Spain’s cement production -0.2% in 1M 2026
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.
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Heidelberg Materials closes Paderborn works in Germany
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…
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.
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…