The advance of statistical data of the cement sector corresponding to the month of October 2019 confirms the loss of competitiveness of the Catalan industry, which suffers an 18% drop in exports in the last year, with a total of 2.1 million tons. This will be the fourth consecutive year of declining exports, which have [...]
Macroeconomic forecasts that point to a slowdown in the national economy, after 6 years of sustained growth of around 3% of GDP, trap the cement sector in a compromised situation. In fact, unlike what happened with the industry as whole, Catalan factories still remain at very low levels of activity, as a result of the [...]
The crisis of the Catalan cement industry, which seemed to have subsided after 4 years of recovery in domestic market consumption, is faced with a new threat front due to the lack of competitiveness in international markets. In the last 12 months, cement and clinker exports have decreased by more than 629 thousand tons, 23%. [...]
The Autonomous Committee for Monitoring the Agreement on the sustainable use of resources in Catalonia (CASA) has agreed in its last working session to strengthen the dissemination activities of the sector among political representatives. The meeting, held in Barcelona on September 19, established a program of visits to cement factories for parliamentarians and leaders of [...]
Cement consumption in Catalonia during the period July 2018 to June 2019 has exceeded 2 million tons - for the first time since 2012 - and grows at an annual rate of 9%. The improvement of the internal market, in any case, isn’t enough for the consolidation of companies, which have a production capacity of [...]
IECA (Spanish Institute of Cement and its Applications), with the collaboration of the EOI and the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, has launched a technological challenge for startups consisting of the development of a digital identity for cement that allows its traceability and the encryption of capabilities and environmental information. Through the associated cement [...]
The restoration program of quarries of the Generalitat had, during 2018, a total of 445 inspections on 384 extractive activities, according to the report released at the last meeting of the Advisory Council of Aggregates of Catalonia, held in Barcelona on July 10. The Advisory Board, formed by technicians of the Catalan administration from different [...]
The Minister of Enterprise and Knowledge of the Government of Catalonia, Maria Àngels Chacón, has seen the Circular Economy model practiced by Catalan cement factories during the visit she made to the Lafarge plant in Moncada i Reixac. This work session on June 28 is part of the Factory Visits Plan promoted by the Autonomous [...]
The cumulative consumption of the first four months of 2019, according to the data estimated by the Cement Barometer, shows a change in trend in the Catalan market, as it has experienced a growth of almost 6% over the same period of 2018. Anyway, this increase does not yet compensate for the falls that the [...]
The energetic use of waste in the cement factories of Catalonia added, in 2017, 203,166 tons. This amount of materials allowed replacing 32.6% of the energy consumed, thus saving the use of fossil fuels, the main causes of global warming and Climate Change. The contribution of Catalan plants to the environment also included the use [...]