cenosa) will increase its cement grinding capacity by 1.0 Mta to 2.45 Mta at their integrated plant in Rio Bijao, Choloma Cortés, Honduras. Cenosa has allocated US$ 40 m for the construction of the grinding plant…