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In 2023, Estonia’s cement production again declined significantly by -25.5% to 0.199 Mta, after 0.267 Mta in 2022 and 0.367 Mta in 2021. The cement capacity utilization declined from 29.7% in 2022 to only 22.1% in 2023.
The Ravenna Hub in Northeast Italy aims to become the pioneer CCS hub in the Mediterranean for the storage of captured CO2 in depleted gas reservoirs in the Adriatic off the coast of Ravenna. The hub will be operated by…
In Japan in the last two years, the cement exports nearly halved from 11.460 Mta 2021 to ‘only’ 6.478 Mta in 2023. Since 2021, in each year year there has been a 2-digit YoY decline, the massive minus of 32.3%…
In 2023, in Japan the annual cement production declined by -10.4% to 47.656 Mta, after 53.207 Mta in 2022 and 55.580 Mta in 2021. The cement capacity utilization declined from 78.2% in 2022 to 70.1% in 2023.
UltraTech Cement commissioned its new 2.6 Mta greenfield grinding unit at Rajpura in the Punjab State in India. The plant is one of the phase II projects, announced in June 2022, of 22.6 Mta new capacity projects in India. Alone,…
In Liberia, in 2023 the annual cement production slightly recovered by +3.8% to 0.492 Mta from the 2 digit decline last year. The cement capacity utilization of the 2 installed cement grinding plants increased from 45.1% in 2022 to 46.9%…
Denmark’s FLSmidth announced to explore available divestment options for their cement business. As of 1 January 2024, a new company structure is in place and the separation activities are expected to be completed during the first half of 2024. The…
Due to low market demand, Heidelberg Materials decided to shut down the clinker production in its Hanover cement plant in Germany, in the 2nd half 2024. The plant has a 0.7 Mta clinker capacity, which can be more than compensated…
In Taiwan, in the period from January to November 2023, the cement production declined by -6.7% to 9.466 Mt. In November the production increased by 8.3% YoY to 0.852 Mt.
In 2023, Morocco’s cement dispatch stabilized at 12.511 Mta, which is an increase by +0.2% compared to 2022. However, the cement capacity utilization rate is only 48.5%.