Cement News tagged under: Holcim
Regenerative building report calls for acceleration of low-carbon built environment26 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsSystemiq and Holcim have launched a report at Climate Week NYC 2024 calling for a “regenerative revolution” in the built environment to accelerate positive impact for people and the planet. As the world’s population grows and urbanisation rises, the report outlines the huge opportunity for the built environment to scale up the adoption of low-carbon, circular, energy-efficient solutions that are nature-friendly and people-centric for humans and nature to co-evolve. Developed with Holcim... |
Val d'Azergue plant benefits from new dust filters at Cruas lime works26 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsThe Lafarge France’s lime plant in Cruas has commissioned new dust-proof bag filters to significantly reduce kiln dust emissions. The design and installation of the filters required two years of studies and preparation and eight months of construction. The two high-performance bag filters, each comprising 128 bags (3.5m x 14cm diameter), replace the old water filters dating from the 1970s. Dust emissions at the kiln outlet have been virtually eradicated, measured at less than 0.5mg/Nm 3 ... |
The modernisation of Malogoszcz24 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsHolcim, a leader in innovative and sustainable construction solutions, invested nearly EUR200m in 2020 to upgrade its Malogoszcz cement plant in Poland – one of the region’s most modern plants. The new technologies will increase the efficiency of the plant and minimise its environmental impact by reducing its CO 2 emissions by around 20 per cent and its energy consumption by a third, thanks to, among others, Poland’s first waste heat recovery (WHR) system. By Holcim Polska , Poland ... |
Holcim North America's climate commitments scrutinised ahead of US$30bn US listing20 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsHolcim North America is hiding pollution liabilities and other risks from investors as the company plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange in early 2025, warns a high profile new campaign, Concrete Change, led by US-based non-profit, Industrious Labs. “Holcim’s US facilities are woefully behind when it comes to reducing climate pollution from cement production. The longer the company delays, the higher the risk to shareholders through lost value as the company faces mounting costs to c... |
Holcim invests in Sublime Systems in low-carbon tech scale-up19 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsHolcim has invested in Sublime Systems, a leading low-carbon cement technology start-up, to expand its range of highly-engineered solutions to decarbonise building at scale, according to a Holcim statement. The partnership will advance Sublime’s first commercial manufacturing facility in Massachusetts, USA, giving Holcim a large share of Sublime Cement™ produced there through a binding off-take reservation. The two partners have established a dedicated project team to co-develop further fa... |
LafargeHolcim posts 8% drop in 1H net profit13 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim Maroc reported a turnover of MAD3.69m (US$378m) in the first half of 2024, representing a 10.6 per cent decline when compared with the year-ago period. The decrease has been attributed to the commissioning of new cement capacity in Morocco as well as the drop in clinker export demand. Current operating income for the six-month period remained largely stable at MAD1.46bn when compared with the equivalent period of the previous year (MAD1.468bn) as the company reduced production... |
Christian Dedeu named new Holcim general manager Mexico12 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Mexico SA de CV has appointed Christian Dedeu as its new general manager for Mexico. He will succeed Jaime Hill, who was appointed as the company’s regional head of North America. Mr Dedeu had been serving as general manager of Holcim (Argentina) SA . He holds a degree in economics from Universidad del Salvador in Buenos Aires and an MBA from IAE Business School. Holcim Mexico said it expects that the appointmentt of Christian Dedeu will support the company’s sustainable growth ... |
Decarbonising construction with calcined clay11 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsOne of the ways Holcim is decarbonising construction is by increasing the use of calcined clays to further develop the company’s ECOPlanet low-carbon cements and enable large-scale low-carbon construction. The first ECOPlanet calcined clay cement was launched in La Malle, France, in 2021, with multiple additional product launches planned in 2024. By Amith Kalathingal and Rémi Barbarulo, Holcim Innovation Center, France. Calcined clay: the most reactive and most scaleable new mineral... |
Holcim names new CEO in Spain06 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsHolcim has appointed Ricardo De Pablos as new general manager in Spain, replacing Carmen Díaz, who has been appointed Chief People Officer of the group. From his new position as General Manager of Holcim Spain, De Pablos will continue the work carried out by his predecessor, Carmen Díaz, in the area of sustainability, an aspect that the company considers central to the company's philosophy and on which all business lines are focused, together with the vision of excellence towards the clien... |
Holcim announces leadership appointments04 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsJaime Hill, Holcim's country CEO of Mexico, is appointed Holcim ’s region head North America with immediate effect. He succeeds Toufic Tabbara, who has decided to pursue opportunities outside of the company. Holcim states that Jaime Hill has consistently delivered leading profitable growth in his position as CEO of Mexico, making Mexico the second-biggest contributor to Holcim’s EBIT worldwide. Jaime Hill joined Holcim in 1996 and has over 30 years of international leadership experience acr... |