Cement News tagged under: The Netherlands
Cementir expands FUTURECEM distribution28 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsSince 1 January 2022, Cementir Group , through its subsidiary CCB , has been distributing FUTURECEM ™ in the French and Benelux markets, following the strategic roll-out of this technology as part of the Cementir Group ambitious sustainable roadmap towards 2030 and beyond. This new and more sustainable cement technology developed by Cementir Group has been already warmly welcomed by the Danish market in 2021 with sales development in line with plans. Cementir Group claims that th... |
Consortium call for government action on cross-border industrial cluster strategy16 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsHeidelbergCement , Holcim , Kalk Vielseitig Faszinierend Wetroll, Shell, Total, Lhoist and VDZ are among a collaboration of companies and private stakeholders that have signed an open letter for the national and regional governments of The Netherlands, Belgium, Flanders, Wallonia and North Rhine-Westphalia to accelerate and deepen collaboration on industrial transformation planning. The cross-border nature of some of these industries calls for cross-border government efforts to de... |
Buzzi Unicem FY21 preliminary regional results see 7% rise in cement sales10 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsCement sales of the Buzzi Unicem group amounted to 31.2Mt in 2021, increasing by 6.7 per cent when compared to 2020. Ready-mix concrete output, which stood at 12.1Mm 3 , was also up, by 3.4 per cent, compared to the volumes of last year. Consolidated net sales for the financial year increased from EUR3222.4m to EUR3445.6m. The sales volumes achieved by the group in 2021 exceeded the level of those reached in the previous year, thanks to the progress recorded in Italy, the USA and easter... |
ENCI's Maastricht plant to close at the end of August11 August 2020, Published under Cement NewsThe ENCI (HeidelbergCement) cement works in Maastricht, The Netherlands, is due to shut down at the end of this month, according to Dutch News. Limestone quarrying stopped in 2018 and raw materials have since been delivered to the plant by ship. High maintenance costs have also contributed to the factory becoming loss-making. The quarry is currently being redeveloped as a nature reserve. ENCI’s two other cement works in The Netherlands are expected to remain open. |
Sutco RecyclingTechnik GmbH wins order to build Subcoal® production line for N+P30 July 2020, Published under Cement NewsN+P has signed a contract to rebuild its Dutch production line, Subcoal Production FRM BV, located in Farmsum, The Netherlands. The new production line will have a capacity of over 170,000tpa. To be able to process this amount, N+P have also signed a lease to extend the available storage and production area. German-based Sutco RecyclingTechnik GmbH was awarded the contract to completely overhaul the existing production facility. The contract is subjected to financial close, which is expect... |
Taiwan Cement and Oyak fined for JV notification failure22 July 2020, Published under Cement NewsChina's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) has fined Taiwan Cement and Ordu Yardimlasma Kurumo (Oyak) for failure to notify the establishment of their joint venture, Dutch Oyak TCC Holdings BV, in 2018. SAMR considered the transaction to be notifiable in China, as Taiwan Cement and Oyak both had control over the joint venture and it met the turnover threshold, reports Lexology. Oyak transferred its existing Turkish cement business and assets to the joint venture in exchange f... |
Royal Cement Benelux to distribute cement from Schiedam port03 March 2020, Published under Cement NewsRoyal Cement Benelux, part of Royal El Minya Cement and the Sesco Group, one of the largest providers of white cement in the world, announced that it has acquired a new 18,500m 2 facility in the port of Schiedam in The Netherlands. The port of Schiedam is part of the Port of Rotterdam. The new facility, which includes 13,500m 2 combined office, storage and operating space, will be the company's second European location. Available on the premises is 160 M1 Quay, which can receive ships up ... |
ENCI announces shutdown in 202010 December 2019, Published under Cement NewsThe Board of HeidelbergCement-owned ENCI in Maastricht, The Netherlands, has informed its employees regarding the closure of the factory next year, according to Het Belang Van Limburg. A precise date of closure has not been disclosed, but as a result, 50 employees will be dismissed. In recent years, the plant has been gradually shutting down its operations. In July 2018 quarrying activities were halted and in March 2019 clinker production ceased. To date the company was supplied with clin... |
Safi CO2 helps grow Omega Green algae27 August 2019, Published under Cement NewsOmega Green, the algae cultivator in Eemshaven, The Netherlands, has opened a 1ha production location in Safi, Morocco. The company will use the CO2 emitted by HeidelbergCement’s Safi works to grow algae. The cultivation firm also has plans to upgrade the facility to 4ha with, according to co-owner Bert Knol, long-term goals by the German cement producer to extend the area to 400ha. The algae absorb 80-100tpa of CO2 from the air, or equivalent to the electricity generation required to po... |
HeidelbergCement extends Renewi AF contract15 April 2019, Published under Cement NewsHeidelbergCement Miljo has extended the contract for Icopower pellets from waste-to-product company Renewi plc. The new contract will run for three years with the option to extend for a similar period. Renewi will supply the Germany-based cement producer with up to 54,000tpa of pellets. HeidelbergCement uses the pellets as an alternative fuel in the Gotland plant. Pellets are manufactured in Renewi’s Amsterdam facility from commercial waste and shipped from Renewi’s own quay to the cement ... |