Spain’s cement im- and exports 2023 diverge
In 2023, Spain’s cement im- and exported more diverged. While the exports declining by -4.9% YoY to 3.969 Mta, the imports increased by +5.4% to 0.628 Mta.
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Bangladesh’s Crown Cement started operation of mill 6
Crown cement, one of the leading cement manufacturers in Bangladesh, started its sixth cement mill this month at West Mukterpur, Munshiganj on the bank of the river Dhaleswari (photo), south of Dhaka. The company selected an efficient vertical roller mill…
Cement price in Germany almost frozen
In Germany, in November average ex-works cement prices of 119.83 €/t have been achieved. This is a +28.2% YoY increase. Maximum cement average prices were 120.16 €/t in September and the maximum YoY increases were in February with +41.2%.
Germany’s cement production declined critically
In Germany, in the period from January to November 2023, the cement production declined YoY by -14.8% to 24.090 Mt. In November, the decline has been even -19.9% to 2.220 Mt from 2.635 Mt in November last year. The decline…
Summit Materials to combine business with Argos USA
What has been announced in July this year has been completed last week. Summit Materials successfully combined their business with Argos USA for a transition of US$ 3.2 billion. In the USA, Argos has an installed cement grinding capacity of…
Singapore’s Pan United net-zero emissions strategy
In Singapore, Pan United Cement and other local industry leaders Chevron, Keppel, Surbana Jurong, Air Liquide, Osaka Gas, and Pavilion Energy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on lower carbon opportunities to support Singapore’s aspiration of achieving…
Italy’s cement production declined by only -1.0%
In Italy, in the period from January to November 2023, the accumulated cement production declined by -1.0% to 17.616 Mt, after 17.785 Mt in the same period last year. In November, the production even increased by +10.0% YoY to 1.715…
Spain’s cement production in 2023 declined by -3.1%
In 2023, Spain’s accumulated cement production declined by -3.1% to 17.904 Mta, after 18.483 Mta in 2022 and 18.558 Mta in 2021. In 2023 this corresponds to a cement capacity utilisation rate of only 43.7%.
Schwenk Latvia aims to capture 0.75 Mta CO2 at Broceni
Schwenk Cement is interested to apply the CapsolEoP® (end-of-pipe) carbon capture technology of the Norwegian Capsol Technologies at its Broceni cement plant in Latvia. The ‘post combustion’ carbon capture technology of Capsol is a chemical absorption process that uses hot…
Hydraulic cement imports of the USA decline by -1.8%
In the period from January to October 2023, the accumulated hydraulic cement imports (Portland and blended grey cement) of the USA declined by -1.8% to 15.678 Mt. In October the YoY decline even has been -8.4% to 1.843 Mt, after…