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Qatrana Cement Company will convert its captive power plant, which provides energy for a cement manufacturing plant in Karak, Jordan, to natural gas. The project will be carried out by the Finnish technology group on the installed engines at the site.

The Danish Energy Agency, Energistyrelsen, has signed a contract with Aalborg Portland A/S for the capture, transport and storage of 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ per year. The agreement follows Denmark’s largest tender in the field of CCS — carbon capture and storage.

Holcim UK has commenced import and distribution of cement at its flagship Tilbury Cement Works at the Port of Tilbury. The first deep-sea vessel has already discharged material into the site, marking the facility’s transition from construction through to active operations.

Jamaica’s Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator Aubyn Hill, said the construction sector is reporting fewer complaints about cement shortages as market conditions stabilize.

Heidelberg Materials has changed the concept for CO₂ transport and storage as part of the ANRAV decarbonisation project at the Devnya cement plant in Bulgaria. The company has opted for local underground CO₂ storage close to the plant instead of the initially considered option of injection under the Black Sea.

Amrize will install an MVR 3750 R-4 roller mill for grinding cement raw material at the Saint-Constant cement plant near Montreal. The equipment will be supplied by a German manufacturer of industrial equipment.

Portuguese investment group Semapa has more than EUR 1 billion available for new investments and is exploring acquisition opportunities in the European market. This was reported by Bloomberg, citing an interview with the company’s CEO, Ricardo Pires.