Cement News tagged under: Western Europe
Holcim partner Eni for CO2 demonstration plant01 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsItalian oil major Eni is collaborating with Holcim to develop an innovative technology for the use of CO 2 in a perspective of circularity and decarbonisation. The technology developed by Eni is based on the carbonation of magnesium silicate minerals and the process is able to produce a material in which CO 2 is permanently fixed and can be used in the formulation of cements. The collaboration is part of Eni’s decarbonisation strategy to reach carbon neutrality by 2050, in which r... |
FLSmidth updates financial guidance for 4Q21 and 2021 performance28 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsFLSmidth updated its preliminary full year 2021 revenue guidance replacing its financial guidance provided on 11 November 2021. This improvement was primarily driven by the Capital business in the 4Q21. Revenue is now estimated at DKK5.1bn (US$763.6m) in the 4Q21 and DKK17.6bn (US$2.63bn) for the full year compared to DKK16-17bn previously forecast. EBITDA margin is forest to reach 6.6 per cent in the 4Q21 and 5.9 per cent in the full year compared to 5-6 per cent in the earlier full ... |
Holcim divests Northern Ireland cement business26 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsHolcim has sold its Northern Ireland cement business to Cookstown Cement Ltd for more than GBP55m, reports the BBC. Cookstown Cement Ltd is a new local business that has acquired all of the business of Lafarge from Aggregate Industries (Holcim group). The deal includes a cement plant and limestone quarry in Cookstown, a shale quarry in Dungannon and a facility at Belfast Harbour. The new owners have committed to invest GBP12m in the facilities to upgrade environmental capabilitie... |
Málaga resumes cement export26 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsFollowing a stop since September 2021, the export of cement from Málaga, Spain, has resumed. With a frequency of between 1-2 cargoes leaving the port per month, activity is expected to remain similar to that seen before the suspension of exports. Until September, five different ships by Bergé Condeminas completed 18 loading operations with cement exported to the port of Banjul in Gambia, according to Málaga Hoy. Last Friday Grit Cement III docked at Pier 6 to take 8000t of cement on-boar... |
Ecocem appoints Olivier Guise as executive director of strategy, technology and new business26 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsEcocem has announced the appointment of Olivier Guise as executive director of strategy, technology and new business. In this newly-create role, Mr Guise will develop and operate the company’s “ambition strategy” and accelerate progress in bringing its breakthrough low-carbon technology to the global cement and concrete market. He brings over 17 years of experience in the construction materials industry, having been general manager of cement and executive committee member at LafargeHolc... |
Holcim and Bloomberg Media partner to explore Circular Cities24 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsAt Bloomberg's The Year Ahead event, Holcim and Bloomberg Media announced the first "Circular Cities Barometer," a new custom content collaboration that explores circular cities. The world’s economy has grown to an unprecedented US$94trn, on a trajectory to consume the resources of 2.3 planets by 2040. To make this growth work for people and the planet, circularity is key to transition our economy from a linear “take-make-waste” one to a circular “reduce-reuse-recycle” one. Cit... |
Heidelberger Beton extends EcoConcrete brand21 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberger Beton (HeidelbergCement group) in Germany has extended its portfolio of sustainable concretes under the EcoCrete brand. Depending on the application, EcoCrete offers between 30 and 66 per cent CO 2 reduction per cubic metre of concrete compared to the reference value of the industry. In addition, EcoCrete is available in particularly resource-saving types with at least 10 per cent of recycled content. Also part of the EcoCrete concept are the 100 per cent use of green elect... |
Van Aalst Bulk Handling lands silo and truck loading order21 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsVan Aalst Bulk Handling BV recently conducted a first commissioning session for cement storage silos and a truck loading equipment project in Aarhus, Denmark. The silo floor includes an embedded floor aeration system and the reclaim equipment is installed to transport cement to the truck loading station. The Van Aalst ship unloader has already been moved to the new terminal and will start soon to unload cement bulk ships into the new silos. |
CBMI successfully ignite Lafarge Martres-Tolosane MK3 project20 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsOn 17 January 2022, the clinker production line of Sinoma CBMI Construction's MK3 project at Lafarge Martres-Tolosane , France, was successfully ignited. The main management personnel of the Lafarge Cement plant and the owner's project department, as well as the MK3 project management personnel of Sinoma Construction gathered to celebrate the arrival of this moment. The successful ignition of the project is a sincere reward to all the project staff for their hard work over th... |
Holcim issues two sustainability bonds20 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Ltd (Switzerland) has successfully issued two sustainability-linked bonds in the Swiss franc market, with climate action at the heart of its financing strategy. The bonds raised CHF325m (US$355.1m) and CHF100m, with maturities in 2026 and 2032 respectively at a cost of 0.35 per cent and 0.90 per cent per annum. Géraldine Picaud, Holcim CFO: "We are proud to be the first company to launch a sustainability-linked bond on the Swiss franc market. The bond attracted new ESG investo... |