Switzerland’s annual cement dispatch -4.8% in 2024
The annual cement dispatch of Switzerland declined by -4.9% to 3.547 Mta, after 3.730 Mta in the last year and 4.146 Mta in 2022.
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Estonia’s cement production down -6.4% in 11M 2024
In the first 11 months in 2024, Estonia’s cement production declined by -6.4% to 176 kt, after 188 kt in the same period last year and 251 kt in the year before.
Cimpor’s decarbonisation plan for cement plants in Portugal
Cimpor plans to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. In Portugal € 360m shall be invested in the Alhandra, Souselas and Loulé cement plants. A large investment is for the Alhandra plant in heat recovery systems and the replacement of equipment…
Heracles appoints Air Liquide for a FEED contract in Greece
Heracles signed a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract with Air Liquide for the OLYMPUS CCS project at the Milaki plant in Greece. Air Liquide shall supply the Milaki plant with integrated systems for CO2 capture, oxygen enrichment and cryogenic separation.…
Spain’s cement production -1.7% in 11M 2024
In the first 11 months in 2024, Spain’s cement production declined by -1.7% to 16.381 Mt, after 16.662 Mt in the same period last year and 17.125 Mt in the year before.
Spain’s cement exports down -9.1% in 11M 2024
In the first 11 months in 2024, Spain’s cement exports declined by -9.1% to 3.375 Mt, after 3.712 Mt in the same period last year and 3.873 Mt in the year before.
KHD Group to supply Oxyfuel kiln at Geseke in Germany
The KHD Group will be carrying out a FEED (Front-End Engineering Design) study for the new Oxyfuel kiln at Heidelberg Materials’ Geseke cement plant in Germany. The contract is part of the planning phase of the GeZero CCS project, which…
Holcim in Germany tests Capsol’s carbon capture technology
Capsol Technologies has signed a contract with Holcim Group for the carbon capture project at Holcim’s Dotternhausen plant in Southern Germany. The contract includes the delivery of a carbon capture demonstration campaign, based on the CapsolEoP® (End-of-Pipe) technology. The technology…
Holcim in Europe is using Neustark for CO2 removal
Holcim Central Europe West and Swiss newcomer Neustark are jointly commissioning 14 plants for the removal of CO₂ in Switzerland, Germany, Italy and France. Lafarge France, part of the Holcim Group, will use the technology in the Gennevilliers granulats facility, where…
Italy’s cement production up 1.9% in 10M 2024
In the first 10 months in 2024, Italy’s cement production increased by +1.9% to 15.595 Mt, after 15.298 Mt in the same period last year and 16.225 Mt in the year before.