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In June this year, CRH reached an agreement with Buzzi Unicem to take over the Ukrainian assets of Buzzi’s subsidiary Dyckerhoff Cement. These include the integrated cement plants Rivne and Mykolaiv (photo), distribution terminals and RMX plants. CRH and the…
In Peru, from January to November 2023 the cement production declined by -13.5% to 10.475 Mt, compared to the same period last year. The 2-digit decline could also not be stopped in November, when 0.988 Mt have been produced, compared…
Sinoma TCDRI finished the 1600 tpd clinker capacity upgrade of the Dandot Cement plant in Lahore, Pakistan. The plant has been operated since 1983 and was supplied by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) with a 1000 tpd kiln. The upgrade improves…
Mexico’s accumulated grey cement production increased by +1.8%, YoY, to 34.597 Mt from January to October 2023. In October, 3.536 Mt grey cement were produced, this is -2.2% compared to 3.615 Mt produced in October last year.
Mexico’s accumulated white cement production declined by -26.8%, YoY, to 0.580 Mt from January to October 2023. In October, 62998 t white cement were produced, this is -21.9% compared to 80637 t produced in October last year.
Cemex Ventures in Madrid, Spain, has increased its stake in UK-based HiiROC. The startup-company has developed a novel proprietary process for the production of low-cost, zero emission hydrogen. The technology ‘Thermal Plasma Electrolysis (TPE)’ is using a fraction of the…
In Kyrgyzstan in the first 3 quarters of 2023 the cement production increased by +7.5% to 2.356 Mt from 2.192 Mt in the same period last year. In the 3.Q the YoY increase has been +8.8%, which is a relatively…
Saudi Arabia exported from January to November 2023 in total 1.990 Mt of cement. This is a YoY increase by +24.1% from 1.604 Mt the same period last year. However, these accumulated exports include only 0.133 Mt from November, while…
After the successful implementation of the Xili cement plant (photo) in Southern Kazakhstan, the China Gezhouba Group Cement Co. plans to install a 2nd plant in the Almaty region, in line with the Chinese ‘Belt & Road’-strategy. The company operates…
In Saudi Arabia, from January to November 2023, the cement dispatch (domestic and exports) declined by -6.3%, YoY to 44.943 Mt. In November the cement dispatch has been 4.426 Mt, which is a decline by -7.3% from the 4.777 Mt…