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Holcim is in a transformation as a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions. Cement, aggregates and concrete, the main businesses of Holcim do not totally fit into that category (photo: Alpena cement plant in Michigan). In 2022 the…
Portugal’s competition authority AdC gave green light for the merger & acquisition of Cimpor Portugal Holdings by Taiwan Cement Corporation (TCC). TCC will be the 100% owner of Cimpor after buying the major 60% share from its JV partner OYAK…
In Tunisia, in the first 3 quarters of 2023, the cement production decreased by -1.3% to 5.594 Mt, after 5.667 Mt in the same period in 2022. However, while in the 2.Q 2023 the production improved by +3.7%, in the…
South Africa’s Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) divested a 51% stake in Cimerwa, Rwanda’s top cement producer, operating a 0.6 Mta kiln line (photo) in Bugarama, in the Rusizi district at the South Western border of Rwanda. The divestment is in…
In 2023, in Azerbaijan the preliminary cement production increased by +4.6% to 3.725 Mta, after 3.561 Mta in 2022 and 3.439 Mta in 2021. The cement capacity utilization increased from 72.7% in 2022 to 76.0% in 2023.
In 2023, the cement production in Poland declined by -11.9% to 16.06 Mta and 18.853 Mta in 2022 and 19.189 Mta in 2021. The cement capacity utilization declined from 78.6% in 2022 to only 69.6% in 2023.
Votorantim Cimentos announced investment of R5 bn (about US$ 1 bn) in Brazil to expand and modernize its cement capacity by 3.0 Mta and to reduce emissions. The expansions include a new 1.0 Mta cement grinding plant in Salto de…
In 2023, in Uzbekistan the preliminary cement production increased by 3.6%, after -2,6% last year. However these data only relate to the production by the large enterprises. The total preliminary cement production figure in 2023 for the country is 14.91…
UK’s Aggregate Industries, which is a part of Holcim, operates the 1.0 Mta dry-process cement plant in Cauldon, Stoke-on-Trent. The company will use Petrofac’s consulting team to identify opportunities for capturing CO2 at the Cauldon plant. The facility currently emits…
After large ups and downs in the last few years, in 2023 according to preliminary figures, Thailand’s cement production declined by -2.3% to 35.687 Mta. Accordingly, the cement capacity utilization declined from 72.1 % in 2021 to 59.4% in 2023.