Generalitat of Catalonia offers its support to the projects of the Catalan cement industry related to energy recovery. In a meeting between the Secretary for Business and Competitiveness, Joaquim Ferrer i Tamayo, and a delegation headed by the president of Ciment Català, Salvador Fernández Capo, both parties agreed on the diagnosis that the energy use [...]
As a relevant economic actor, also due to its experience in the construction sector, Ciment Català has intervened during the month of December in two of the sessions of the participatory process that the Generalitat has launched to prepare the Roadmap of the Economy Circular in Catalonia (FREC). The project should accelerate the transformation of [...]
The Autonomous Committee for the monitoring of the agreement on the sustainable use of resources in Catalonia (CASA Cataluña), in its telematic meeting on December 2, evaluated the situation of the recovery of waste in the cement factories of Catalonia that, therefore, refers to energy substitution, it exceeded 40% during 2019. In this sense, it [...]
The Advisory Council of Arid of Catalonia foresees difficulties in the recovery of the activity rates associated with the sector due to the health emergency of Covid-19. At its last meeting (held in November), this working group discussed the situation of mining operations in Catalonia and their environmental impact, and analyzed demand and future prospects. [...]
In defense of the principles of saving and reusing resources of its associated companies, Ciment Català has been part of the introductory session of the CE Hotspot Catalonia, the event that will bring together experts from around the world in circular economy in Barcelona next year. The event held on November 19 gathered more than [...]
The last meeting of the Voluntary Agreement for the efficiency in the use of resources, and the transition towards a Circular Economy of the Catalan cement industry, held between Ciment Català and the Department of Territory and Sustainability of Generalitat on November 11, has demonstrated the absolute compliance with the environmental objectives in terms of [...]
The fall in economic activity as a result of the restrictions decreed by public administrations in the framework of the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic punishes the cement industry. The Catalan market statistics for the month of October, although provisional, confirm a negative evolution of all the indicators. In the accumulated of the last 12 [...]
Cement consumption in Catalonia during 2020 (January to September) has decreased by 13% compared to the same period in 2019, mainly as consequence of the fall in economic activity due to Covid-19. However, the data for September indicate a certain normalization of the domestic market, which has been maintained, with a slight increase of 1.6% [...]
The cement factories are conducting preliminary analyzes to assess the feasibility of carrying out industrial tests on the possible future material and energy recovery of the organic rejection fraction from the remaining fraction that reaches Ecoparcs (Residual Organic Matter) biosecrated. The project is part of the set of environmental policies of the cement industry and [...]
This autumn, the employers of the cement industry in Catalonia have joined the Program of Voluntary Agreements for the reduction of GHG emissions (greenhouse gases) promoted by the Catalan Office for Climate Change. This Program offers tools, support and recognition to those organizations that have facilities and / or operations in Catalonia and that voluntarily [...]