Germany’s cement production -6.8% in 10M 2024
In the first 10 months in 2024, Germany’s cement production declined by -6.8% to 20.481 Mt, after 21.979 Mt in the same period last year and 25.626 Mt in the year before.
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Heidelberg Materials’ FEED contract for GeZero in Germany
Heidelberg Materials signed a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract with the Fluor Corporation for its GeZero CCS-project in Geseke in Germany, where a second generation new oxyfuel kiln for the capture of 0.7 Mta will be installed (illustration). Fluor…
Germany’s Aumund + Holcim develop electrical clay calcination
Aumund is developing an electrical clay calcination system in a joint development with Holcim at its test centre in Rheinberg, Germany (photo: demo-unit). Clay activation is achieved by a combination of electrical heating and materials circulation in an enclosed pan…
Germany’s cement prices stable in Sept. 2024
In September 2024, the ex-works cement prices in Germany (calculated from cement volume and T/O) are almost stable at 117.09 €/t, after 118.17 €/t in May 2024.
Germany’s cement production -7.8% in 9M 2024
In the first 9 months in 2024, Germany’s cement production declined by -7.8% to 18.133 Mt, after 19.671 Mt in the same period last year and 22.942 Mt in the year before.
Schwenk will install a WHR system in Allmendingen, Germany
Germany’s Schwenk Group will use Orcan Energy’s ORC technology at its Allmendingen plant for waste heat recovery (WHR). The previously unused waste heat from the clinker cooler shall be used to recover over 8.5 million kWh of energy and to…
CO2 project of Cemex in Germany receives EU funding
The Cemex CCUS project at the Rüdersdorf plant in Germany has been selected by the EU Innovation Fund to receive € 153m. This is Cemex’s largest planned CCUS project to capture 1.3 Mta of CO2. The project will implement Linde’s…
Holcim in Germany modernized the Beckum kiln line
Holcim in Germany modernized the pyroprocessing line at its Beckum plant to reduce thermal energy and CO2 emissions. The old rotary cooler (photo) has been replaced by a state-of-the-art Pendulum grate cooler by IKN for an investment of about €…
Germany’s cement price almost stable in Aug. 2024
In August 2024, the average cement price in Germany has been almost stable at 117.51 €/t and 118.50 €/t in the month before. The average cement price is calculated from cement sales and the cement turnover achieved by the producers.
Germany’s cement production -8.5% in 8M 2024
In the first 8 months of 2024, Germany’s cement production declined by -8.5% to 15.905 Mt, after 17.383 Mt in the same period last year and 20.281 Mt in the year before.