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Generalitat and Ciment Català coincide in the diagnosis for the recovery of the sector
The Generalitat and the cement sector agreed on the need to promote public works in Catalonia and also on support for energy policies that are more beneficial environmentally and corporately during a work session held on March 19. The meeting, headed by the Minister of Territory and Sustainability, Damià Calvet, the Secretary of Environment and [...]
The consumption of cement in Catalonia closes 2018 with an annual fall of 1.2%
After 3 consecutive years of rising, the Catalan cement industry has once again entered into a crisis situation. According to the estimated data of the Cement Barometer, consumption has been reduced by 1.2% in 2018 compared to the previous year. The figure contrasts with the evolution of the Spanish market, which has grown by 8.1% [...]
Cycle of meetings with members of the Environment Commission of the Parlament
The Board of Directors of Ciment Català has deployed a program of visits and meetings with the members of the different political parties represented in the Committee on the Environment and Sustainability of the Parliament of Catalonia. This program, initiated last November, is aimed at explaining in the parliamentary headquarters the situation of the sector [...]
Factories advance in the development of the Voluntary Agreement with Generalitat for the transition to a Circular Economy
Executives of Ciment Català and the four associated companies have maintained, during the last weeks, several meetings with technicians of the Department of Territory and Sustainability of the Generalitat for the development of the III Voluntary Agreement. This agreement, signed between the public administration and the cement industry on July 6, 2017, aims to increase [...]
The cement market in Catalonia continues flat, awaiting the reactivation of public works
The cement market in Catalonia maintains the irregular behavior of the last months and, according to the estimates of the Cement Barometer of Oficemen, closed the month of November with a monthly fall of 13%. This figure places the interannual variation of the Cement Demand Index (CDI) at just under 1%, with a total of [...]
CEMA publishes an informative brochure about the energetic recovery of waste in the cement industry
The Cement and Environment Labor Foundation (Fundación CEMA) has published an informative leaflet on the energy recovery of waste to disseminate to society the benefits of this practice of the cement industry. The brochure introduces, summarizes and clarifies the concepts related to the energy reuse of waste, an activity that reduces waste and, therefore, represents [...]