The German VDZ (Cement Manufacturers Association) published a study on the future demand for CO2 pipelines from CCS-technologies. Such pipelines are necessary to transport captured CO2 to depleted wells in the North Sea or elsewhere. The study analysed the German…
SigmaRoc and Arcelor Mittal reported progress with their AMeLI Green Lime project in Dunkirk in France. In the joint-venture of the two companies a new quicklime plant (illustration) with a capacity of 0.9 Mta is constructed on the QPO quay…
In Germany, in Jan. 2024 the cement production declined -35.5% to only 0.893 Mt. This is almost a free fall from Jan. last year with 1.384 Mt and Jan. 2022 with 1.489 Mt.
In the first 2 months of the year, Spain’s cement consumption declined by -2.4% to 2.187 Mt, after 2.241 Mt in the first 2 month last year. Overall the biggest consumption changes have been in 2021 and 2022 with -11.1%…
In Spain, in the first 2 months of the year the cement production declined by -11.2% to 2.578 Mt, after 2.904 Mt in the first 2 month 2023 and 2.925 Mt in 2022.
The electric arc calcination (EAC) technology from Sweden’s Salt X company may change the industrial calcination in the global cement and lime industry. The plasma technology can not eliminate the CO2 formation from calcining limestone, but enables cost efficient carbon…
Heidelberg Materials updated information about the Airvault GOCO2 project in France. In the Airvault cement plant the existing 2 semi-wet kilns are replaced with a new 4000 tpd kiln line from German plant supplier thyssenkrupp Polysius by 2025. The new…
Heidelberg Materials received the building permit for its Cap2U (Capture-to-Use) project in the Lengfurt cement plant in Germany. The carbon capture and use (CCU) system is based on an amine scrubber technology developed for the exhaust gas stream from cement…
In Spain, the annual cement production in 2023 declined by -3.1% to 17.904 Mta (we reported here earlier). However, the quarterly cement production shows a very negative trend in last year.
For their cement decarbonation, Holcim is using hydrogen as an alternative fuel at its Malle cement plant in France. In first trails, injection rates of more than 50% have been achieved (we reported here 22.02. 2024). Fives Pillard provided the…