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For their cement decarbonation, Holcim is using hydrogen as an alternative fuel at its Malle cement plant in France. In first trails, injection rates of more than 50% have been achieved (we reported here 22.02. 2024). Fives Pillard provided the…
In Thailand, the cement production in 2023 declined in 3 of the 4 quarters, corresponding to an annual decline by -2.3% to 35.687 Mta, after 36.545 Mta in 2022. The largest declines were in the 2.Q and 3.Q, a small…
According to the final figures for the 4. quarter in 2023, Türkiye’s annual cement production increased to 81.451 Mta, after 73.747 Mta in 2022. The cement production in the 4.Q increased by 8.6% YoY to 21.784 Mt, after 20.054 MT…
The Adani Group plans to expand its cement capacity in Madhya Pradesh (MP), India by 3 more plants, which are not in their Phase II expansion list. Up to now, in MP the group operates via ACC Cement two integrated…
Kohat Cement, having a market share of roughly 6.5% in Pakistan increased its kiln line capacity from 6700 tpd to 7064 tpd by means of a pyro process optimization. The Kohat cement factory is located in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province,…
After several years of growth with up to 50% growth rates, in 2023 Türkiye’s cement exports declined by -17.6% to 15.223 Mta, after 18.476 Mta in 2023 and 17.728 Mta in 2022.
According to preliminary figures the cement consumption in Türkiye increased by 19.0% to 65 Mta, after 54.609 Mta in 2022. The per capita cement consumption (PCC) increased to 757 kg, which is a new high after 2018, when the PCC…
The new Leilac-2 location will be at the Ennigerloh cement plant of Heidelberg Materials in NRW in Germany. After the decision to shut-down the clinker production in the Hanover plant, where the original Leilac-2 project was already well advanced and…
Mexico’s Cemex pioneered at their R&D Center in Switzerland a creative alternative to traditional clinker grinding. The new micronization technology shall have the potential to reduce the clinker factor by up to 50%, in specific cement admixtures. Accordingly, with this…
In January 2024, Thailand’s cement manufactures produced 2.776 Mt of cement, which is still -3.4% below January last year, but this is a lower decline than in the last two years. Thailand’s economy and construction output is expected to grow…