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Denmark’s first CO2 storage facility ready to store large volumes of CO210 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsProject Greensand, Denmark’s CO2 storage facility in the North Sea subsoil, is ready to receive large amounts of CO 2 . The project is now awaiting the Danish authorities' approval for permanent storage, with an ambition that Greensand will be the first operational CO 2 storage facility in the EU and will start storing CO 2 by the end of 2025 The 23 partners behind Project Greensand have now submitted the final report from the pilot project, which has aimed to develop, test and demonstrat... |
Senegal's market expands 17% in July09 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Senegal increased by 17.4 per cent in July 2024 to 672,700t when compared with 573,200t in July 2023, according to Senegal's Planning and Economic Study Directorate. Domestic production advanced by 15.8 per cent YoY to 823,200t from 711,000t in July 2023. Of this total, cement plants exported 167,900t of their output, up 17.9 per cent YoY when compared with exports of 142,400t in July 2023. January-July 2024 In the first seven months of 2024, Senegal's cement market exp... |
Pakistan cement dispatches witness 26% drop in August06 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsTotal cement dispatches in Pakistan declined by 25.7 per cent to 3.37Mt in August 2024 when compared with 4.53Mt in August 2023. According to the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA), domestic dispatches fell by 27.6 per cent to 2.75Mt in August 2023 from 3.8Mt in the year-ago period. Total exports were also down, by 16 per cent, with volumes decreasing to 613,857t from 730,755t over the same period. North-South breakdown In August 2024 cement mills based in the north ... |
Cambridge University research proposes cement recycling06 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsCyrille Dunant, a materials scientist at Cambridge University, is one of a team of scientists working on a method to recycle cement and reduce the environmental impact of the construction industry. Dunant said, “Cement manufacturing emits CO 2 for two reasons: One is that to make it you need to burn coal to produce heat, or maybe gas or some other kind of fuel. And the other reason is the limestone that has to be burned in the process. This limestone is lime and CO 2 together. The heat sep... |
Holcim names new CEO in Spain06 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsHolcim has appointed Ricardo De Pablos as new general manager in Spain, replacing Carmen Díaz, who has been appointed Chief People Officer of the group. From his new position as General Manager of Holcim Spain, De Pablos will continue the work carried out by his predecessor, Carmen Díaz, in the area of sustainability, an aspect that the company considers central to the company's philosophy and on which all business lines are focused, together with the vision of excellence towards the clien... |
Votorantim invests US$12m in Oural solid fuel plant05 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsVotorantim Cementos España (VCE) plans to build a US$12m solid recovered fuel (SRF) facility in its integrated plant in Oural , Spain, according to the newspaper El Progreso. The plant will generate approximately 85,000t of SRF from municipal, industrial and commercial waste that cannot be recycled. However, total capacity would be 163,800tpa. The facility will include 5820m 2 of warehouses to receive, unload, produce, store and dispatch the SRF, with minimal odour and external noise e... |
Seven companies to work on Japanese advanced CCS projects04 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsTaiheiyo Cement Corp , ITOCHU Corp, Nippon Steel Corp, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd, INPEX Corp, Taisei Corp and ITOCHU Oil Exploration Co Ltd were selected by the Japan Organisation for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) to conduct engineering design work for Japanese advanced CCS projects. The Japanese government has chosen CCS as an important means for decarbonisation that must be fully harnessed, especially in hard-to-abate industries such as cement if Japan is to achieve the tw... |
Moroccan market expands 10% in August04 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsCement deliveries by Asment Témara , Ciments de l’Atlas , Ciments du Maroc , LafargeHolcim Maroc in Morocco advanced by 9.7 per cent YoY to 1,265,106t in August 2024 from 1,153,378t in August 2023, according to Morocco’s cement association, APC. Dispatches to the distribution segment were up 5.6 per cent to 721,796t in August 2024 from 683,550t in August 2023 while deliveries to the ready-mix concrete segment increased 21.7 per cent YoY to 295,921t from 243,232t. Off-take by the prefa... |
Colombia’s cement dispatches stable in July03 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsGrey cement dispatches in Colombia remained stable at 1.051Mt in July 2024, according to the country’s statistics agency, DANE. Bulk dispatches expanded by 1.9 per cent YoY, but sales of bagged cement were down 1.1 per cent when compared with the equivalent period of the previous year. Deliveries to ready-mix concrete suppliers saw a 3.4 per cent YoY drop in July 2024, but the off-take by construction companies and contractors was up 1.5 per cent YoY. Sales to the retail sector saw a 2.6 p... |
Savannah Clinker Ltd outbids Amsons Group to acquire Bamburi Cement29 August 2024, Published under Cement NewsSavannah Clinker Ltd (SCL), a Kenya-based construction materials company, has outbid Amsons Group to acquire full ownership of Bamburi Cement . On 28 August SCL announced that it had bid TZS25.4bn (US$9.36m) for up to 100 per cent of the issued ordinary shares in the cement producer. Prior to this offer, Tanzanian conglomerate Amsons Group had led the bidding with an offer of TZS23bn. If the deal goes through, SCL will purchase 362.96m of Bamburi-issued shares at a value of TZS70 each... |