Germany’s cement production -10.8% in 1H 2024
In the first half of 2024, Germany’s cement production declined by -10.8% to 11.385 Mt, after 12.769 Mt in the same period last year and 14.919 Mt in the year before.
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Schwenk selected Capsol Technologies in two Baltic States
Capsol Technologies has signed a contract for the delivery of two CapsolGo® carbon capture demonstration systems in two different Baltic States. The systems will be campaigned at the German Schwenk Group’s Brocēni cement plant in Latvia and the Akmenės Cementas…
Alpacem modernizes the Wietersdorf plant in Austria
Alpacem is going to modernize its Wietersdorf cement plant in Austria for an investment of € 50m. The investment is part of the ZEUS modernisation program, which aims to make the cement production carbon-zero by 2035. A new energy-efficient cement…
Estonia’s cement production -7.9% in 1H 2024
In the first half of 2024, Estonia’s cement production declined by -7.9% to 82 kt, after 89 kt in the same period last year and 130 kt in the year before.
Irish cement producer Ecocem’s ACT technology
The ACT technology by Irish cement producer Ecocem shall decarbonise the production of cement by as much as 70% compared to standard cement blends. ACT is a low-clinker cement technology, where clinker is mostly replaced by activated limestone and cementitious…
Spain’s cement exports declined -18.6% in 1.H 2024
In the first half of 2024, Spain’s cement production declined massively by -18.6% to 1.813 Mt, after 2.228 Mt in the same period last year and 2.129 Mt the year before.
Spain’s cement production -10.1% in 1.H 2024
In the first half of 2024, Spain’s cement production declined by -10.1% to 8.493 Mt, after 9.452 Mt in the same period last year and 9.405 Mt the year before.
Cemex and Alba signed JV on biochar in Germany
Cemex Deutschand has signed a JV with recycling service provider ALBA Group for the construction of a biochar production plant in Germany. The facility will be located in the Rüdersdorf cement plant close to Berlin and produce biochar from a…
Switzerland’s cement dispatch -8.0% in 1.H 2024
In the first half of 2024, Switzerland and Liechtenstein’s cement dispatch declined by -8.0% to 1.751 Mt, after 1.905 Mt in the same period last year and 2.094 Mt the year before.
Cement prices in Germany at 118.17 €/t in May 2024
In May 2024 the average cement prices in Germany, calculated from quantities sold and revenues, declined to 118.17 €/t, which corresponds to a price decline by -1.8% from April this year.