Holcim has been selected for a grant from the EU Innovation Fund for its carbon capture and storage (CCS/CCUS) project in Martres-Tolosane (photo), France. This grant for the breakthrough CarboClearTech project in this cement plant brings the number of Holcim’s…
The Cemex CCUS project at the Rüdersdorf plant in Germany has been selected by the EU Innovation Fund to receive € 153m. This is Cemex’s largest planned CCUS project to capture 1.3 Mta of CO2. The project will implement Linde’s…
Holcim in Germany modernized the pyroprocessing line at its Beckum plant to reduce thermal energy and CO2 emissions. The old rotary cooler (photo) has been replaced by a state-of-the-art Pendulum grate cooler by IKN for an investment of about €…
In the first 9 months of 2024, Spain’s cement exports declined -12.6% to 2.748 Mt, after 3.145 Mt in the same period last year and 3.149 Mt in the year before.
In the first 9 months of 2024, Spain’s cement production declined by -4.4% to 13.161 Mt, after 13.771 Mt in the same period last year and 13.890 Mt in the year before.
In the first 9 month of 2024, Switzerland’s cement dispatch declined by -6.9% to 2.657 Mt, after 2.854 Mt in the same period last year and 3.174 Mt in the year before.
In August 2024, the average cement price in Germany has been almost stable at 117.51 €/t and 118.50 €/t in the month before. The average cement price is calculated from cement sales and the cement turnover achieved by the producers.
In the first 8 months of 2024, Germany’s cement production declined by -8.5% to 15.905 Mt, after 17.383 Mt in the same period last year and 20.281 Mt in the year before.
Heidelberg Materials has started a feasibility study for a decarbonisation project at its Rezzato-Mazzano cement plant in Italy in the province of Brescia. The project will investigate a potential source-to-sink CCS solution and aims to make the plant the first…
Spain’s Votorantim Cimentos and Enagás will collaborate in the development of decarbonisation projects. Votorantim Cimentos will develop CO2 capture technologies in its cement plants in Spain (example: Fabricá Cordoba) and Enagás will study solutions for its transport, liquefaction, storage and…