Spain’s cement exports continue to decljne this year. From January to November 2023 only 3.702 Mt have been exported, which is a decline by -4.4%, YOY. In November the exports declined by -18.5% to 0.296 Mt after 0.364 Mt in…
In Spain, from January to November 2023, the accumulated cement production declined by -2.8% to 16.649 Mt, compared to the same period last year. In November, the cement production declined by -7.8% to 1.413 Mt, after 1.533 Mt, YoY.
Holcim has a groundbreaking CCS-project in the Obourg cement plant in Belgium. The GO4ZERO-project is implemented in 2 phases. First, the 2 wet kilns will be replaced by a new dry process line with a clinker capacity of 1.7 Mta,…
In Italy, from January to October 2023 the accumulated cement production declined by only -2.0% to 15.901 Mt, after 16.225 Mta in the same period last year. In October the cement production declined by just -1.6% to 1.966 Mt, after…
Aalborg Portland, which is part of the Cementir Holding Group, is commissioning its second carbon capture pilot plant. The CCUS method developed under the auspices of ConsenCUS can potentially cut the energy consumption of traditional capture technologies by 50%. The…
The first evoZero® cement shall be produced at the Brevik plant in Norway, where a post-combustion CCS-technology will be operational at the end of 2024. Here the CO2 is captured by using liquid amine in an absorber (installation photo). When…
In Spain, from January to October 2023 the accumulated cement exports declined by -2.9% to 3.406 Mt, from 3.508 Mt in the same period in 2022. However, a large YoY decline has been in the least 3 month with -7.3%,…
In Spain, from January to October 2023 the accumulated cement production declined by -2.3% to 15.236 Mt, from 15.593 Mt in the same period in 2022. However, the largest YoY decline has been in the least 3 month with -6.0%,…
Holcim’s new crushing and processing plant in Saint-Laurent-de Mŭre in France is a major step towards using construction demolition waste (CDW) such as concrete to its full value. Concrete roughly contains 85% aggregates and 15% cement paste. These materials are…
The Olympus CCS project in Greece is the 6th project of Holcim to receive a grant by the EU Innovation Fund. The project involves the installation of a CO2 Capture unit at Holcim’s cement plant at Milaki, Evoia. The project…