Cement production in Malaysia increased in 4M 2023
In Malaysia in the first 4 month of 2023, the cement production increased by +1.1% to 8.821 Mt from 8.723 Mt in the first 4 month (Jan-Apr) 2022.
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Strategic investment at Sococim, Senegal, is on track
The strategic investment by the VICAT Group is on track. The new 6500 tpd kiln line at the Rufisque cement plant in Senegal will be commissioned in the year 2024 by Fives FCB. The new line no. 6 will feature…
China United Cement plans China’s largest CCUS project
China United Qingzhou Co. Ltd., which is part of CNBM, is planning a 200,000 tpa CO2 plant on the basis of full oxygen combustion enrichment and purification. It is the first project in the Shandong province and the first large-scale…
Cement market in Brazil is in a slight decline
In Brazil the cement market in 1.H 2023 could not fulfill its growth expectations. The cement dispatch, which also includes a small number of cement exports, declined in the first half 2023 from 30.832 Mt by -1.8% to 30.268 Mt…
Cimpor Portugal to install first Pyrorotor® in Portugal
The project is intended to increase the capacity at the Alhandra plant from 3000tpd to 3600tpd, as well as allowing thermal substitution rates of more than 80%. It includes the first installation of KHD’s innovative Pyrorotor® alternative fuel combustion reactor…
Khayah cement grinding plant commissioned
A new cement grinding plant has been commissioned by Khayah Cement (formerly Lafarge Cement and Circle Cement) in Manresa, Zimbabwe. A vertical roller mill (VRM) has been installed, which boosted the plants cement capacity to about 1.0 Mta.
Ambuja Cement will expand the cement and clinker capacities
Adani Group-owned Ambuja Cement will expand its clinker and cement capacities by 8 Mta and 14 – 16 Mta, respectively, by FY 2028. The two new clinker manufacturing units would operate on green power or renewable energy and help to…
Bolivia’s cement production increased by 3.3% in 1.Q. 2023
In Bolivia, in the first quarter 2023, the cement production increased from 0.886 Mt in 1.Q 2022 by +3.3% to 0.915 Mt in 1.Q 2023. Domestic consumption rose by 1.9% to 0.871 Mt in the period under review, while the…
Cement production in Nigeria in 1Q 2023 massively down
The cement production of the two largest production companies Dangote Cement and BUA Cement in the 1.Q 2023 has been down by 20.2%. According to the companies the cement production has been mainly down because of the election uncertainties in…
Heidelberg Materials opens state-of-the-art cement plant
The company celebrated the opening of its new cement plant in Mitchell, Indiana, the second-largest single cement production facility in North America. The capacity of the plant has been expanded to 2.4 Mta cement after a several-year construction period and…