Spain’s cement consumption down -2.2% in 1M 2026
In the first month in 2026, Spain’s cement consumption decreased by -2.2% to 1.099 Mt, after 1.123 Mt in the same period last year and 1.056 Mt in the year before.
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New milestone for Holcim’s Go4Zero in Belgium
Last week, Holcim and Air Liquide signed a strategic agreement for the Go4Zero flagship CCS project at the Obourg cement plant in Belgium, however the Final Investment Decision (FID) remains subject to additional effective partnerships across the value chain, as…
Heidelberg Materials Benelux started clay production
Heidelberg Materials Benelux started the batch production of calcined clay at its Ghent cement plant (photo) in Belgium. The calcined clay is for the production of Q-CEM, which shall pace the way for the production of low-carbon cements. Q-CEM delivers…
Estonia’s cement production up +7.6% in year 2025
In 2025, Estonia’s cement production increased by +7.6% to 209.8 kta, after 195.0 kta in 2024 and 199.0 kta in the 2023.
Vicat VAIA CCS project in France with 2nd grant
The VAIA (Vicat Advanced Industrial Alliance) CCS project by Vicat aims to capture and store 1.2 Mta of CO2 at the Montalieu-Vercieu cement plant, the largest in France. Now the French Government has awarded a *Grand Projets Industriels de Décarbonation*…
Sweden’s Salt X received US$ 1.5m R&D grant
Swedens’s Salt X Technology announced the launch of their multi-plasma upgrade project, which aims to scale the patented electric plasma calcination technology to 1 Mta capacity. The grant has been provided by Frontier Climate, which was founded to accelerate carbon…
Germany’s cement production up +0.6% in year 2025
In the year 2025, Germany’s cement production increased by +0.6% to 24.404 Mta, after 24.268 Mta in 2024 and 25.513 Mta in the 2023.
Aalborg Portland submits bid for CCS project in Denmark
Aalborg Portland has officially submitted a bid for the CCS pool by the Danish Energy Agency. The project, which is called ACCSION (Aalborg Portland Carbon Capture & Storage using Infrastructure Onshore in North Jutland) will be established in collaboration with…
Titan Group acquired a cement business in France
TITAN Materials has completed the acquisition of Vracs de L’Estuaire (VDE), an established cement business in France, reinforcing the Group’s commitment to further develop its product offerings in the country. VDE operates a state-of-the-art grinding plant, strategically located at the…
Holcim halted flagship CCS project in Belgium
According to press news, Holcim has put the flagship Go4Zero CCS project at the Obourg cement plant in Belgium on hold. The project received a €230m EU fund for a total investment of about € 500m to install a new…