Ukraine’s cement exports up +11.5% in 01M 2026
In the first month of 2026, Ukraine’s cement exports increased by +11.5% to 111.4 kt, after 267 kt in the same period last year and 27.2 kt the year before.
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Estonia’s cement production up +7.6% in year 2025
In 2025, Estonia’s cement production increased by +7.6% to 209.8 kta, after 195.0 kta in 2024 and 199.0 kta in the 2023.
Vicat VAIA CCS project in France with 2nd grant
The VAIA (Vicat Advanced Industrial Alliance) CCS project by Vicat aims to capture and store 1.2 Mta of CO2 at the Montalieu-Vercieu cement plant, the largest in France. Now the French Government has awarded a *Grand Projets Industriels de Décarbonation*…
Saudi Arabia’s cement dispatch up 2.3% in 01M 2026
In the first months in 2026, Saudi Arabia’s cement dispatch (local dispatch and exports) increased by +2.3% to 5.114 Mt, after 5.001 Mt in the same period last year and 4.663 Mt in the year before.
US Cement imports down -5.1% in 09M 2025
In the first 09 months in 2025 the US cement imports (Portland and blended cements) declined by -5.1% to 14.258 Mt, after 15.025 Mt in the last year and 15.593 Mt in the year before.
Nigeria’s Dangote targets 66.4 Mta capacity by 2028
Nigeria’s Dangote Cement revealed its capacity expansion targets by 2028. Accordingly, the cement capacity shall be increased from 55.0 Mta last year (Photo: 1.5 Mta plant in Zambia) and the commissioning of the first 1.5 Mta phase of the Ivory…
US Cement dispatch down -0.9% in 09M 2025
In the first 09 months in 2025 the US cement dispatch (Portland, blended and masonry cement) declined by -0.9% to 63.668 Mt, after 64.268 Mt in the last year and 68.702 Mt in the year before.
Peru’s cement production up +3.6% in 01M 2026
In the first months in 2026, Peru’s cement production increased by +12.5% YoY to 0.975 Mt, after 0.867 Mt in the same period last year and 0.924 Mt in the year before.
Sweden’s Salt X received US$ 1.5m R&D grant
Swedens’s Salt X Technology announced the launch of their multi-plasma upgrade project, which aims to scale the patented electric plasma calcination technology to 1 Mta capacity. The grant has been provided by Frontier Climate, which was founded to accelerate carbon…
Saudi Arabia’s cement dispatch up 10.0% in year 2025
In the year 2025, Saudi Arabia’s cement dispatch (local and exports) increased by +10.0% to 56.257 Mta, after 51.149 Mta in 2024 and 49.337 Mta in the 2023.