The situation of the cement sector in Catalonia, and the possible ways of improvement, centered the working session held by a delegation of Ciment Català with the general director of Industry of the Department of Enterprise and Knowledge of the Generalitat, Matilde Villarroya. During the meeting, held on December 4, the representatives of the factories [...]
The Generalitat and the Catalan cement industry share the same will to emphasize the values of Sustainability in the promotion and bidding of public works. This coincidence was again evident in the meeting of November 30 between Joan Jaume, president of Infraestructures.cat (the public company responsible for designing, building, preserving and exploiting infrastructure and buildings [...]
The activity of the cement industry has continued to decrease during the month of September, according to the estimates of the Cement Barometer of Oficemen. The situation of paralysis experienced by the execution of public works in Catalonia has once again generated negative rates in all magnitudes. In fact, during the first 3 quarters of [...]
In view of the growing use of waste-derived fuels in cement factories, the Cement and Environment Labor Foundation (Fundación CEMA) has designed an information and training campaign aimed at minimizing the occupational risks associated with the storage and handling of these fuels. The central element of the campaign has been the edition of the Guide [...]
Representatives of the Catalan cement industry were integrated into the Catalan delegation that participated in the Congress on Circular Economy held in Glasgow (Scotland) from October 30 to November 1. The Catalan mission, made up of 25 people from the Public Administration and economic sectors, achieved a special success at this summit, as it obtained [...]
The minimum stagnation of the cement market in Catalonia is maintained to August 2018, the last month with data estimated by the Oficemen Cement Barometer. The lack of infrastructure projects and the limited activity of residential construction have set the forecast at 155 thousand tons, which puts the consumption of the last 12 months at [...]
The working session between the new Government of the Generalitat and the representatives of the Catalan cement industry, held on October 10, has highlighted the coincidence of approaches in strategic areas for the sector such as the promotion of public works and the impulse to the Circular Economy strategies. At the meeting with the Secretary [...]
The lack of investment in public works by all administrations slows the growth of cement sales in Catalonia. According to the data from the Barometer managed by Oficemen for July 2018, demand in Catalonia has increased by 1.5% in the last 12 months, estimated at almost 1.8 million tons. Although in July the growth was [...]
The Catalan cement industry, represented by the Cement Manufacturers Association of Catalonia (Ciment Català), has agreed to give its full support to the candidacy led by Josep Sánchez Llibre to the presidency of the Foment del Treball Nacional, in the elections that this entity must celebrate next November 5th. The agreement was taken at the [...]
Despite the fact the Catalan and Spanish economies have 20 consecutive quarters of growth, the recovery is still very scarce in the cement industry and, in general, in the construction sector as a whole. Josep Ramon Fontana, Head of the Markets Department of the Institute of Construction Technology of Catalonia (ITeC), believes that in addition [...]