The small increase of 3.1% in the consumption of cement in Catalonia during the month of September consolidates the recovery noted during the current year and puts the volumes of activity in the industry at pre-pandemic levels. Thus, in the last 12 months, consumption has reached a figure of 2.17 million tons, slightly higher than [...]
The Boards of Directors Ciment Català and Oficemen and the president of the employer association Foment del Treball, Josep Sánchez Llibre, have agreed to demand from the public powers the compliance and execution of the investments destined to the construction of infrastructures as one of the main formulas to consolidate the economic recovery of the [...]
Despite the fact that during the month of August, cement consumption in Catalonia fell by 1%, the market maintains the recovery that began in the second half of last year and shows an improvement of 8.2% in year-on-year terms. The 2.17 million tons consumed in the last 12 months are close to the volume that [...]
A representation of the Parliamentary Group of Junts per Catalunya has made a guided visit to the cement factory of Sant Vicenç dels Horts (Barcelona) to learn directly about the production process, environmental preservation measures and contributions to the sustainability of Catalan plants in the different stages of cement manufacturing. The delegation, made up of [...]
A delegation from Ciment Català, led by President Salvador Fernández Capo, together with the Gremi d'Àrids de Catalunya, held a meeting on September 9 with the President of Port of Barcelona, Damià Calvet, focused on exploring new lines of cooperation to increase efficiency in the use of resources and the transition towards a circular economy. [...]
The Cement and Environment Labor Foundation (Fundación CEMA) has edited and published the Catalan version of the website Observatori de l’Economia Circular a la Indústria del Ciment, which includes, with respect to the original, specific data on the cement sector in Catalonia. The Observatori de l’Economia Circular contains data on the material and energy recovery [...]
The resumption of activity in the construction of infrastructures necessary for the competitiveness of Catalan companies and economy, such as lines 8 and 9 of the Barcelona Metro or the extension of the El Prat airport, among others, was the main conclusion shared by the representatives of the Ministry of the Vice Presidency and Digital [...]
The positive trend of the different indicators of the Catalan cement market is consolidated with the statistics collected during the month of June, which indicate an increase in consumption of 7.2% and an improvement in exports of 16.1% too. With these data, the first semester of 2021 closed with a total of 1.09 million tons [...]
A delegation from the Autonomous Commission for Monitoring the Agreement (CASA Catalunya) resumed the round of visits to the Parliament of Catalonia on July 7 with a meeting with Joan Canadell, president of the parliamentary group Junts per Catalunya (JxCat). This working session is the first that has been held after the renewal of the [...]
The consumption of cement in Catalonia in the month of May has registered a growth of 12%. With this figure, the accumulated in the last 12 months grows 6.3% and stands at a volume of 2.15 million tons. This data, however, is still lower than for the whole of 2019, when 2.24 million tons were [...]