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Saudi Arabia exported from January to November 2023 in total 1.990 Mt of cement. This is a YoY increase by +24.1% from 1.604 Mt the same period last year. However, these accumulated exports include only 0.133 Mt from November, while…
After the successful implementation of the Xili cement plant (photo) in Southern Kazakhstan, the China Gezhouba Group Cement Co. plans to install a 2nd plant in the Almaty region, in line with the Chinese ‘Belt & Road’-strategy. The company operates…
In Saudi Arabia, from January to November 2023, the cement dispatch (domestic and exports) declined by -6.3%, YoY to 44.943 Mt. In November the cement dispatch has been 4.426 Mt, which is a decline by -7.3% from the 4.777 Mt…
TITAN has signed a grant agreement with the EU Innovation Fund for their IFESTOS pioneering carbon capture project at the Kamari cement plant in Greece, following its selection in July (we reported). IFESTOS, an integral component of TITAN’s extensive decarbonization…
In China from January to November 2023 the cement production declined by -4.2% to 1867.4 Mt after 1950.1 Mt in the same period last year. In November the cement production declined by -1.0%, YoY to 189.786 Mt after 191.791 Mt…
CRH plc and its partner, the Australian Barro Group, have entered into an agreement with ADBRI Ltd, formerly known as Adelaide Brighton, to acquire all ADBRI shares. The partners own a 47.6% minority stake and submitted a non-binding offer to…
Ambuja Cements Limited, which is part of the Adani Group, plans to increase its green power to 60% from 418 MW in FY 23-24 to 1466 MW by FY 27-28 in absolute terms. The more than 1000 MW targeted additional…
The EU Innovation Fund will provide 191 €m for the GeZero project of Heidelberg Materials at the Geseke cement plant (photo credit: Steffen Höft) in Northern Germany. GeZero aims to deploy an entire CCS value chain, capturing 0.7 Mta of…
The imports of Portland and blended cements by the USA declined in the first 3 quarters 2023 by -0.7% to 13.867 Mt, after 13.966 Mt in the same period last year. However, there is a decline from quarter to quarter…
In the USA, in the first 3 quarters of 2023 in total 66.863 Mt of Portland and blended cements have been dispatched. This is a -2.9% YoY decline compared to 68.873 Mt in the same period last year. The largest…