In Germany, in Jan. 2024 the cement production declined -35.5% to only 0.893 Mt. This is almost a free fall from Jan. last year with 1.384 Mt and Jan. 2022 with 1.489 Mt.
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Peru’s cement production declined -3.0% in 2 months 2024
In Peru, in the first 2 months of 2024 the cement production declined by -3.0% to 1.742 Mt, after 1.796 Mt in the same period last year. However, the huge decline from last year has not continued.
Peru’s 2 months cement trade in 2024 declined significantly
In Peru, in the first two months of the year the cement trade declined significantly. While the exports declined by -23.1% to 20 kt, imports declined by -35.2% to 35 kt.
US Dragon Cement plant becomes distribution center
US Dragon Cement at Thomason in Main is transitioning its business model from cement manufacturing to distribution and storage, effective 2.Q in 2024. After announcing a year ago that its cement plant was ending production, Dragon Products Co., a subsidiary of Giant Cement, will now use the Searsport harbor to import cement from Spain and then transporting it to Thomason. This strategic shift is driven by the cost effectiveness of international importing compared to local manufacturing.
Spain’s cement consumption in first 2 months 2024
In the first 2 months of the year, Spain's cement consumption declined by -2.4% to 2.187 Mt, after 2.241 Mt in the first 2 month last year. Overall the biggest consumption changes have been in 2021 and 2022 with -11.1% and +17.2%.
Turkmenistans’s Lebap 2nd 3000 tpd kiln line operational
A second kiln line at the Lebap cement plant in the Koytendag region in Turkmenistan with a clinker capacity of 3000 tpd and 1.1 Mta of cement has been commissioned. Line 2, which has been supplied by thyssenkrupp Polysius received a compliance certificate with international standards. The plant is a copy of line 1, which has been in 2013 also supplied by Polysius. The order for the second line has been awarded in summer 2021 by Türkmen Enjam, Turkmenistan’s leading private construction company.
Spain’s cement production declined -11.2% by February
In Spain, in the first 2 months of the year the cement production declined by -11.2% to 2.578 Mt, after 2.904 Mt in the first 2 month 2023 and 2.925 Mt in 2022.
Germany’s cement production in Jan. 2024 in free fall
In Germany, in Jan. 2024 the cement production declined -35.5% to only 0.893 Mt. This is almost a free fall from Jan. last year with 1.384 Mt and Jan. 2022 with 1.489 Mt.
Peru’s cement production declined -3.0% in 2 months 2024
In Peru, in the first 2 months of 2024 the cement production declined by -3.0% to 1.742 Mt, after 1.796 Mt in the same period last year. However, the huge decline from last year has not continued.
Peru’s 2 months cement trade in 2024 declined significantly
In Peru, in the first two months of the year the cement trade declined significantly. While the exports declined by -23.1% to 20 kt, imports declined by -35.2% to 35 kt.
US Dragon Cement plant becomes distribution center
US Dragon Cement at Thomason in Main is transitioning its business model from cement manufacturing to distribution and storage, effective 2.Q in 2024. After announcing a year ago that its cement plant was ending production, Dragon Products Co., a subsidiary of Giant Cement, will now use the Searsport harbor to import cement from Spain and then transporting it to Thomason. This strategic shift is driven by the cost effectiveness of international importing compared to local manufacturing.
Spain’s cement consumption in first 2 months 2024
In the first 2 months of the year, Spain's cement consumption declined by -2.4% to 2.187 Mt, after 2.241 Mt in the first 2 month last year. Overall the biggest consumption changes have been in 2021 and 2022 with -11.1% and +17.2%.
Turkmenistans’s Lebap 2nd 3000 tpd kiln line operational
A second kiln line at the Lebap cement plant in the Koytendag region in Turkmenistan with a clinker capacity of 3000 tpd and 1.1 Mta of cement has been commissioned. Line 2, which has been supplied by thyssenkrupp Polysius received a compliance certificate with international standards. The plant is a copy of line 1, which has been in 2013 also supplied by Polysius. The order for the second line has been awarded in summer 2021 by Türkmen Enjam, Turkmenistan’s leading private construction company.
Spain’s cement production declined -11.2% by February
In Spain, in the first 2 months of the year the cement production declined by -11.2% to 2.578 Mt, after 2.904 Mt in the first 2 month 2023 and 2.925 Mt in 2022.
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