SaltX Technology from Sweden established a full partnership with Holcim after a first agreement had been signed in June 2025 and Holcim became a shareholder. The SaltX technology platform combines electrified calcination (EAC) with electrified sintering (a new development). The…
In the first 2 months in 2026, Spain’s cement production decreased by -0.8% to 2.667 Mt, after 2.689 Mt in the same period last year and 2.651 Mt in the year before.
Holcim inaugurated at their Obourg cement plant in Belgium Europe’s largest floating solar power plant with a capacity of 31 MW. The power plant has been installed by TotalEnergies on a floating array on a rehabilitated chalk quarry lake (photo)…
Heidelberg Materials, the only cement producer in Sweden, intends to focus its activities at the Slite site and to end clinker production in Skövde from 2027 on-wards. Background is the decline in cement sales, driven by continued weak construction demand…
In the first month in 2026, Italy’s cement production decreased by -4.1% YoY to 1.181Mt, after 1.230 Mt in the same period last year and 1.342 Mt in the year before.
Ireland’s CRH Group, the leading provider of building materials, has a primary listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and a secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) for its ordinary shares. Now, the Group announced its intention…
In the year 2025, Italy’s cement production increased by +0.8% to 19.507 Mta, after 19.361 Mta in 2024 and 18.815 Mta in the 2023.
In the first month in 2026, Spain’s cement exports decreased by -28.0% to 0.185 Mt, after 0.257 Mt in the same period last year and 0.219 Mt in the year before.
In the first month in 2026, Spain’s cement production decreased by -o.2% to 1.262 Mt, after 1.265 Mt in the same period last year and 1.211 Mt in the year before.
Heidelberg Materials has decided to close its cement plant in Paderborn in Germany. The main reason for closing Paderborn has been given with the significant decline in cement sales, driven by weak construction demand in Germany. The closure applies exclusively…