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Russia’s Chechen Cement, which has become a member of Soyuzcement, will replace its outdated wet kilns with a modern dry process line. The plant has been installed in 1973 in Chechnya in South Russia close to Georgia and operates after…
In the first 2 months of 2024, Armenia’s cement imports increased by a massive +81.3% to 0.0455 Mt, after 0.0251 Mt in the same period in 2023. While the imports still declined by -28.9% YoY in January, they saw a…
In Uzbekistan, In the first two months in 2024 the cement production by the large manufacturing plants increased by a massive +49.7% YoY to 1.353 Mt. The increase by +130% YoY in January declined to +14.9% in February.
India’s JK Cement has a current grey cement capacity of 22.2 Mta, after completing the Ujjain grinding unit end of last year in Madhya Pradesh. The Prayagraj grinding unit with 2.0 Mta capacity is on track to be commissioned Aug.-Sept.…
In the first two months of 2024, Colombia’s cement consumption declined by -3.3% to 1.922 Mt, after 1.988 Mt in the same period in 2023. While the YoY decline has been -4.2% in January there was an improve to -2.6%…
In January 2024, El Salvador consumed 0.144 Mt of cement, which is a decline by -7.6%, when compared with January 2023. Anyhow the YoY changes for a single month are quite high, as the figure for January 2022 demonstrates.
Cementos del Norte S.A. (Cenosa) will increase its cement grinding capacity by 1.0 Mta to 2.45 Mta at their integrated plant in Rio Bijao, Choloma Cortés, Honduras. Cenosa has allocated US$ 40 m for the construction of the grinding plant…
In 2023 the cement exports of Türkiye declined by -17.6% to 15.223 Mta, after 18.476 Mta in 2022. In 3 quarters of 2023 the cement exports declined by more than -20%, while only in the 2.Q in 2023 the decline…
Heidelberg Materials France plans a restructuring that would result in the closure of the two cement plants in Beffes (photo) and Villiers-au-Bouin in Indre-et-Loire. 170 employees are affected by the plant closures in 2025. The decision comes amid a significant…
The Ramco Cements Ltd. commissioned grinding Line II in Hariaspur, Jaipur District in Odisha, India. The capacity of the plant (photo: Line I) has been doubled to 1.8 Mta (we reported 16. Oct. 2023). Now the plant is equipped with…