Cement News tagged under: hanson
Prime Minister visits Hanson quarry to discuss HyNet North West CCS project31 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsPrime Minster Boris Johnson, visited Hanson’s Penmaenmawr quarry in north Wales, on 28 January, to see how the company’s recent investment in the site is allowing aggregates to be transported by rail, reducing vehicle movements and cutting CO 2 emissions. Accompanied by the Secretary of State for Wales, Simon Hart, and local MP for Aberconwy, Robin Millar, the Prime Minister, met with Hanson CEO, Simon Willis, to discuss the importance of the minerals industry to the UK economy. The visi... |
HyNet North West consortium chosen for CCUS funding scheme21 October 2021, Published under Cement NewsHanson UK (HeidelbergCement) and its partners in the HyNet North West consortium have been chosen for funding under the British government’s carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) cluster sequencing process. The announcement will result in economic benefits to the region, safeguarding existing jobs and creating around 6000 new employment opportunities. It also gives Hanson the confidence to invest in a carbon capture plant at its Padeswood cement works, which will connect to the planned... |
Green hydrogen at Hanson26 July 2021, Published under Cement NewsHanson is collaborating with researchers at the Energy Safety Research Institute at Swansea University, UK, looking at innovative technologies to reduce industrial carbon emissions. A new hydrogen demonstration unit, which generates green hydrogen through renewable energy, has been developed and installed at the cement producer’s Regen GGBS works in Port Talbot, UK, to replace some of the natural gas used to power the plant. By Dr Charlie Dunnill, Energy Safety Research Institute, UK. ... |
Hanson appoints new packed products director28 January 2020, Published under Cement NewsUK-based Hanson has appointed Andrew Simpson as its new packed products director. Mr Simpson will now be responsible for the sales of the company packed products, including cement, ready-to-use concrete and aggregates. Additional responsibilities now also include maintenance at the company’s ready-to-use production site in Nuneaton and its construction aggregate packing plants across the country. |
Antarctic mission for Hanson packed products13 May 2019, Published under Cement NewsBagged cement from Hanson UK's Ketton cement works has been shipped more than 9600 miles for use in the upgrade of Rothera Wharf in Antarctica. The work is part of a long-term programme to modernise infrastructure at British Antarctic Survey’s Rothera Research Station to ensure its facilities continue to enable world-leading research. Together with the commissioning of the RRS Sir David Attenborough, one of the most advanced polar research vessels in the world which is due to come into s... |
Hanson updates on 2016 sustainability highlights17 July 2017, Published under Cement NewsHanson UK’s 2017 sustainability report shows capital investment by the company is up 40 per cent with a significant amount spent on projects to save energy, reduce emissions and improve its sites. The annual report, which covers the 2016 calendar year, details progress against the company’s 2020 sustainability targets including people, communities, carbon, waste and water. Highlights include: • reaching 2020 target for use of recycled planings in new asphalt ahead of schedule. • wa... |
HeidelbergCement02 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe 2016 preliminary figures from HeidelbergCement show a 12.6 per cent improvement in turnover for last year to EUR15,166m (US$ 15,963.43) but eased by some two per cent on a comparative basis. The EBITDA advanced by 12.5 per cent to EUR2939m and the trading profit was ahead by 7.5 per cent to EUR1984m, or by around three per cent adjusting for currency movements and changes in the scope of consolidation. Boosted by the addition of Italcementi, group sales of cementitious materials ro... |
UK cement after Brexit21 September 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe UK’s cement sector has seen substantial change in the last 12 months, with new cement producers coming to the market and a raft of legislation to ensure a competitive market for customers going forward. The recent Brexit vote has cast a shadow over the economy, but even though several very large projects are currently on hold, the long-term fundamentals for cement demand remain strong. HeidelbergCement-owned Hanson operates around 3Mta of cement capacity at plants in Padeswood ... |
Hanson UK CEO to step down22 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsHanson UK chief executive officer, Patrick O’Shea, is stepping down in December after eight years at the head of the construction materials business. His successor will be Daniel Cooper, who is currently northern regional general manager for Hanson Australia. Patrick (pictured right) joined Hanson PLC in 1990 and held a variety of senior financial and operational roles before becoming chief executive of Hanson Pacific in 2001. In 2003 he added responsibility for continental Europe to this ... |
CMA welcomes recent sale of UK plants07 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has welcomed the sale of plants by Lafarge Tarmac and Hanson. In the Competition Commission’s (CC) market investigation report published in January 2014, the CC had ordered Lafarge Tarmac to sell one of two cement plants and Hanson to sell one of its ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) plants to enhance competition in the cement and GGBS markets in Great Britain. Lafarge Tarmac and Hope Construction Materials Ltd (Hope) both appealed... |