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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…
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.
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.
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…
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.
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.
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…
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.
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.
The EU Commission announced today €2.9bn in funding 61 ‘cutting-edge’ net-zero technology funding projects, according to the IF24 net-zero-call launched in December 2024. The developers of the 61 successful projects have been invited to start the grant agreement preparation phase…