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Aggregate Industries, which is part of the Holcim Group, is constructing a new import terminal and grinding plant at the Port of Tilbury in Essex, UK. For the state-of-the-art grinding unit (photo of the construction site, a new LM 30.2…
In the first 4 months of the year, Türkiye’s cement production increased +19.6% to 25.912 Mt, after 21.667 Mt in the same period last year and 20.690 Mt the year before.
In the first quarter of 2024, Türkiye’s cement production massively increased by +25.0% to 19.949 Mt, after 15.961 Mt in the same period last year. In March this year the cement production increased by +26.8% YoY.
Votorantim Cimentos will invest R$200m to double the production capacity of its Edealina plant in Goiás in Brazil from 1.0 to 2.0 Mta. The plan is to install a new cement grinding line by the second half of 2025. The…
In the first half of 2024, Brazil’s cement dispatch increased moderately by +1.2% to 30.595 Mt, after 30.232 Mt in the same period last year. In the 1.Q this year the YoY decline has been -3.5%, while in the 2.Q…
In the first 4 months of 2024, El Salvador’s cement consumption declined by -12.1% to 0565 Mt, after 0.643 Mt in the same period last year and 0.639 Mt the year before.
India’s largest cement producer UltraTech completed the acquisition of an additional 25% stake in RAK White Cement. The deal (we reported here May 29, 2024) is equivalent to 125 million shares, according to a bourse disclosure dated 11.07.2024. The additional…
In the first 5 months of 2024, Armenia’s cement imports surged by +64.7% to 0.196 Mt, after 0.119 Mt min the same period in last year and 0.062 Mt the year before.
In the first 5 months of 2024, Azerbaijan’s cement imports declined by -9.5% to 7.6 kt, after 8.4 kt in the same period last year and 12.1 kt in the year before.
Cemex Deutschand has signed a JV with recycling service provider ALBA Group for the construction of a biochar production plant in Germany. The facility will be located in the Rüdersdorf cement plant close to Berlin and produce biochar from a…