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Demand for cement at a high level, outlook cautious
Speaking about the development of the German cement market, Christian Knell, president of VDZ, says "It has rarely been so difficult to make a forecast as it is this year". Since March 2020 the coronavirus pandemic has created a great deal of uncertainty amongst most people and companies in this country. So far the cement [...]
2019 Activities and Sustainability Report published
Continuing the initiative launched the previous year, Ciment Català has published its Activities and Sustainability Report of 2019. The work, in digital format and accessible from any device, includes the activities carried out by the group, and also presents a summary of the magnitudes of the sector in the areas of market, environmental investments, Circular [...]
Cement consumption decreases 16% in the first half of 2020
After the stoppage of activity in the month of March with the decree of a state of alarm due to the emergency of Covid-19, and the gradual resumption from the beginning of May, the cement industry in Catalonia already has the statistical information that allows quantify the situation. During the first 6 months of 2020, [...]
Cement consumption recovers after confinement, but still falls 7% in May
The effects of the state of emergency due to the Covid-19 pandemic continue to affect the Catalan cement industry. Although the statistics are not as harsh as in April (where the domestic market plummeted 59%), consumption has still fallen 7% last May compared to the same month the previous year. The scenario of economic paralysis [...]
Available the Catalan version of the GCCA video on the properties and benefits of concrete
"A strong, resilient, durable, affordable, powerful, local, renewable, comfortable product. A product that is progress, is our past, is our present, is our future. Concrete is our world. Our world is concrete". This is how the GCCA (Global Association of Cement and Concrete) describes the properties and benefits of concrete in a spectacular video edited [...]
Cement consumption falls 59% in April
The stoppage of activity during the first fortnight of April, decreed by the Spanish government at the end of March, has resulted in a 59% decrease in cement consumption compared to April 2019. The little more than 79 thousand tons used in Catalonia represent the lowest monthly data since historical records are available, and places [...]