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In Mexico, from January to September 2023 the accumulated cement production increased by +2.3% to 31.061 Mt YoY, from 30.375 Mt in the same period in 2022. In the 3.Q 2023 the production increased again by +2.8% to 10.544 Mt,…
The Potosi cement plant of state company Empresa Pública de Cementos Bolivia (ECEBOL) began operations one week ago in the Chiutara community, 7 kms from the city of Potosi in Bolivia. The plant can produce 3000 tpd of clinker and…
From Jan. to Oct. 2023 in Argentina there has been a -1.6% YoY decline in the cement dispatch to 10.707 Mt after 10.884 Mt in the same period 2022. Up to now, largest monthly YoY declines were in July and…
In Kenya in the first 7 month of 2023 the cement net trade increased by +33.9% to 0.237 Mt. After several years of being a cement importer the country is now a cement exporter. However, imports and exports are not…
Holcim’s new crushing and processing plant in Saint-Laurent-de Mŭre in France is a major step towards using construction demolition waste (CDW) such as concrete to its full value. Concrete roughly contains 85% aggregates and 15% cement paste. These materials are…
In Kenya, in the first 7 month of 2023 the accumulated cement consumption declined by -4.0% to 5.359 Mt, after 5.581 Mt in the same period last year. The cement consumption massively declined in the first 4 month, YoY. May…
In Kenya, in the first 7 month of 2023 the accumulated cement production declined by -2.8% to 5.596 Mt, YoY. Compared to the first 7 month 2022, when 5.758 Mt have been produced, the YoY production increased only in May…
The Olympus CCS project in Greece is the 6th project of Holcim to receive a grant by the EU Innovation Fund. The project involves the installation of a CO2 Capture unit at Holcim’s cement plant at Milaki, Evoia. The project…
After the first 3 quarters of 2023, the cement exports by Japan are with -38.1% and 4.782 Mt massively behind the exports in same period last year. In the 3Q 2023 the decline slightly decreased with -17.5%, when compared to…
In the first 9 month of 2023 the cement production in Japan declined by – 11.5% to 35.017 Mt, after 39.559 Mt in the same period the year before. However, in the 3.Q in 2023 the decline was only -8.3%…