The Cement Demand Index (IDC) in Catalonia in the month of February 2018 has moderated its growth, which has led to the average increase of the last 12 months to 15.5%, a little more than 1% compared to the previous month, according to the Cement Barometer, leading indicator of consumption prepared by the Oficemen Studies [...]
The Cement Demand Index (CDI) in Catalonia in the month of January 2018 continues with growth rates as those of the previous months, according to the Cement Barometer, an advance indicator of consumption prepared by the Department of Studies of Oficemen. The average increase of the last 12 months has been close to 20%, increasing [...]
The economic benefit that the cement production plants generate to the local communities where they are located amounts, only in the fiscal scope, to more than 2 million euros of annual average, according to the II Study on CSR in the cement sector, elaborated by Forética and Fundación CEMA. The study highlights the commitment to [...]
Cement consumption in Catalonia closed 2017 with an increase of 17% compared to the previous year, reaching 1.86 million tons. This is the fourth consecutive annual increase, which happens after 7 years of previous falls (2008 to 2014), where the use of the product in Catalan territory fell from 8.06 million tons to 1.46 million, [...]
The activity in the construction of public infrastructures continues at an extremely low level. The volume of public tender in Catalonia corresponding to November 2017 was 265 million euros, a figure that represents only 16.65% of the historical maximums. Half of this amount comes from town halls and councils, which have become the main driving [...]
Electricity costs have once again become a major threat to the cement industry in Catalonia. Red Eléctrica de España (REE) has completed the process of assigning interruptibility service through competitive auctions with the allocation of an interruptible power for the period from January 1 to May 31, 2018 of 2,584, 9 MW. This means a [...]
The Association of cement manufacturers in Spain, Oficemen, has prepared a roadmap for the reduction of carbon emissions by 2050. The document highlights the potential of some emerging technologies, such as carbon capture and storage (CAC), which would allow reducing up to 80% the carbon footprint of the Spanish cement industry in 2050. About 60% [...]
The Technical Committee of Ciment Català, formed by representatives of the 4 associated companies, considers that the possibility of new taxes on productive activity represents a serious economic threat to the sector due to the effects it could have on the fiscal area. This positioning refers both to new taxes for activities in the factories [...]
The first meeting of the Monitoring Commission of the III Voluntary Agreement between the Generalitat and the Catalan cement industry has established the key aspects that must be developed to improve the protection of the environment and the transition to the Circular Economy. The Commission, held on October 17, considers the use of resources, the [...]
The four companies grouped in Ciment Català have asked the Generalitat that when it is time to reformulate and possibly increase the tax burdens of all kinds, and in particular environmental taxes, which is being raised recently in the Government, take into account the serious economic situation that continues to suffer construction in general and [...]