The protection of the environment, the promotion of measures that make possible the transition of the sector to a Circular Economy in accordance with the EU Commission Action Plan and the improvement of public information on the environmental impact of the activity of the Cement industry are the main objectives of the Voluntary Agreement signed [...]
The provisional data for the month of May confirm the recovery of the magnitudes of Consumption and Production in the Catalan cement market. As can be seen in the attached table, the two indicators present double-digit percentage increases, both when referring to the current month, and when they are in relation to 2017, and also [...]
The General Manager of Energy, Mines and Industrial Security of the Generalitat, Pere Palacín, reiterated the support of the Government to the administrative measures that favor the competitiveness of the sector, at a time when the low activity of the domestic market forces companies to orient themselves to Export if they want to keep factories [...]
Once again, the Catalan market has experienced the Easter effect, which according to the calendar increases or decreases the use of cement. April has closed with the first monthly drop since July 2016.
A series of conjunctural factors have favored the consumption of cement in Catalonia during the month of March which, with 169 thousand tons, has grown 30.7% compared to a year ago.
The relaunch of investment in public works will be relegated to cover the payment of the debt first, according to the vice president of the Generalitat.
Cement consumption in Catalonia has started strongly this 2017, with a total of almost 275 thousand tons during the months of January and February.
In an interview granted to the EFE agency, and disseminated by numerous media, Ciment Català's president, Salvador Fernández Capo, has insisted on demanding from the public authorities the availability and necessary authorizations of alternative fuels as a key factor to reduce energy costs of cement manufacturers. Fernández recalled that, given the current situation of the [...]
During the month of October the Ciment Català Board of Directors held two working sessions in the Catalan Parliament with the top leaders of two parliamentary committees so relevant to the sector as Economy and Finance and Environment and Sustainability. On October 4th, the meeting with Antoni Castellà (chairman of the Committee on Economy and [...]