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Cementir records consolidated cement and clinker sales of 10.7Mt in 202010 March 2021, Published under Cement NewsCementir Holding's consolidated results for 2020 saw cement and clinker sales volumes total 10.7Mt, up by 12.9 per cent compared to 2019. This increase was mainly due to the upturn in sales in Turkey where cement volumes rose by 39 per cent over the year. Sales of ready-mix concrete equalled 4.4Mm 3 in 2020, up by 7.8 per cent while aggregates sales volumes totalled 9.5Mt, down by 1.8 per cent as a result of market contraction in Belgium and France due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Group ... |
Cemex to end fossil fuel use at Rugby plant10 March 2021, Published under Cement NewsCemex is investing US$25m in a new fuel system at Rugby Cement plant in the UK as part of its ‘Future in Action’ programme to achieve carbon neutrality. The new system uses green hydrogen and will have the capability to operate at 100 per cent with alternative fuels. The system will be fully operational in June 2021. The project is part of a US$100m investment programme in the UK towards reducing CO 2 emissions from European operations by 35 per cent from 1990 levels. "We believe t... |
Refratechnik Group and Höganäs Borgestad Group establish strategic agreement09 March 2021, Published under Cement NewsRefratechnik Group and Höganäs Borgestad Group have entered into a strategic agreement for the supply of refractory products. "The similar operating philosophies of both organisations aligned and resulted in an expanded range of refractory solutions for Höganäs Borgestad customers," said Höganäs Borgestad Group in a statement . The agreement underscores the desire of both companies for long-term, sustainable and mutually beneficial partnerships. Höganäs Borgestad customers will n... |
WCA's Gender Focus Network promotes gender equality in the cement sector08 March 2021, Published under Cement NewsIn late 2020 the World Cement Association launched the Gender Focus Network (GFN) with the aim of tackling gender inequality in the cement industry and making the sector more attractive to women, as the participation of women in this particular working environment is very low. According to data from the US and from the 'Big Four' cement companies, only about 13 per cent of the sector's workforce is made up of women, suggesting that there are issues in attracting and retaining female talen... |
ABB calls for faster adoption of high-efficiency motors and variable speed drives05 March 2021, Published under Cement NewsABB has released a white paper " Achieving the Paris Agreement: The Vital Role of High-Efficiency Motors and Drives in Reducing Energy Consumption" that reveals the potential for significant energy efficiency improvements in industry and infrastructure enabled by the latest and most high-efficiency motors and variable speed drives. ABB is calling on governments and industry to accelerate adoption of the technology to help combat climate change. According to the International Energy Agen... |
Hanson appoint cement business technical development manager05 March 2021, Published under Cement NewsHanson UK (HeidelbergCement group) has appointed Michael Wildmore as a technical development manager for their cement business. He joins the company’s technical services team, which offers customers help and support sustainability, concrete mixes and production optimisation. "I have worked within the Hanson UK business for over a year and am delighted to have the opportunity to join the cement division," he said. "I am looking forward to working with our customers to assist them with t... |
MPA's Sustainability Report 2020 is released04 March 2021, Published under Cement NewsThe Mineral Products Association (MPA) has published its Sustainable Development Report 2020, which covers a range of data from 2019/20 and is aligned with MPA's seven main strategic priorities and the corresponding objectives and targets. Despite challenging circumstances, the report outlines improvements across the mineral products sector. Due to COVID-19, the UK economy is estimated to have contracted by 10 per cent in 2020. However, construction activity and mineral products market... |
HeidelbergCement to partner in world's first low-carbon industrial cluster03 March 2021, Published under Cement NewsHeidelbergCement's British subsidiary Hanson UK has become a partner in the HyNet North West consortium, which aims to create the world’s first low-carbon industrial cluster in the region of northwest England. The proposed hydrogen and carbon capture and storage (CCS) project will play a critical role in the UK’s transition to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and the fight against climate change. "Our involvement in HyNet North West is the next step in HeidelbergCement's path... |
Loesche to supply a raw material grinding plant to Mannersdorf plant02 March 2021, Published under Cement NewsLoesche received an order to supply a raw material grinding plant to the Lafarge cement plant Mannersdorf at the end of 2020. Lafarge Zementwerke GmbH (LafargeHolcim) in Austria operates the Mannersdorf and Retznei plants with a cement capacity of approximately 1.6Mta. In recent years, the customer had carried out extensive modernisations of the Mannersdorf cement plant. For example, the entire pyroprocess meets the latest standards and alternative fuels are being successfully used. La... |
Cementos Molins records net profits of EUR93m in 202001 March 2021, Published under Cement NewsCementos Molins announced the group's net profit rose by four per cent YoY to EUR93m in 2020. In comparable terms of exchange rates and adjustment for hyperinflation of Argentina, the net profit increased by 27 per cent in 2020. Cementos Molins revenues have reached EUR775m at the end of 2020, which represents a decrease of three per cent compared to the same period of the previous year. The strong contraction of the markets in the second quarter as a result of the impact of the COVID... |