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In the first 2 months in 2026, Saudi Arabia’s cement dispatch (local dispatch and exports) decreased by -4.0% to 9.392 Mt, after 9.782 Mt in the same period last year and 8.892 Mt in the year before.
In the year 2025, Italy’s cement production increased by +0.8% to 19.507 Mta, after 19.361 Mta in 2024 and 18.815 Mta in the 2023.
US Georgia Power will extract and transport over a period of 6 years about 2 Mt of coal ash currently stored at its former Arkwright coal-fired power plant in Macon, Georgia, which has been retired in 2002. For this plant…
In the first 2 months in 2026, Argentina’s cement dispatch decreased by -5.7% to 1.494 Mt, after 1.584 Mt in the same period last year and 1.461 Mt in the year before.
In the first 11 months in 2025 the US cement dispatch (Portland, blended and masonry cement) declined by -0.6% to 79.111 Mt, after 79.608 Mt in the last year and 84.493 Mt in the year before.
Dangote Cement confirmed the sale of a 10% equity stake in its Senegalese subsidiary to the Government of Senegal, making the state the largest minority shareholder. Dangote operates a 1.5Mta capacity cement plant in Pout, about 60km from Dakar, controlling…
In the first 11 months in 2025 the US cement imports (Portland and blended cements) declined by -5.5% to 17.438 Mt, after 18.459 Mt in the last year and 19.334 Mt in the year before.
In the first month in 2026, Spain’s cement exports decreased by -28.0% to 0.185 Mt, after 0.257 Mt in the same period last year and 0.219 Mt in the year before.
In the first month in 2026, Spain’s cement production decreased by -o.2% to 1.262 Mt, after 1.265 Mt in the same period last year and 1.211 Mt in the year before.
Heidelberg Materials has decided to close its cement plant in Paderborn in Germany. The main reason for closing Paderborn has been given with the significant decline in cement sales, driven by weak construction demand in Germany. The closure applies exclusively…