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At an Investor Summit with India’s PM in Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh (UP), Shree Cement announced via its Chairman to expand the cement capacity in UP by 7.0 Mta in the next two years. About Rs 2,000 crore…
UltraTech, India’s largest cement producer, has commissioned a 1.8 Mta plant expansion in Kotputli, Rajasthan. This brownfield expansion of the existing kiln line (photo) is part of the Phase II Capex announcement to increase Ultratech’s cement capacity by 22.6 Mta…
In 2023, Kazakhstan’s cement imports declined by -30.1% to 0.337 Mta, after 0.482 Mta in 2022. The imports in 2023 were mainly from 2 countries, Russia with 78.6% and the Iran with 20.8%. Only 0.6% were from 4 other countries,…
In 2023, Kazakhstan exported 0.584 Mta of cement. This an increase by +5.8%, when compared with 2022. The exports in 2023 were going to 3 countries, Uzbekistan 47.1%, Kyrgyzstan 29.6% and Russia 23.2%.
At its La Malle cement plant Holcim France trialled hydrogen as alternative fuel and were the first in the industry to achieve injection rates of more than 50%. With the remaining fuel mix from biogenic and other alternative sources the…
In January 2024, Spain’s cement exports where down by -24.4% to 0.253 Mt, after 0.335 Mt in January 2023. In 2023 the cement exports declined by -4.9%. Please note: If you will find other data, e.g. in news sections, these…
In January 2024, Spain produced 1.169 Mt of cement, after 1.437 Mt in January 2023. This is a YoY decline by -18.7%, after the -3.1% annual decline in 2023. Please note: If you will find other data, e.g. in news…
Ambuja Cements, which is part of India’s Adani Group, plans to build a new 4.0 Mta cement grinding plant at Motia Village in Jharkhand, in India’s Eastern region. The proposed greenfield unit will use fly ash from the Adani Power…
Turkey’s Limak Holding proposed an initial public offering (IPO) of its cement company Limak Doğu Anadolu Cimento (Eastern Anatolia Cement). The company intends to sell about 30% of its shares by the IPO with expectations to raise 2.5 billion Lira…
In January 2024, Saudi Arabia’s cement exports declined by -18.1% YoY to 0.177 Mt, after 0.216 MT in January 2023. However, the January cement exports show a very large up and down over the last few years, difficult to forecast…