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Cement consumption accumulates growth of 9.6% in 2021
Although in November it has only increased by 1.8%, the consumption of cement in Catalonia accumulates a growth of 9.6% during the first 11 months of 2021, to exceed 2 million tons. In year-on-year terms (December 2020 to November 2021 period) the increase is practically identical (9.5%) and places consumption for the period at 2.18 [...]
Round of institutional contacts to report the situation of the sector and its future perspectives
In its line of information transparency and activity in the defence and representation of the sectorial interests of the associated companies, Ciment Català has continued its institutional action during the last month of November with a round of interviews with representatives of the public administrations. On this occasion, the representatives of the Catalan employers' association [...]
Cement consumption slows its recovery in Catalonia during October
After a few months of growth that had brought it back to the level before the pandemic, cement consumption in Catalonia suffered a slight decline this past October (-1.3%, for a total of 188 thousand tons) compared to the previous year. With this data, the rate for the moving year (last 12 months) stands at [...]
A delegation from the Generalitat led by Isidre Gavín visits the Alcanar cement factory
The Secretary of Territory and Mobility of the Catalan government, Isidre Gavín, accompanied by the general director of Ports, Pere Vila, has held an informative and working session with a representation of the companies grouped in Ciment Català during a visit to the facilities of the Alcanar cement factory. The sectoral representatives explained to the [...]
The study “The contribution of the cement sector to industrial symbiosis” highlights the contribution of Catalan factories to the Circular Economy
In order to dimension and disseminate the contribution of cement factories to circular economy processes through industrial symbiosis, the CEMA Foundation has published the study prepared in collaboration with the Institut Cerdà Cerdà La aportación del sector cementero a la simbiosis industrial. To reinforce the dissemination and knowledge of this practice, a video on industrial [...]
The impact of the increase in the price of electricity in the cement factories, which triples the initial budgets, in the news of TVE
The high impact of the strong increase in electricity prices in industrial sectors has led Televisión Española (TVE) to record and broadcast a report on the costs and effects that this situation has had on Catalan cement factories. The information, issued for the first time in the TVE News of Friday, October 29, has revealed [...]