The Vicat Group accelerates industrial decarbonisation in France with two alternative energy projects at two of its cement plants, supported by the French Ecological Transition Agency (ADEME) and industrial partners. At the Xeuilley plant, where already 100% of alternative fuels…
Bright Hydrogen Solutions (BrightHy), announced the signing of a long-term agreement with Çimsa in Spain for the supply and operation of a green hydrogen production facility at Çimsa’s Buñol cement plant. Çimsa, a subsidiary of Sabancı Holding, was founded in…
The CCS project by Schwenk Latvia is supported by the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA). As part of the project, Schwenk plans to install a carbon capture and storage system to reduce CO2 emissions of the cement plant…
The British Mineral Products Association (MPA) has called on government to address the underlying competitiveness issues facing cement manufacturers. This comes after leading cement producers have long been campaigning for several key policy actions needed to level the playing field…
In the 1Q in 2026, Italy’s cement production decreased by -8.6% YoY to 4.177 Mt, after 4.569 Mt in the same period last year and 4.549 Mt in the year before.
In the first 4 months in 2026, Spain’s cement production increased by +5.5% YoY to 5.932Mt, after 5.624 Mt in the same period last year and 5.521 Mt in the year before.
In the first 4 months in 2026, Spain’s cement exports decreased by -12.8% YoY to 0.882 Mt, after 1.011 Mt in the same period last year and 1.129 Mt in the year before.
In the first 4 months in 2026, Spain’s cement consumption increased by +11.0% YoY to 5.366 Mt, after 4.836 Mt in the same period last year and 4.650 Mt in the year before.
In the 1Q in 2026, Estonia’s cement production increased by +18.8% YoY to 38.0 kt, after 32.0 kt last year and 35.0 kt the year before.
Ecocem and Tata Steel IJmuiden in the Netherlands have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance the use of Basic Oxygen Furnace (BOF) and Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) steel slags as next-generation materials in low-carbon cement as Supplementary Cementitious Material (SCM).…