Cement News tagged under: Germany
Heidelberg Materials introduces new line of recycled concrete aggregates05 June 2024, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials North America has expanded its portfolio with the introduction of Revolve TM recycled concrete aggregates. It is also assigning specialists within the company to partner directly with departments of transportation and other agencies so that team-wide knowledge and engineering capacity can be developed. The move follows legislation passed by the state of Washington encouraging the use of recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) in the state’s roadways. Both the Washingt... |
Heidelberg Materials UK contributes to RHS Chelsea Flower Show31 May 2024, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials UK has contributed to the Chelsea Repurposed Garden at this year’s Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Chelsea Flower Show held in London. The RHS Chelsea Repurposed Garden was designed by Cityscapes. “To build a sustainable and adaptive future, we need to look at ways to reuse and recycle the materials we already have,” said the garden’s designer, Darryl Moore. “To this end, nearly everything in this RHS feature garden has lived at least one life already – much of i... |
Heidelberg Materials launches Green Finance Framework30 May 2024, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials has announced the launch of a Green Finance Framework to help fund the ongoing transformation and decarbonisation of the building materials sector. The company intends to issue Green Bonds to finance and/or refinance assets and capital expenditure associated with economic activities that meet or will meet the eligibility criteria defined in the Green Finance Framework. According to Heidelberg Materials, this will complement the sustainable finance portfolio contrib... |
Menzel opens new headquarters and motor plant16 May 2024, Published under Cement NewsMotor and drive specialist Menzel Elektromotoren has celebrated the opening of its new headquarters near Berlin with a grand inauguration party. In honour of company founder Kurt Menzel, the date was set for the 120 th anniversary of his birthday on 14 May 2024. The company required extra space and modern production facilities designed for efficient processes and larger, heavier machines. In addition to state-of-the-art machinery, efficient paint shops and test fields that can accomm... |
C-Capture partners with Heidelberg Materials on carbon capture trial10 May 2024, Published under Cement NewsC-Capture, a UK-based developer of next generation technology for carbon dioxide removal, has launched a new carbon capture trial in partnership with Heidelberg Materials . The trial, which utilises C-Capture’s innovative solution for industrial decarbonisation, is taking place at Heidelberg Materials' cement plant in Ketton , Lincolnshire, UK. It forms part of C-Capture’s national project, ‘XLR8 CCS – Accelerating the Deployment of a Low-Cost Carbon Capture Solution for Hard-to-Abate... |
Heidelberg Materials sees revenue dip 8% YoY in 1Q2407 May 2024, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials has reported an eight per cent YoY decline in revenue to EUR4488m in the opening quarter of 2024. According to the company, the fall was the result of lower sales volumes due to poor weather conditions in key regions and a reduced number of working days in the quarter, although these factors were partially offset by positive price momentum in the individual core markets. The result from current operations before depreciation and amortisation (RCOBD) over the first quar... |
Cool Planet signs carbon capture MoU with Carmeuse07 May 2024, Published under Cement NewsCool Planet Technologies Ltd, based in Guildford, UK, has signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Carmeuse Technologies SA, a key global producer of lime, limestone and mineral-based products, to collaborate on decarbonisation technology developments, using Cool Planet's advanced membrane-based carbon capture technology. Cool Planet's technology will be used to build a pilot demonstration plant and a study for an industrial plant decarbonisation solution for Carmeuse's lime produ... |
Dyckerhoff plans major Deuna cement carbon capture installation06 May 2024, Published under Cement NewsDuring the visit of Thuringia's Prime Minister, Bodo Ramelow, at the Dyckerhoff 's Deuna cement plant on 2 May, Dyckerhoff's Managing Director, Patrick Klein, announced that Dyckerhoff is planning to invest around EUR350m in the construction of a carbon capture installation at its Deuna plant in Thuringia. "Once the investment is completed, the Dyckerhoff plant in Deuna will be one of the first plants in Germany to produce and sell Net-Zero cement," said Klein. "I am delighted that Deuna... |
Heidelberg Materials acquires Malaysia's largest pulverised fly ash supplier03 May 2024, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire ACE Group,the largest supplier of pulverised fly ash in Malaysia, effective 1 May 2024. The acquisition strengthens circularity within Heidelberg Materials’ value chain in Southeast Asia, according to the company. Reusing fly ash from energy generation contributes significantly to reducing the CO2 intensity of composite cement while used as an additive, fly ash can replace part of the energy-intensive clinker ... |
Heidelberg Materials UK opens new recycling hub24 April 2024, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials UK has opened a new recycling hub at its Appleford depot in Oxfordshire, UK. It is the first of several planned this year as part of the company’s strategy to conserve natural materials and promote the circular economy. The Appleford hub will recycle construction waste, diverting it away from landfill and processing and reusing it to deliver sustainable products to its customers. It means the site is now a one-stop shop for customers, supplying primary aggregate, r... |