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Heidelberg Materials France has commissioned a state-of-the-art kiln line at its Airvault cement plant. It replaces two semi‑dry process clinker lines with a modern pre-calciner system with 1.25 Mta capacity. This milestone is part of the company’s modernisation project at…
In the 1Q in 2026, Japan’s cement production decreased by -4.0% YoY to 10.399 Mt, after 10.833 Mt in the same period last year and 11.339 Mt in the year before.
In the 1Q in 2026, Morocco’s cement dispatch decreased by -10.9% to 3.012 Mt, after 3.382 Mt in the same period last year and 3.235 Mt in the year before.
After successful cold tests with the new kiln7 line at Cimpor’s Alhandra cement plant in Portugal, the first kiln firing has been reported. The project is intended for a production capacity increase from 3000 tpd to 3600 tpd, as well…
In the first 2 months in 2026, Taiwan’s cement production decreased by -7.8% YoY to 1.501 Mt, after 1.628 Mt in the same period last year and 1.585 Mt in the year before.
In the first 2 month in 2026, Malaysia’s cement production increased by +4.6% to 5.812 Mt, after 5.556 Mt in the same period last year and 5.053 Mt in the year before.
Fauji Cement and Kot Addu Power Company (KAPCO) have taken control of Attock Cement, which is Pakistan’s 9th largest cement producer with a capacity of 4.3 Mta from 1 production plant (photo). The two companies acquired a combined 92.03% stake…
In the 1Q in 2026, Spain’s cement consumption increased by +9.4% to 3.920 Mt, after 3.582 Mt in the same period last year and 3.326 Mt in the year before.
In the 1Q in 2026, Spain’s cement exports decreased by -17.0% to 0.645 Mt, after 0.776 Mt in the same period last year and 0.806 Mt in the year before.
Martin Paterson, Chief Commercial Officer of the Dutch company everox, gave an outstanding presentation at the World Cement Association (WCA) Annual Conference in Bangkok in April about the “The next generation of building materials”. everox patented a process, which separates…