Mannok Cement, formerly the Quinn Group, reported 59 million kWh of energy savings since 2017 at its 1.2 Mta cement plant in Derrylin, Northern Ireland. In 2022 alone, the savings have been 8 million kWh, through nine key thermal and…
In 2023, Estonia’s cement production again declined significantly by -25.5% to 0.199 Mta, after 0.267 Mta in 2022 and 0.367 Mta in 2021. The cement capacity utilization declined from 29.7% in 2022 to only 22.1% in 2023.
The Ravenna Hub in Northeast Italy aims to become the pioneer CCS hub in the Mediterranean for the storage of captured CO2 in depleted gas reservoirs in the Adriatic off the coast of Ravenna. The hub will be operated by…
Denmark’s FLSmidth announced to explore available divestment options for their cement business. As of 1 January 2024, a new company structure is in place and the separation activities are expected to be completed during the first half of 2024. The…
Due to low market demand, Heidelberg Materials decided to shut down the clinker production in its Hanover cement plant in Germany, in the 2nd half 2024. The plant has a 0.7 Mta clinker capacity, which can be more than compensated…
Portugal’s competition authority AdC gave green light for the merger & acquisition of Cimpor Portugal Holdings by Taiwan Cement Corporation (TCC). TCC will be the 100% owner of Cimpor after buying the major 60% share from its JV partner OYAK…
UK’s Aggregate Industries, which is a part of Holcim, operates the 1.0 Mta dry-process cement plant in Cauldon, Stoke-on-Trent. The company will use Petrofac’s consulting team to identify opportunities for capturing CO2 at the Cauldon plant. The facility currently emits…
After several years of almost constants, the cement production of Switzerland (incl. Liechtenstein) declined by -10.0% to 3.730 Mta, after 4.146 Mta in 2022 and 4.177 Mta in 2021. The cement capacity utilization declined from 81.3% in 2022 to 73.1%…
Germany’s TopWerk Group and US-based Partanna have announced a partnership. TopWerk, a leading global equipment supplier for concrete products, regards Partanna’s carbon-negative binder as a direct, plug-and-play replacement solution to Portland cement, that is fully compatible with its machines (photo:…
In 2023, Spain’s cement im- and exported more diverged. While the exports declining by -4.9% YoY to 3.969 Mta, the imports increased by +5.4% to 0.628 Mta.