Cemex announced to seek EU funding for two of its decarbonation projects in Spain. In February 2023 Cemex signed an agreement with green fuels producer ETFuels, to transform CO2 from their Alicante cement plant (photo) into green fuels. It is planned…
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%…
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.
In Spain, the annual cement production in 2023 declined by -3.1% to 17.904 Mta (we reported here earlier). However, the quarterly cement production shows a very negative trend in last year.
In January 2024, Spain’s cement exports where down by -24.4% to 0.253 Mt, after 0.335 Mt in January 2023. In 2023 the cement exports declined by -4.9%. Please note: If you will find other data, e.g. in news sections, these…
In January 2024, Spain produced 1.169 Mt of cement, after 1.437 Mt in January 2023. This is a YoY decline by -18.7%, after the -3.1% annual decline in 2023. Please note: If you will find other data, e.g. in news…
In 2023, Spain’s cement im- and exported more diverged. While the exports declining by -4.9% YoY to 3.969 Mta, the imports increased by +5.4% to 0.628 Mta.
In 2023, Spain’s accumulated cement production declined by -3.1% to 17.904 Mta, after 18.483 Mta in 2022 and 18.558 Mta in 2021. In 2023 this corresponds to a cement capacity utilisation rate of only 43.7%.
Cementos La Cruz in Spain has received a grant of € 4.5m by the EU for a green cement production unit. The company operates a 1.5 Mta cement grinding plant with 2 mills in Abanilla (Murcia). The planned green cement…
Cemex Ventures in Madrid, Spain, has increased its stake in UK-based HiiROC. The startup-company has developed a novel proprietary process for the production of low-cost, zero emission hydrogen. The technology ‘Thermal Plasma Electrolysis (TPE)’ is using a fraction of the…