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The short-sighted Trump administration has cancelled via the DOE awards totalling US$ 3.7bn that were announced during the Biden administration to support various carbon capture and decarbonization projects. However, the awardees may be able to appeal against it. The cancelled…
In the first 4 months in 2025, Japan’s cement exports increased by +5.8% to 2.637 Mt, after 2.493 Mt in the same period last year and 1.969 Mt in the year before.
In the first quarter in 2025, the ex-works average cement prices in Germany (calculated from cement sales volumes and cement T/O) decreased by -5.9% YoY to 114.83 €/t, after 122.02 €/t in the same period last year and 114.65 €/t…
A state-of-the-art cement plant with a capacity of 3,500 tpd started construction in the Bayganin district of Aktobe Region, by QazCement, with an option to extend the plant capacity to 2.0 Mta in a 2nd phase. QazCement is a partnership…
In the first quarter in 2025, Germany’s cement production declined by -0.8% to 4.725 Mt, after 4.765 Mt in the same period last year and 5.673 Mt in the year before.
In the first 4 months in 2025, Poland’s cement production stagnates at 4.911 Mt, after 4.910 Mt in the same period last year and 4.317 Mt in the year before.
Holcim has broken ground at the state-of-the-art OLYMPUS CCS project at its Milaki cement plant in Greece, engineered to produce 2 Mta of near-zero cement from 2029 (we reported here 13. November 2023). The project will deploy the combination of…
In the first 4 months in 2025, Japan’s cement production decreased by -3.0% to 14.485 Mt, after 14.929 Mt in the same period last year and 15.416 Mt in the year before.
In the first 4 months in 2025, Russia’s cement production decreased by -5.1% to 15.877 Mt, after 16.737 Mt in the same period last year and 15.442 Mt in the year before.
The EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) is investing US$ 50 million in a US$ 300m Eurobond issued by Çimko Cimento ve Beton Sanayi, in Türkiye. Çimko operates 3 integrated cement plants in Kahramanmaraş/Narlı (photo), Adıyaman and Bartın as…