Mexico’s white cement production recovered in January
In Mexico the January 2024 white cement production of the integrated cement plants recovered by +33.2% to 0.085 Mt, after 0.064 Mt in Jan. last year and 0.083 Mt in Jan. 2022.
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Mexico’s cement production in Jan. 2024 increased
In Mexico the January 2024 grey cement production of the integrated cement plants increased by +3.3% to 3.544 Mt, after 3.432 Mt in Jan. last year and 3.230 Mt in Jan. 2022. This is the largest Jan. cement production within…
Cockburn’s Kwinana project in Australia nears completion
Cockburn Cement Ltd. (CCL), which is part of ADBRI, started in 2022 the Kwinana upgrade project in Australia. The project targets the transitioning of the cement production from Munster to Kwinana, installing 2 new ball mills with 2 x 100…
World’s largest CO2 mineralization plant to start in the USA
In the USA, in 3 weeks, start-up Fortera Corporation will open the world’s first commercial-scale CO2 mineralization plant at CalPortand’s Redding cement plant. The ReCarb® plant is inspired by nature and converts CO2 back into mineral form, to make carbon…
Germany’s cement prices in Jan. increased moderately
In Germany, January mostly has highest month-on-month (MoM) cement price increases. This January it was moderate with +3.4% MoM from Dec. 2023. However, compared to Jan. 2023 the average cement prices increased by +15.3% YoY, after increases of +33.9% YoY…
Acc. to German VDZ a CO2 pipeline grid is required
The German VDZ (Cement Manufacturers Association) published a study on the future demand for CO2 pipelines from CCS-technologies. Such pipelines are necessary to transport captured CO2 to depleted wells in the North Sea or elsewhere. The study analysed the German…
Azerbaijan’s cement exports 2024 started positively
In the first 2 months of the year, the cement exports in Azerbaijan increased by +22.1% to 0.1102 Mt, after 0.0903 Mt in the same period last year. In January the exports increased by +61.1% YoY, while in February the…
Azerbaijan’s cement production 2024 started great
In the first 2 months of the year, the cement production in Azerbaijan increased by +29.8% to 0.547 Mt, after 0.421 Mt in the same period last year. In January the production increased by +23.2% YoY, while in February the…
Progress with AMeLI lime project in Dunkirk, France
SigmaRoc and Arcelor Mittal reported progress with their AMeLI Green Lime project in Dunkirk in France. In the joint-venture of the two companies a new quicklime plant (illustration) with a capacity of 0.9 Mta is constructed on the QPO quay…
Germany’s cement production in Jan. 2024 in free fall
In Germany, in Jan. 2024 the cement production declined -35.5% to only 0.893 Mt. This is almost a free fall from Jan. last year with 1.384 Mt and Jan. 2022 with 1.489 Mt.