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Oficemen presents Manifesto against an empty Europe

21 February 2020

Spain: The Association of cement manufacturers of Spain (Oficemen) attended a debate at the European Parliament Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium that discussed future population trends across the EU.

The Vice President of Cembureau and Oficemen, Isidoro Miranda, was in charge of opening the meeting. He highlighted the role of the industry as an “activity that solidly confers on the economy of a country in terms of wealth generation, employment and the economic and social wellbeing.”

Highlighting that many cement plants operate for 80 or more years, Miranda added that of Spain’s 33 integrated cement plants, 12 are within what is considered to be ‘empty Spain,’ areas that have experienced rapid depopulation in the past 20-30 years.

To end the meeting, the President of Oficemen, Víctor García Brosa, highlighted that, "Depopulation is one of the great political challenges facing Europe today. It affects 80% of the territory and it is necessary to have strategies specific to promote economic development, access to services and connectivity. The decline or disappearance of traditional industries in Europe leads to loss of qualified employment and a mismatch between supply and demand in the labour market. A role for industries is essential to address the challenge of population fixing and combating emptied Europe."

During the event, Oficemen and The Industrial Federation of Food and Beverages (FIAB) presented a 'Manifesto against the Empty Europe,’ which they say is "a call made to the institutions of the EU to strengthen the role of the industry as a brake on the demographic decline.

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LafargeHolcim España Euro8m upgrade to Sagunto cement plant dependent on quarry talks

14 February 2020

Spain: LafargeHolcim España says that a planned Euro8m investment to its Sagunto integrated cement plant is dependent on talks with the Valencian local government on the medium and long-term use of its quarry. Plant director José Luis Coleto said that this expenditure is part of a Euro20m package that LafargeHolcim has scheduled for the country until 2022. He added that the plant has spent Euro3.5m on the plant in 2019 on control systems upgrades and installation of an automated laboratory.

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Spanish 2019 cement consumption grows by 5.9% year-on-year

07 February 2020

Spain: Spain’s cement consumption in 2019 was 14Mt, up by 5.9% from 13Mt in 2018. Exports fell by 23% to 6.2Mt from 5.0Mt in 2018.

President of the national cement association Oficemen Víctor García Brosa attributed the demand growth to homebuilding but said that the housing market had a long way to go towards providing a reliable base for domestic cement production. “The 110,000 new homes that have started in 2019 represent half of the homes that were built annually before the global financial crisis,” he said. “For Spain, the real estate market should average between 180,000 and 200,000 new homes per year.” He estimated that cement consumption growth would slow to 2.0% year-on-year in 2020.

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Metso Corporation to centralise European warehouse operations

27 January 2020

Finland: Machinery manufacturer Metso Corporation has announced plans to consolidate its European warehouse operations, currently spread over Norway, Sweden, the UK, France, Spain, the Czech Republic, Turkey and Russia, into a single location. Metso Corporation customer logistics senior vice president Jarkko Aro said the move ‘would also enable considerable savings in end-to-end freight costs and reduced CO2 emissions.’ 40 employees are potentially affected. Metso Corporation has not disclosed any locations under consideration for the facility.

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Hosokawa Alpine AG acquires Solids Solutions Group

17 January 2020

Germany: Mechanical process engineering company Hosokawa Alpine AG has assumed 100% ownership of Solids Solutions Group and all its operations across three locations in Germany and Spain, which will be reorganised under the brand ‘Hosokawa Solids Solutions.’ Solids Solutions Group employs 100 people and develops and implements bulk solids handling solutions for customers in various industries including cement. Solids Solutions Group founder and departing CEO Hermann Linder said, “I am pleased to be able to hand over the Solids Solutions Group to a strong company in the field of mechanical process engineering and to know that the employees and customers are in good hands.”

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Cementos Cosmos Córdoba plant reports seven years injury-free

17 January 2020

Spain: Brazil-based Votorantim Cementos’ Spanish subsidiary Cementos Cosmos celebrated seven years, equating to 540,000 working hours, without injury at its 0.9Mt/yr integrated Córdoba cement plant in Andalusia on 15 January 2019. Cementos Cosmos Córdoba plant manager José de la Vega said, “This reflects the initiatives that the company has put in place to promote the safety of the workforce.”

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Cemex receives Port of Gijón terminal concession

27 December 2019

Spain: The Port Authority of Gijón granted Cemex España a 30-year concession for use of 2480m2 of the El Musel terminal for unloading, storage and bagging on 20 December 2019, subject to the Mexican company’s use of the facilities for a minimum of 50,000t/yr of cement and derived products for the first two years of the arrangement, 0.1Mt/yr for the subsequent three years, and 0.15Mt/yr thereafter. La Nueva España newspaper has reported that Cemex España applied for the concession in February 2019. Its plans consist of a Euro5.0m investment in a development including two 6000t-capacity silos, a 44m crane and bagging facilities. Cemex España will take an estimated 10 months to complete the works from beginning the project in early 2020.

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Spain’s November consumption falls by 4.4% year-on-year to 1.1Mt

20 December 2019

Spain: Total cement consumption fell to 1.1Mt in November 2019, down by 8.3% from 1.2Mt in the previous November. CIC Architecture and Sustainability Online has reported that this was 2019’s third month to show a decrease compared to 2018 figures, and the sharpest year-on-year decline so far. The year-on-year decrease for the 11 months to 30 November 2019 is 6.8%. Production failed to show growth, with imports bridging the supply gap. Clinker alone has grown by over 100% to imports of 0.5Mt in the same 11 months from over 0.2Mt in the corresponding period of 2018. Exports, which have declined over 30 consecutive months, fell by 30% year-on-year in November 2019 to under 0.5Mt from over 0.6Mt one year previously. This brings the decline for the year so far to 22% year-on-year to 5.8Mt from 7.4Mt in the first 11 months of 2018. Oficemen president Víctor García Brosa explained that energy prices were a contributing factor to Spain’s production problems. He said that electricity is ‘27% more expensive than in Germany or France.’

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LafargeHolcim Spain joins Spanish paving guild

17 December 2019

Spain: Asociacón Española de Pavimentos Continuos (AEPC), the body which represents manufacturers and maintainers of cement-based and other related flooring, has welcomed LafargeHolcim Spain as a new member. AEPC states its aims as ‘promoting and demanding the highest levels of safety, quality and integrity in all paving sector activities.’

LafargeHolcim Spain operates an installed capacity of over 7.0Mt/yr across five integrated plants. In 2019 it announced an investment of Euro20m in upgrades aimed at reducing its net carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 90,000t/yr by the end of 2022.

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National Association of Mortar Manufacturers merges with Association of Mortar and Exterior Wall Insulation Manufacturers

11 December 2019

Spain: The National Association of Mortar Manufacturers (AFAM) and the Association of Mortar Manufacturers and SATE (Anfapa) have announced their unification as a single organisation under the name of Anfapa. Alimarket has reported that the body will serve the interests of over 40 members and associates as ‘the qualified voice of an important subsector of the construction industry, giving it a broader and unanimous front.’

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