Cement prices in Germany further decline in 4M 2024

In the first 4 months of 2024 the average cement prices in Germany, calculated from quantities sold and revenues, declined to 118.48 € The price decline in April has been -2.9%.

In the first 4 months of 2024 the average cement prices in Germany, calculated from quantities sold and revenues, declined to 118.48 € The price decline in April has been -2.9%.

In the first 4 months of 2024, the cement production in Germany declined by -12.3% to 6.949 Mt, after 7.928 Mt in the same period last year. The April production only declined by -3.1% YoY to 2.254 Mt, which shows…

Rohrdorfer Zement awarded Fives FCB a contract for the supply of a 50 tpd clay calcination unit at the Rohrdorf plant in Bavaria, Germany. The clay calcination unit will be integrated within the clinker production line and allow Rohrdorfer to…

In the first 3 months of 2024 the average cement prices in Germany, calculated from quantities sold and revenues, declined by -1.4%. The latest average cement price has been 122.02 €/t after 123.81 €/t in January.

In the first quarter of 2024, cement production in Germany still declined massively by -16.0% to 4.765 Mt, after 5.673 Mt in the same period last year. This decline has an impact on the next free CO2 allowances, which will…

Dyckerhoff, which is part of the Buzzi Group, announced that in the Deuna cement plant in Thuringia in Germany a large-scale CCS unit will be installed for the production of net-zero cement. The planned investment is € 350m to capture…

The Holcim Lägerdorf CCU carbon capture and utilisation project in Northern Germany has officially been started. The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by representatives from politics and business, including Holcim, Thyssenkrupp and Linde. The Holcim C2B (Carbon2 Business) project will capture…

Progress has been made in the “CI4C” carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) project in the Mergelstetten cement plant in Germany. This is a € 120m joint venture project by Schwenk, Buzzi-Dyckerhoff, Heidelberg Materials and Vicat with an oxyfuel process…

In Germany, January mostly has highest month-on-month (MoM) cement price increases. This January it was moderate with +3.4% MoM from Dec. 2023. However, compared to Jan. 2023 the average cement prices increased by +15.3% YoY, after increases of +33.9% YoY…

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.