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Nordic cement’s green shoots

04 May 2020, Published under Cement News

The Nordic cement industry is a relatively small player in Europe. Still, its plants are some of the most advanced in the world and are pioneering projects for alternative fuels and carbon capture and storage. The region entered 2020 with expectations of improved sales, driven by infrastructure projects and hopes of a housing recovery. However, the coronavirus pandemic is expected to inhibit this growth. Owned by CRH, Finnsementti’s 1.1Mta cement plant at Parainen saw the domestic mar...

Supplying the Nordic market

19 August 2013, Published under Cement News

As cement consumption in the Nordic countries is comparatively low compared to its European peers, most local producers ship significant quantities of their output to overseas markets. However, domestic cement companies supplying the Norwegian, Estonian and Latvian markets saw sales pick up in 2012 and can look forward to further growth ahead. Meanwhile, in other Nordic countries, markets remained subdued last year and a recovery appears a little way off. Norwegian civil engineering a...