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Heidelberg Material’s Airvault plant in France will be one of Europe’s cement plants with the lowest CO2 footprint by 2030. Now, the first step nears completion with the installation of the new kiln 6 with 4000 tpd clinker capacity, which…
In the first 2 months in 2025, Bolivia’s cement production declined by -17.4% to 0.538Mt, after 0.652 Mt in the last year and 0.642 Mt in the year before.
In the first 3 months in 2026, Brazil’s cement dispatch increased by 1.8% to 15.943 Mt, after 15.661 Mt in the same period last year and 14.685 Mt in the year before.
LATCEM obtained the control of two major Latin American TOP cement players simultaneously, Intercement in Brazil and Loma Negra in Argentina (We reported here 25.07.2025, photo Amali cement plant). The Consortium has been formed by Marcelo Mindlin’s Pampa Energia, alongside…
In the first 2 months in 2026, Germany’s cement production decreased by -8.8% YoY to 2.328 Mt, after 2.552Mt in the same period last year and 2.571 Mt in the year before.
In the first quarter in 2026, Switzerland’s cement dispatch increased by +0.4 to 0.795 Mt, after 0.792 Mt in the same period last year and 0.786 Mt in the year before.
LKAB Minerals UK is producing calcined clay as a supplementary cementitious material (SCM) by milling recycled brick waste from Forterra’s Kings Dyke factory. The partnership between LKAB and the building products manufacturer Forterra, is pioneering the use of recycled calcined…
Secil operates 3 cement plants in Portugal and joined Molins in March this year. Kiln 6 of the Maceira-Liz factory (photo) has a capacity of 1800 tpd clinker. In the ProFuture CCL (Clean Cement Line) project the aim was to…
In the first 3 months in 2026, Peru’s cement production (Asocem associated producers) increased by +12.8% YoY to 2.950 Mt, after 2.615 Mt in the same period last year and 2.611 Mt in the year before.
In the first 3 months in 2026, Argentina’s cement dispatch (local and exports) decreased by -0.3% to 2.324 Mt, after 2.332 Mt in the same period last year and 2.106 Mt in the year before.