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Cement production growth fuels record-high emissions in China23 May 2023, Published under Cement NewsA 4.1 per cent YoY increase in China’s cement production in the first quarter of 2023 has contributed to a four per cent rise in the country’s CO 2 emissions, marking a record high for the first quarter of a year. According to Carbon Brief, the uptick was driven by a economic rebound following the end of China’s zero-COVID-19 policy, which led to oil consumption advancing by 5.5 per cent, coal consumption up by 3.6 per cent and gas use expanding by 1.4 per cent. Steel production also re... |
Southern Province places contract for two new lines at Jazan22 May 2023, Published under Cement NewsSaudi Arabia-based Southern Province Cement Co has placed an order with Sinoma International Engineering Co for two new 5000tpd production lines at its Jazan cement plant. Line 3 will go under construction first and is due for completion within 18 months. Infrastructure for a second 5000tpd line (Line 4) is also being put in place, with that line expected to complete within 24 months. The US$330m project is being entirely funded by a local bank, reports Mist News. The Jazan plant cur... |
Lafarge Canada's carbon capture project enters final phase18 May 2023, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Canada has announced a tri-party agreement with Svante Technologies Inc and Dimensional Energy, Inc to bring a demonstration of Dimensional Energy’s carbon dioxide utilisation technology to Lafarge’s cement plant in Richmond , British Columbia, Canada. In 2019, through a joint industry partnership between Svante, Total SA, and Lafarge, Svante installed Project CO 2 MENT, a demonstration carbon capture plant to capture 1tpd of CO 2 emissions from Lafarge’s operations at the Richmo... |
Sagar Cements to commission new clinker line18 May 2023, Published under Cement NewsSagar Cements plans to commission its new clinker line at Andhra Cements Ltd (ACL) during the current quarter. This forms part of an INR4580m (US$55.6m) investment programme by Sagar Cements to upgrade Andhra Cements’ capacities from 1.65Mta to 2.3Mta of clinker and from 1.8Mta to 3Mta of cement. The full upgrade programme is due to complete in the 2HFY24-25, according to The Hindu. According to Sagar Cements, it is expecting an incremental 1Mta from Andhra Cements in FY23-24. Sagar Ce... |
Cemex and Ecocem partner on lower-carbon R&D18 May 2023, Published under Cement NewsCemex and Ecocem have agreed to work together in a new partnership to explore opportunities to use lower-carbon cementitious material in concrete production, according to a statement by the two companies. Initially, the partnership will trial lower carbon solutions in ten of Cemex’s French readymix production plants, with the ambition to extend in France and potentially the wider region as part of a portfolio of initiatives in the sector. Developing innovative partnerships with key ind... |
Heidelberg Materials invest a further EUR65m in French calcined clay project16 May 2023, Published under Cement NewsFollowing this week's 'Choose France summit', Heidelberg Materials has announced the investment of EUR65m to accelerate the decarbonisation of its Bussac-Forê t cement plant in the west of France. The plant will be expanded to include a facility to produce calcined clay, which can replace parts of the CO₂-intensive clinker in the cement. This will allow the launch of a new range of low-carbon calcined clay cements containing less clinker. This latest investment is in addition to the EUR... |
Buzzi Unicem posts 1Q23 consolidated net sales of EUR955.9m15 May 2023, Published under Cement NewsConsolidated net sales for Buzzi Unicem in the 1Q23 reached EUR955.9m, a rise of 19.5 per cent compared to EUR8000.1m the 1Q22. However, Buzzi Unicem reported to a decline in sales volumes for the group in the first three months of 2023, both for cement (-8.8 per cent) and ready-mix concrete (-12.2 per cent). The strengthening of cement prices offset lower volumes in sales. Cement sales totalled 5,803,000t in the 1Q23 compared to 6,363,000t in the 1Q22. Ready-mix sales totalled 2,364,... |
Ambuja Cements adds 8Mta capacity15 May 2023, Published under Cement NewsAmbuja Cements is expanding its clinker capacity by 8Mta at its Bhatapara and Maratha units on the highest ESG standards with 42MW of waste heat recovery system, the ability to utilise 50 per cent alternative fuels and raw materials, and the provision to operate on green power. According to the company, the capacity expansion projects will enable the production of 14Mta of Blended Green Cement, following all requisite approvals. Ajay Kapur, Cement Business CEO of Ambuja Cements, sa... |
BUA Cement posts 9.7% rise in net revenue in 1Q2312 May 2023, Published under Cement NewsBUA Cement reports its net revenues rose by 9.7 per cent to NGN106.4bn for the quarter from NGN97bn (US$209.7m) in the same period a year ago. BUA Cement’s 1Q23 revenue per tonne increased by 18.5 per cent to NGN66,250/t from NGN55,904/t in the 1Q22. EBITDA declined by 2.8 per cent to NGN45bn from NGN46.3bn in the 1Q22. Earnings were offset by increases in raw materials, higher energy costs, depreciation charges, distribution costs and debt issue expenses. Costs of sales rose ... |
Titan reports a robust 1Q performance11 May 2023, Published under Cement NewsTitan Cement International SA saw a “very strong start to the year” with first-quarter 2023 sales up 29.3 per cent YoY to EUR588.1m, driven by increased demand in some key markets due to mild weather conditions and good pricing performance. EBITDA saw a 131 per cent jump to EUR107.1m when compared with a low-base 1Q22. The margin expanded due to sales growth, cost performance reflecting the benefits from investment projects as well as an improved energy mix with higher alternative fuel u... |