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In Germany in the last few years, the cement prices have massively increased, mainly due to the inflation and the increase of energy prices. However, the prices are now on a halt and because of the production over-capacities the prices…
According to the German Cement Association (VdZ) the global number of SCR plants (Selective Catalytic Reduction) increased in the last few years. However, in 2018 globally only 16 plants have been installed in the cement industry, while 10 SCR plants…
JK Cement laid the foundation stone at the upcoming large cement grinding unit in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. The plant will cost around US$60m. The company expects to complete the project in the FY 2024 Another 1.5 Mta project is under…
In the USA, in the first half of 2023, the dispatch of Portland and blended cement declined by -2.6% from 43.642 Mt in 1.H 2022 to 42.525 Mt in 1.H 2023. Only in May 2023 the dispatch was larger than…
In the first half of 2023, the US imports of grey cement increased by +9.4% to 12.752 Mt. The TOP5 countries contributed to almost 80% of the imports. Türkiye has 31.2% market share.
ABB Ability™ Expert Optimizer improves operations and reduces thermal energy consumption in the kiln by 3% as well as maintain operational quality at the Tokuyama Nanyo cement plant, one of the largest single factories in Japan. The advanced process control-based…
In the period from April to June 2023 (1.Q Indian FY 2023-24) the cement production in India massively increased by 11.9%. In the 1.Q 2023-24 about 110.2 Mt of cement have been produced, compared to the 98.5 Mt in the…
The cement consumption is slightly up by +0.5% in the first half of 2023, when compared to the first half of 2022. The consumption amounted to 6.179 Mt in first half 2023, after 6.151 Mt in first half 2022.
In Spain, in the first half of 2023, the cement exports declined by -2.1% to 2.084 Mt, while the clinker exports declined by -2.7% to 0.765 Mt in the same period, when compared to the first half 2022.
Beginning of August 2023 the AnJia Cement Factory installed a new grinding plant in the Muhanga Industrial park, Southern Province, Rwanda. The AnJia Cement Factory was built by AnJia Prefabricated Construction Rwanda Co Ltd, a subsidiary of West International Holding,…