Cement News tagged under: western Europe
Heracles Cement launches Improved ECOPact concretes27 April 2021, Published under Cement NewsHeracles Group (Lafargeholcim) has released a new series of ECOPact concretes, adding to its 'green' product portfolio. This is the first series of concrete in the Greek market with low-carbon footprint, claims Heracles Cement. Based on an improved composition of CEM II 32.5 N cement , which bears the 'green' ECO mark of LafargeHolcim, the ECOPact concrete series is distinguished for improved sustainability performance, as it is produced with 30 per cent lower CO emissions compared to tra... |
LafargeHolcim reports outstanding 1Q21 results in Asia Pacific26 April 2021, Published under Cement NewsLafaregHolcim's Asia Pacific division recorded strong cement sales of 18.9Mt, and increase of 19.6 per cent from 15.8Mt in the 1Q20. Aggregate sales also rose to 7.6Mt, up 35.4 per cent on the 5.6Mt recorded in the 1Q20. Ready-mix concrete sales totalled 2Mm 3 , down 5.8 per cent from 2.1Mm 3 in the 1Q20. "The Asia Pacific region showed record performance with strong growth in cement volumes. India’s outstanding performance was supported by excellent volumes as well as effective price an... |
LafargeHolcim improves its sustainability performance and ESG rating26 April 2021, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim announced that its sustainability achievements in 2021 were ranked ranked first in its sector by Vigeo Eiris, giving the company its highest rating of A1 + . LafargeHolcim was also named best in its sector in terms of transitioning to a low-carbon economy. This rating places LafargeHolcim within the top two per cent of companies ranked worldwide. The Solar Impulse Foundation endorsed 10 LafargeHolcim green building solutions. The labelled solutions contributed to the Solar... |
Schenck Process Group appoints Advisory Board chairman26 April 2021, Published under Cement NewsSchenck Process Group has appointed Dr Ulrich Spiesshofer as chairman of its Advisory Board, effective from 1 May 2021. Dr Spiesshofer brings three decades of executive management, transformation, active portfolio management and operational expertise, across many sectors, including industry, energy and infrastructure in Europe, the Americas, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Most recently, he served as CEO of the group from 2013 to 2019 and was a member of the Executive Committee ... |
LafargeHolcim sees net sales rise 7% in 1Q2123 April 2021, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim recorded a record start to 2021, led by net sales improving by 7.4 per cent and an increase in recurring EBIT of 130.7 per cent compared to the prior year period, both on a like-for-like basis. Cement volumes grew by 5.6 per cent for the group and ready-mix concrete volumes increased by 2.2 per cent, while aggregates volumes decreased by four per cent, all on a like-for-like basis. Cement sales totalled 47.3Mt compared to 44.9 per cent in the 1Q20. Aggregate sales tota... |
FLSmidth awarded contract at Norcem Brevik22 April 2021, Published under Cement NewsThe well-known carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at Norcem Brevik in Norway is progressing with HeidelbergCement and FLSmidth having signed an agreement for FLSmidth to deliver the necessary plant modifications allowing for downstream CO 2 removal. Final commissioning is scheduled for the first half of 2024. The capturing process at the Norcem Brevik plant will use a mixture of water and organic solvents to remove the CO 2 . But before CO 2 can be removed, the pr... |
Moody Investors Service upgrades HeidelbergCement's rating22 April 2021, Published under Cement NewsMoody’s Investors Service has upgraded HeidelbergCement’s long-term issuer rating to Baa2 from Baa3. Concurrently, the rating agency has upgraded the backed short term rating to (P)P-2 from (P)P-3. The rating outlook is stable, claims Heidelbergcement. As rationale behind the rating upgrade, Moody’s particularly highlighted HeidelbergCement’s resilient performance throughout 2020, its strong cash flow generation as well as its conservative financial policy including its commitment to k... |
GCCA to expand Innovandi initiative with Open Challenge22 April 2021, Published under Cement NewsTo mark World Creativity and Innovation Day, the Global Cement & Concrete Association (GCCA) is announcing the expansion of its innovation programme, Innovandi, to encompass a new Open Challenge innovation accelerator programme. The Open Challenge programme will launch in the coming weeks and will bring together start-ups and leading cement and concrete producers to create new innovations needed for the sector to reduce its carbon emissions and solve the climate emergency. Dinah McLeod... |
Swiss 1Q cement deliveries down 1%21 April 2021, Published under Cement NewsCement deliveries in Switzerland (including Liechtenstein) slipped 1.1 per cent in the first quarter of 2021 when compared to the 1Q20, which was the last not fully affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Swiss cement association, Cemsuisse. Domestic deliveries fell to 862,210t in the January-March 2021 period from 872,104t in the year-ago period. CEM II cements with a lower CO 2 content recorded a modest growth and accounted for 90.1 per cent of deliveries. CEM I cement saw it... |
Breedon reports strong trading in 1Q2120 April 2021, Published under Cement NewsBreeding announced encouraging trading in the first three months of the year. There was good demand in the GB market, where the business benefitted from contributions from the Cemex acquisition, combined with a robust cement performance, which more than offset the impact of COVID-19 restrictions limiting construction activity in the Republic of Ireland. Overall, group revenues in the first three months of the year were approximately GBP264m, an increase of 27 per cent compared with the ... |