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In 2023, Spain’s accumulated cement production declined by -3.1% to 17.904 Mta, after 18.483 Mta in 2022 and 18.558 Mta in 2021. In 2023 this corresponds to a cement capacity utilisation rate of only 43.7%.
Schwenk Cement is interested to apply the CapsolEoP® (end-of-pipe) carbon capture technology of the Norwegian Capsol Technologies at its Broceni cement plant in Latvia. The ‘post combustion’ carbon capture technology of Capsol is a chemical absorption process that uses hot…
In the period from January to October 2023, the accumulated hydraulic cement imports (Portland and blended grey cement) of the USA declined by -1.8% to 15.678 Mt. In October the YoY decline even has been -8.4% to 1.843 Mt, after…
In Chile, in the period from January to November 2023, the accumulated cement dispatch declined by -11.9% YoY to 4.725 Mt. In November the YoY decline has been -11.7% to 0.409 Mt.
Kaolin Group International (KGI) from the Netherlands, with local partner Middle East Calcined Clay (Me-CC) from Oman, has awarded IPIAC a contact for a LC2/LC3 cement plant. The plant will be equipped with a clay calcining system to be installed…
In the USA in the period from January to October 2023, the dispatch of Blended and Portland cement declined by -2.9% YoY to 75.086 Mt. In October the declined slightly decreased to -2.4% YoY or 8.229 Mt and 8.432 Mt…
Partanna Arabia, a Riyadh-based climate technology company, signed a partnership with Saudi Arabia’s premier real estate developer ROSHN, to initiate the construction of a carbon negative concrete production plant. The facility shall produce carbon-negative pavers, blocks, tiles and precast elements…
In 2023, the accumulated cement dispatch of Switzerland (Incl. Liechtenstein) declined by -10.0% to 3.730 Mta, after 4.146 Mta in 2022. Over the years the cement dispatch has been very constant and the decline this year has been almost the…
The German Rohrdorfer Group plans to integrate a clay flash calcination plant into an integrated cement production line. Waste heat from the clinker production shall be used as a heat source for the flash calcination in the Rohrdorf cement plant…
In 2023, Brazil’s annual preliminary cement dispatch declined by -1.7% to 61.973 Mta, after 63.028 Mta in 2022 and 64.861 Mta in 2021. The cement dispatch mostly differs by up to 5.0% from the cement production, due to intermediate cement…