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The Catalan cement market closes with an increase of 4% in the first quarter of the year
Cement consumption in Catalonia in the first quarter of 2023 has grown by 4% and has reached almost 600 thousand tons. This slight improvement after the years of the pandemic maintains the pessimism of the industry, accentuated in recent months by the stoppage of real estate developments due to the uncertainty that inflation causes in [...]
The corporate page on Linkedin, a new communication channel to connect with the professional community
The diffusion of its own activities and the dissemination of technical information about the cement sector, whether in matters of innovation, product or market, constitute the main content that Ciment Català publishes, from this spring, on the new corporate page created on Linkedin. The reference social network among professional communities will also make it possible [...]
Cement consumption in Catalonia falls by 6% during the month of February
The consumption of cement in Catalonia in the month of February registered a fall of 6%. With this figure, the accumulated consumption of the year increases by 0.2%, standing at 0.36 million tons, with which the moving year rate stands at +3.8% and a volume of 2.35 million tons. tons, an amount clearly insufficient to [...]
Renewal of representatives in the Board of Directors of Ciment Català
The Board of Directors, which together with the General Assembly represents, governs and administers Ciment Català, is made up of associated companies, some of whose representatives, and the corresponding positions, have changed in recent months. On the one hand, the CEO and general director of the company Holcim España, S.A.U., Carmen Díaz Canabal, (on the [...]
CASA Catalunya notes that the new regulations and legislation foreseen in the matter of waste raise fears of a relocation of the sector
The new regulations and legislation in the matter of waste planned by the administrations, such as the moratorium on new procedures until the preparation of the Plan for the closure of incinerators, or the draft law on prevention and management of waste, make the main cement manufacturers a more than likely relocation of the sector. [...]
Important repercussion of the sector’s situation in the media
Ciment Català’s statistical release corresponding to the month of December, sent to the media this February under the title "The lack of execution of public works prevents the recovery of the Catalan cement industry" has particularly aroused interest of the Catalan and even national press. The fact of presenting the balance sheet for the year [...]