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Helwan Cement, which is part of Heidelberg Materials Egypt, inaugurated a large US$ 25m waste heat recovery (WHR) system. The WHR system will reduce the CO2 emissions of the plant by 40 kt per year and generate up to 20…
In the first 7 months of 2024, Georgia’s cement imports increased by +25.3% to 0.688 Mt, after 0.549 Mt in the same period last year and 0.451 Mt in the year before.
In the first 7 months of 2024, the cement production in Uzbekistan (by the large plants) increased by +34.6% to 9.079 Mt, after 6.745 Mt in the same period last year.
Greece’s TITAN Group announced the launch of a sustainability-linked financing framework aligning the company’s financial strategy with its GHG emission reduction targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). This Framework marks a pivotal step in accelerating the company’s…
In the first 7 months of 2024, Malaysia’s cement production increased by +15.3% to 15.766 Mt, after 13.670 Mt in the same period last year and 12.224 Mt in the year before.
In the first 7 months of 2024, Thailand’s cement production declined by -7.0% to 20.117 Mt, after 21.628 Mt in the same period last year and 22.176 Mt in the year before.
Cemex sold its operations in Guatemala to the Holcim Group for a total consideration of about US$ 200m. The divested assets mainly consist of one grinding mill, three ready mix plants and five distribution centres. As of December 31, 2023,…
In the first quarter of 2024, Dominica’s cement production declined by -3.6% to 1.602 Mt, after 1.662 Mt in the same period last year and 1.616 Mt in the year before.
In the first 8 months of 2024, Brazil’s cement dispatch increased by +3.1% to 42.985 Mt, after 41.708 Mt in the same period last year and 42.269 Mt in the year before.
The Greensand carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Denmark is the world’s first cross-border offshore CO2 storage reservoir. From 2025 about 0.4 Mta CO2 shall be stored in the Nini West reservoir in the North Sea, 1800m below the…