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In January 2024, Malaysia produced 2.461 Mt of cement, which is a +25.5% increase compared to January last year. Malaysia’s cement production increased last year already by +16.8%, so the cement boom continues.
Heidelberg Materials updated information about the Airvault GOCO2 project in France. In the Airvault cement plant the existing 2 semi-wet kilns are replaced with a new 4000 tpd kiln line from German plant supplier thyssenkrupp Polysius by 2025. The new…
In 2023, El Salvador’s cement consumption increased by +2.0% to 1.792 Mta, after 1.756 Mta in 2022. The quarterly data for the cement consumption in 4Q. has been almost constant YoY, after the decline in 3.Q. The per capita cement…
Ramco Cements has inaugurated the Gati Shakti cargo terminal at Jayanthipuram village in the Krishna District in Andhra Pradesh, India. The cargo terminal has been installed to transport crushed limestone from Ramco’s mines in Budawada to its 3.65 Mta integrated…
Medcem established a transhipment port in Silifke/Taşucu (photo) in the Mersin province in Türkiye. The port facility comprises 4 cement silos and 1 clinker silo with a combined storage capacity of 43 kt, servicing vessels of up to 60,000 dwt…
In 2023, in Panama the cement exports declined by -22.9% to 0.159 Mta. While in the first 3 quarters of the year, still the YoY decline has been moderate, in the 4.Q the decline decreased to -62.9% YoY.
In 2023, in Panama the cement production increased by +0.5% to 1.370 Mta. However, the production declined steadily from the 2.Q and the growth rate declined each quarter. The cement capacity utilization increased to 47.2%.
Heidelberg Materials received the building permit for its Cap2U (Capture-to-Use) project in the Lengfurt cement plant in Germany. The carbon capture and use (CCU) system is based on an amine scrubber technology developed for the exhaust gas stream from cement…
The the first two months of 2024, Argentina’s cement dispatch declined by -21.7% to 1.462 Mt. In January the decline has been -19.9%, while the decline in February has been -23.7%.
The cement production of Belarus increased to 5.002 Mta in 2023, which is a plus of +5.3% when compared with 2022. This is the highest production rate in the last few years. The cement capacity utilization rate increased to 65.8%.