Brazil’s cement dispatch up +2.0% in 7M 2024
In the first 7 months of 2024, Brazil’s cement dispatch increased by +2.0% to 36.449 Mt, after 35.722 Mt in the same period last year. In July 2024 a YoY increase by +6.6% to 5.853 Mt was recorded.
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Argentina’s cement dispatch -28.4% in 7M 2024
In the first 7 months of 2024, Argentina’s cement dispatch declined by -28.4% to 5.189 Mt, after 7.249 Mt in the same period last year and 7.303 Mt in the year before.
WIH plans 3.0 Mta grinding station in Uganda
West International Holding (WIH) plans the construction of the 3.0 Mta Jinja cement grinding station in Njeru, Buikwe in Uganda. WIH is a JV of Chinese and Ugandan Investors, which commissioned already a first cement project in Moroto. At the…
Malaysia’s cement production +14.3% in 1H 2024
In the first half of 2024, Malaysia’s cement production increased by +14.3% to 13.886 Mt, after 12.149 Mt in the same period last year and 11.077 Mt in the year before.
Ukraine’s cement exports up +138.0% in 7M 2024
In the first 7 months of 2024, Ukraine’s cement exports increased by +138.0% to 0.959 Mt, after 0.403 Mt in the same period last year.
Stone laying of CIMAF clay calcination in Burkina Faso
The stone laying ceremony at Ciment de l’Afrique’s (CIMAF) new clay calcination plant at its operating plant in Quagadougou in Burkina Faso has been celebrated. The plant is supported by a loan from the IFC (we reported 13.10.2023). Together with…
Ukraine’s cement production up +24.4% in 1H 2024
In the first half of 2024, Ukraine’s cement production increased by +24.4% to 3.799 Mt, after 3.055 Mt in the same period last year and 2.464 Mt in the year before. The production is almost on the level of 1.H…
Estonia’s cement production -7.9% in 1H 2024
In the first half of 2024, Estonia’s cement production declined by -7.9% to 82 kt, after 89 kt in the same period last year and 130 kt in the year before.
Lafarge Serbia plans new green cement plant
Lafarge Serbia, which is a member of the Holcim Group, plans to invest 110m Euro in a new cement plant in Belgrade’s Obrenovac municipality. The company operates the Beočinska cement plant (photo) in the Vojvodina district, 50 km Northwest of…
Armenia’s cement imports up +64.75 in 1H 2024
In the first half of 2024, Armenia’s cement imports increased by +64.7% to 0.252 Mt, after 0.153 Mt in the same period last year in 0.073 Mt in the year before.