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In the Dominican Republic (Dom. Rep.) in the first 5 month of 2023, the cement production increase by +1.6% to 2.779 Mt, after 2.747 Mt in the same period last year. The increase in the cement production has been exactly…
In the first half of 2023 the cement exports of Japan massively declined by -46.1%, when compared to the first half of 2022. The cement exports declined from 5.550 Mt (1.H 2022) to only 2.990 Mt (1.H 2023). In 2022…
At the moment, Holcim is exploring 50 projects globally to capture 5 million tons of CO2 by 2030. Among these are 11 large-scale CCUS flagship projects for the carbon capture, utilization (mineralization) and storage. Some of the largest projects are…
In Japan, in the first half of 2023, the cement production has been in a decline by 13.02% from 26.768 Mta in the 1.H 2022 to 23.248 Mta in 1.H of 2023. This decline is larger than what has been…
Mountain Cement Company, part of the Eagle Materials Inc., is implementing the polysius® booster mill for the grinding capacity increase of its plant in Laramie, Wyoming in the USA. This additional grinding stage enhances the flexibility of the cement production…
LEC of the Holcim Group, selected the Italian firm for the installation of a 10 MWe waste heat recovery (WHR) system in its cement plant at Fujairah in the UAE. Based on a closed-loop thermodynamic cycle, the Organic Rankine Cycle…
Votorantim Cimentos has secured a US$150m loan from the IFC to upgrade its Salto de Pirapora cement plant in São Paulo. The investment aims to increase the alternative fuel (AF) substitution rate by installing a RDF facility with 120.000 t/y…
In first half of 2023 the cement production slightly increased by +0.4%, when compared to the first half of 2022. The cement production increased from 9.405 Mt in 1.H 2022 to 9.440 Mt in first half 2023.
After a -10.8% decline in the cement production in China in 2022, in the first half of 2023 the cement production increased by +1.3% to 953.0 Mt. However, in June 2023 there has already been a slight decline by -1.5%…
Holcim Croatia, part of building materials producer Holcim, announced that EU Innovation Fund will co-finance its 237 million euro (US$266 million) decarbonisaton project. The KODeCo net zero CO2 project will capture and store about 360000 tons CO2 annually from the…