Portugal’s cement consumption down -1.6% in 08M 2025
In the first 8 months in 2025, Portugal’s cement consumption declined by -1.6% to 2.657 Mt, after 2.701 Mt in the same period last year.
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Heidelberg Materials stops CCS project in Slite, Sweden
Heidelberg Materials is pausing its investment in CCS carbon capture at the cement factory in Slite, Sweden. This announcement comes after the Swedish Energy Agency rejected the company’s application for further co-financing the CCS project. The project, which aimed to…
Italy’s cement production up +1.5% in 09M 2025
In the first 9 months in 2025, Italy’s cement production increased by +1.5% to 14.108 Mt, after 13.906 Mt in the same period last year and 13.936 Mt in the year before.
DESFA CO2 pipeline project in Greece qualified for EU Fund
DESFA in Greece will receive a grant from the EU Innovation Fund for its APOLLOCO2-LT project which is the company’s contribution to the wider Prinos CCS PCI initiative. The project aims to establish an open-access carbon capture and storage (CCS)…
France’s Vicat will fully decarbonize Montalieu-Vercieu
The VAIA-project (Vicat Advanced Industrial Alliance) at France’s largest cement plant is receiving a grant by the EU Innovation Fund. The project at the Montalieu-Vercieu (Isère) 2.0 Mta capacity plant (photo) will produce calcined clay, using the MECAClay technology to…
Germany’s cement production up +0.7% in 08M 2025
In the first 8 months in 2025, Germany’s cement production increased by +0.7% to 16.015 Mt, after 15.908 Mt in the same period last year and 17.383 Mt in the year before.
Germany’s cement prices -2.3%% in August 2025
In August 2025, the ex-works average cement prices in Germany (calculated from cement sales volumes and cement T/O) decreased by -2.3% MoM to 113.98 €/t, after 116.72 €/t in July and 115.54 €/t in June this year.
Schwenk’s MECACLAY project in Lithuania to be funded
The MECACLAY project by Schwenk Cement will receive a grant from the EU Innovation Fund for a first-of-its-kind industrial scale production plant at Akmenes cement (photo) in Lithuania. The new system is based on an all-electric clay activation process jointly…
Italy’s cement production up +1.1% in 08M 2025
In the first 8 months in 2025, Italy’s cement production increased by +1.1% to 12.517 Mt, after 12.385 Mt in the same period last year and 12.200 Mt in the year before.
Denmark’s FLSmidth completed sale of cement business
After almost 150 years in the cement business, Denmark’s FLSmidth has announced the completion of the sale of its activity to an affiliate of global private equity firm Pacific Avenue Capital Partners. The company confirmed the transaction follows its earlier…