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Cementera Cruz Azul workers request local government intervention14 October 2024, Published under Cement NewsCementera Cruz Azul (Mexico) has been inoperative for two years. Cruz Azul cooperative members (workers, retirees and associates) have requested that the government of the State of Hidalgo (Mexico) mediate in the conflict that has kept the plant inoperative. Secretary Olivares Reyna went to the plant to search for a solution with the workers. The official expressed interest in finding a solution to the conflict that would avoid situations as those that have already occurred, stating, “It i... |
City Cement signs JV with Next Generation SCM10 October 2024, Published under Cement NewsNext Generation SCM, a provider of low carbon supplementary cementitious material (SCM), and Nizak Mining Company, fully owned by Saudi Exchange-listed City Cement ( Al Abdullatif Group ), have entered into a joint venture to produce and use a first-of-its-kind low carbon concrete solution in Saudi Arabia. The pioneering process to produce the premium SCM is highly energy efficient, needing only a sixth of the fuel required for traditional cement production and operating at much lower t... |
Iranian cement shrinks in September10 October 2024, Published under Cement NewsIranian domestic cement sales contracted 11.8 per cent YoY to 5.520Mt in September, down from 6.260Mt a year earlier, according to the Iranian cement association. Producers manufactured 6.524Mt of cement and 6.279Mt of clinker, decreases of 1.9 per cent YoY and 5.9 per cent YoY respectively, when compared with September 2023. A total of 931,760t of cement and clinker were exported in September, a decrease of 9.5 per cent YoY, dragged down by lower clinker exports, which shrank 37.4 per ce... |
Titan and thyssenkrupp sign IFESTOS FEED contract09 October 2024, Published under Cement NewsTIitan Group and thyssenkrupp have signed a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract for the IFESTOS Carbon Capture Project. IFESTOS is one of the largest carbon capture projects in Europe, enabling the production of zero-carbon cement and concrete. The engineering contract provides for thyssenkrupp to design and equip the two kiln lines of the Kamari cement plant in Greece with oxyfuel systems for CO 2 capture. This technology will enable the plant's CO 2 emissions to be reduce... |
Sonmez Cement to add second production line09 October 2024, Published under Cement NewsSonmez Cement has announced an expansion at its Adana Ceyhan plant in Adana Yumurtalik Free Zone, Turkey. The modernisation will see clinker production rise at the facility to 5.63Mta and cement production increased to 6.89Mta with completion of the second production line. The new line will itself have a clinker capacity of 2.16Mta and a cement capacity of 4.73Mta. The second line will consume approximately 120MkWh/year. Approximately 50 per cent of the energy for the new clinker line... |
Carbon Re and ABB highlight collaboration at Cemtech Europe 202408 October 2024, Published under Cement NewsLast week at Cemtech Europe 2024 in Warsaw, Kenny Wong (Carbon Re) and Ryan Courts (ABB) detailed ongoing work between the two companies to achieve operational excellence in the cement industry through AI. In the presentation, the two highlighted how ABB and Carbon Re are formalising their joint approach to enable more cement producers to use AI-powered optimisation and decarbonisation to advance their production and strategic objectives. Heidelberg Materials, a leading global cement prod... |
Heidelberg Materials' UK CEO welcomes Government's CO2 capture investment07 October 2024, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials UK CEO, Simon Willis welcomed the UK Government’s announcement on its GBP22m (US$28.2m) investment for two CO 2 capture cluster projects in Teeside and Merseyside. “Today’s announcement from the government to drive ahead with investment in carbon capture and storage (CCS) clusters is a major milestone in the decarbonisation of UK industry and sets the construction sector on the path to net zero. “As part of the HyNet North West decarbonisation cluster, we are brin... |
Confidence Cement invests US$68m in new facility in Narsingdi02 October 2024, Published under Cement NewsConfidence Cement PLC , a leading cement producer based in Bangladesh, is investing BDT8.15bn (US$68.2m) to construct a new production facility on 10 acres of land in Narsingdi. This expansion comes amid a slowdown in construction across Bangladesh following political changes, yet the company is positioning itself to meet future demand in Dhaka and surrounding regions. The new unit, Confidence Cement Dhaka Ltd, will have a daily production capacity of 6000tpd and is expected to create ar... |
Holcim plans new US$44m calcined clay processing line in Czech Republic01 October 2024, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Cesko is set to embark on its largest investment to date with the construction of a new calcined clay processing line at its Cížkovice cement plant, worth CZK1bn (US$44m). This cutting-edge project, expected to be completed by the end of 2026, is part of Holcim’s broader decarbonisation initiative aimed at reducing energy intensity and eliminating reliance on fossil fuels. By incorporating calcined clay, a low-carbon material, the new line will significantly reduce CO 2 emissions a... |
PPC cement sales fall in 4M24-2501 October 2024, Published under Cement NewsPPC cement sales declined 4.6 per cent in South Africa and Botswana in the first four months of FY24-25. However, revenue increased by 1.6 per cent YoY, supported by a 5.5 per cent hike in prices. The company said it would continue to focus on the turnaround of its cement businesses to improve profitability and cash generation, focussing on people, organisational culture, processes as well as industrial and supply chain optimisation, reported The Star. “The South African cement business is... |