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In 2023, the cement production in Poland declined by -11.9% to 16.06 Mta and 18.853 Mta in 2022 and 19.189 Mta in 2021. The cement capacity utilization declined from 78.6% in 2022 to only 69.6% in 2023.
Votorantim Cimentos announced investment of R5 bn (about US$ 1 bn) in Brazil to expand and modernize its cement capacity by 3.0 Mta and to reduce emissions. The expansions include a new 1.0 Mta cement grinding plant in Salto de…
In 2023, in Uzbekistan the preliminary cement production increased by 3.6%, after -2,6% last year. However these data only relate to the production by the large enterprises. The total preliminary cement production figure in 2023 for the country is 14.91…
UK’s Aggregate Industries, which is a part of Holcim, operates the 1.0 Mta dry-process cement plant in Cauldon, Stoke-on-Trent. The company will use Petrofac’s consulting team to identify opportunities for capturing CO2 at the Cauldon plant. The facility currently emits…
After large ups and downs in the last few years, in 2023 according to preliminary figures, Thailand’s cement production declined by -2.3% to 35.687 Mta. Accordingly, the cement capacity utilization declined from 72.1 % in 2021 to 59.4% in 2023.
According to preliminary figures, in 2023 Vietnam’s annual cement consumption declined by -8.2% to 57.083 Mta, after 62.2 Mta in 2022 and 62.7 Mta in 2021. The per capita cement consumption (PCC) declined from 626 kg in 2022 to 573…
JSW Cement FZE, a subsidiary of Indian JSW Cement, ignited its new clinker line in Habhab in Fujairah, UAE. The kiln line has a capacity of 3000 tpd or 1.0 Mta, same as kiln line No.1 (photo), and will help…
After several years of almost constants, the cement production of Switzerland (incl. Liechtenstein) declined by -10.0% to 3.730 Mta, after 4.146 Mta in 2022 and 4.177 Mta in 2021. The cement capacity utilization declined from 81.3% in 2022 to 73.1%…
In Russia, in the period from January to November 2023, the cement trade largely improved, despite sanctions by the West. The accumulated exports improved by 6.3% YoY to 0.971 Mt, while the accumulated cement imports even increased by 50.8%, YoY…
In Russia, in the period from January to November 2023, the cement production increased by 3.55% to 59.526 Mt, after 57.485 Mt in same period last year. In November the production increased by 11.1% YoY to 4.055 Mt.