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Cement consumption in Catalonia accumulates 6 months of continuous decline
For the 6th consecutive month, September has recorded negative cement consumption in Catalonia and a volume of only 156 thousand tons. This data confirms the year-on-year decrease, which now places the market at 2.21 million tons and a reduction of 3.8% compared to the previous 12 months. The accumulated statistics highlight the lack of investment [...]
Cement consumption in Catalonia maintains the downward trend of recent months
Cement consumption in Catalonia in the month of August has registered a drop of 11.0%. With this figure, the accumulated consumption of the moving year (last twelve months) stands at -2.9% and a volume of 2.24 million tons, a low amount for the investments in maintenance and new infrastructure that the country needs to be [...]
The drop in consumption in the first semester shows that the infrastructures the country needs are not advancing at the right pace
The paralysis in the construction of infrastructures and the decline in the construction of homes has led the variation in cement consumption in Catalonia to negative figures. The market is falling both in June (-8.7%), and in the first half of 2023 (-5.3%) and in the interannual index (-1%). The lack of execution of public [...]
Ciment Català participates in a conference on decarbonization in Tarragona
Ciment Català was present last July 3 at the "Industrial decarbonization: a priority for Catalonia" Conference, organized by the Rovira i Virgili University (URV), the Catalan Institute of Chemical Research (ICIQ), the Eurecat technology center and the Chemical Business Association of Tarragona (AEQT), gathered more than a hundred people in Tarragona. Representatives of the Catalan [...]
The cement sector is visible at the 1st Circular Catalunya Congress
Ciment Català was present on June 21 and 22 at the 1st Circular Catalonia Congress, organized by the Department of Climate Action, Food and Rural Agenda of the Generalitat of Catalonia. It is an annual meeting of the various actors, both from the public and private sectors, committed to the consolidation of the circular economy [...]
Ciment Català receives the certificate of adhesion to the Program of voluntary agreements for the reduction of GHG emissions
Ciment Català participated on June 20 at the Center for Contemporary Culture in Barcelona in the recognition ceremony for the organizations that have joined the Program of voluntary agreements for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) over the last five years. Representatives of the Association of Cement Manufacturers of Catalonia received from the Minister [...]