Spain’s cement exports down -12.8% in 04M 2026
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.
Tag W.-Europe
Spain’s cement consumption up +11.0% in 04M 2026
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.
Estonia’s cement production up +18.8% in 1Q 2026
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 Netherland to valorise steel slag
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).…
Germany’s cement production -5.8% in 1Q 2025
In the 1Q in 2026, Germany’s cement production decreased by -5.8% YoY to 4.547 Mt, after 4.828 Mt in the same period last year and 4.765 Mt in the year before.
Italy’s cement production down -11.9% in 02M 2026
In the first 2 months in 2026, Italy’s cement production decreased by -11.9% YoY to 2.485 Mt, after 2.822 Mt in the same period last year and 2.992 Mt in the year before.
Aalborg Portland CCS project also receives Danish funding
The Danish Energy Agency announced last week that Aalborg Portland has been awarded a contract to capture, transport, and store 1.25 Mta CO2 from 2030. Sixteen companies initially expressed interest in the funding pool of 28.7 billion DKK, and 10…
Spain’s cement consumption up +9.4% in 1Q 2026
In the 1Q in 2026, Spain’s cement consumption increased by +9.4% to 3.920 Mt, after 3.582 Mt in the same period last year and 3.326 Mt in the year before.
Spain’s cement exports down -17.0% in 03M 2026
In the 1Q in 2026, Spain’s cement exports decreased by -17.0% to 0.645 Mt, after 0.776 Mt in the same period last year and 0.806 Mt in the year before.
Dutch everox recycles concrete waste into low-carbon SCMs
Martin Paterson, Chief Commercial Officer of the Dutch company everox, gave an outstanding presentation at the World Cement Association (WCA) Annual Conference in Bangkok in April about the “The next generation of building materials”. everox patented a process, which separates…