4 days ago · The February 2025 issue of Global Cement Magazine - to be distributed at the Global FutureCem Conference in Istanbul, Türkiye, has a decarbonisation theme, with contributions on calcined clay, waste heat recovery, process optimisation, new collaborations and more. There’s also a look at how the world Cement Association CEO Ian Riley expects cement demand to change over the 25 years to 2050 ...

The February 2025 issue of Global Cement Magazine - to be distributed at the Global FutureCem Conference in Istanbul, Türkiye, has a decarbonisation theme, with contributions on calcined clay, waste heat recovery, process optimisation, new collaborations and more. There’s also a look at how the world Cement Association CEO Ian Riley expects cement demand to change over the 25 years to 2050 ...

4 days ago · Vietnam: The general director of Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (VICEM), Nguyen Thanh Tung, says that Vietnam will suffer continued cement overcapacity amid high production costs in 2025. Full-year production is forecast at 125Mt, 96% greater than an expected domestic demand of 63.5Mt. Việt Nam News has reported that Vietnam’s cement exports face an on-going investigation in Taiwan ...

1 day ago · Japan: Mitsubishi UBE Cement (MUC) has developed a carbon-negative artificial sand product called ‘GX-e Beads.’ It is made from by-products containing calcium and uses a proprietary accelerated carbonation technology developed by MUC to absorb CO 2 at 80 - 250kg/t from flue gas and other sources. A further granulation and solidification stage is then used to manufacture the final ...

Global Concrete Report 2023. Global Cement Magazine has compiled a listing of the world’s top 30 concrete producers. Many are major producers of cement, but not all of them. The report includes details of the top 40 largest producers of ready-mixed concrete worldwide, ranked in order of actual production, with production data and company profiles.

Dec 18, 2024 · Typical! We published a cement sector news review for 2024 in the December 2024 issue of Global Cement Magazine and a load of big important events happened afterwards. So, here is a roundup of some of the major stories that …

Nov 25, 2024 · Note - There have been some major cement sector news stories since this story was published in November 2024. These include deals by Quikrete to buy Summit Materials in the US and Huaxin Cement to buy Lafarge Africa in Nigeria.

Jan 30, 2025 · Spain: Cement consumption in Spain rose by 3% in 2024 after two consecutive years of decline, reaching 14.9Mt, according to the latest data from Oficemen.. The figure represents an increase of 0.42Mt compared to 2023, though remains similar to 2021-2022 levels. Oficemen projects 5% growth for 2025.

Nov 15, 2024 · Azerbaijan: The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) has called on governments at the COP29 climate conference to support the decarbonisation of the cement industry. The association published its Net Zero Progress Report 2024/25 to coincide with the conference. The report details the ‘extensive decarbonisation work’ currently underway in the industry, including accelerating carbon ...

The December 2024 issue of Global Cement Magazine is an end-of-year special with our regular Top 100 report on the biggest cement producing companies and countries, plus our take on the main news trends of the past 12 months.We are also very pleased to kick off our ‘Leaders Series’ with an interview with Votorantim Cimentos CEO Osvaldo Ayres.