Chile’s cement dispatch up +5.7% in 09M 2025
In the first 9 months in 2025, Chile’s cement dispatch increased by +5.7% to 3.889 Mt, after 3.680 Mt in the same period last year and 3.891 Mt in the year before.
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France’s Vicat will fully decarbonize Montalieu-Vercieu
The VAIA-project (Vicat Advanced Industrial Alliance) at France’s largest cement plant is receiving a grant by the EU Innovation Fund. The project at the Montalieu-Vercieu (Isère) 2.0 Mta capacity plant (photo) will produce calcined clay, using the MECAClay technology to…
Germany’s cement production up +0.7% in 08M 2025
In the first 8 months in 2025, Germany’s cement production increased by +0.7% to 16.015 Mt, after 15.908 Mt in the same period last year and 17.383 Mt in the year before.
Germany’s cement prices -2.3%% in August 2025
In August 2025, the ex-works average cement prices in Germany (calculated from cement sales volumes and cement T/O) decreased by -2.3% MoM to 113.98 €/t, after 116.72 €/t in July and 115.54 €/t in June this year.
Schwenk’s MECACLAY project in Lithuania to be funded
The MECACLAY project by Schwenk Cement will receive a grant from the EU Innovation Fund for a first-of-its-kind industrial scale production plant at Akmenes cement (photo) in Lithuania. The new system is based on an all-electric clay activation process jointly…
Pakistan’s cement exports up +16.9% in 10M 2025
In the first 10 months in 2025, Pakistan’s cement exports increased by +16.9% to 7.755 Mt, after 6.632 Mt in the same period last year and 5.295 Mt in the year before.
Pakistan’s cement consumption up +3.9% in 10M 2025
In the first 10 months in 2025, Pakistan’s cement consumption increased by +6.2% to 31.543 Mt, after 29.696 Mt in the same period last year and 33.089 Mt in the year before.
DREAM CCS project by Heidelberg Materials in Italy
The DREAM project by Heidelberg Materials at the Rezzato-Mazzano cement plant represents the first full-scale CCS and full chain (Carbon Capture and Storage) project in Italy’s cement sector. About 1 Mt of CO2 shall be captured each year. The CO2…
Colombia’s cement exports down -12.5% in 09M 2025
In the first 9 months in 2025, Colombia’s cement exports declined by -12.5% to 0.839 Mt, after 0.958 Mt in the same period last year and 0.963 Mt in the year before.
Colombia’s cement production up +2.4% in 09M 2025
In the first 9 months in 2025, Colombia’s cement production increased by +2.4% to 10.216 Mt, after 9.976Mt in the same period last year and 10.546 Mt in the year before.