Global Cement News

Algeria: Lafarge Algeria says it exported 2.6Mt of cement in 2021, more than double the 1.18Mt it exported in 2020. It aims to export over 3Mt in 2022. The subsidiary of Holcim also announced that it will carry out two new large simultaneous shipments from the port of Oran, one of 35,000t of cement in bulk, and the other of 30,000t of white cement in big bags. Both shipments will be exported to the Americas.

Kazakhstan: A new 0.58Mt/yr cement plant is being considered in West Kazakhstan Province. The project has an estimated investment value of US$170m, according to local government and Kazakhstan Newsline. Negotiations are underway with foreign investors. The plant has been included in plans to develop the region. It is expected to create 60 jobs.

Bangladesh: Seven Rings Cement has signed an agreement to supply cement to Soyo BD International. The China-based ready-mixed concrete supplier has recently started business in Bangladesh and is supplying different projects locally, according to the Daily Star newspaper.

Austria: RHI Magnesita is celebrating the tenth anniversary of first opening its Training Centre Cement in Leoben, Styria. The centre supports the regional cement industry with RHI Magnesita’s knowledge and experience of refractory bricks and mixes installation. It has held more than 50 instructive courses.

Centre leader Peter Steinkellner said “We are very pleased that more than 550 professionals from various countries have attended our trainings in the past 10 years.”

Portugal: Cimpor is participating in a consortium, led by power company Rega Energy, which plans to invest Euro100m in developing scalable green hydrogen production plant technologies. The consortium will deploy infrastructure for its upcoming Vale Hidrogénio Verde Nazaré (NGHV) green hydrogen plant by 2023, including a dedicated 40MW solar-powered electricity grid. It will commission its first green hydrogen plant by 2026, creating 140 new jobs. The consortium aims subsequently to scale up the plant to a renewable power consumption of 600MW. It hopes that, when fully commissioned, the NGHV plant will be a reference project for green hydrogen production.