Cement News tagged under: western europe
Swiss cement market sees 10% pick-up in 1Q2212 April 2022, Published under Cement NewsCement deliveries in Switzerland increased 10.2 per cent to 950,556t in the first quarter of 2022 when compared with 862,210t in the 1Q21, according to the Swiss cement association, cemsuisse. The association attributed the rise in dispatches to a mild winter with high building activity, particularly in January. Deliveries of lower-carbonn CEM II cement remained at a high level with a market share of 89.2 per cent. CEM I Portland cement deliveries remained stable when compared with the 1Q... |
Titan Cement Group releases its 2021 Integrated Annual Report12 April 2022, Published under Cement NewsTitan Cement Group has published its 2021 integrated annual report, which outlines the group's financial, as well as environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance. Titan generated record revenues in 2021 and is well on track to achieve its ESG targets for 2025 and beyond, claims the company. Titan 2021 integrated annual report highlights • record group revenue of EUR1714.6m, up 6.7 per cent, reflecting higher demand and supportive pricing across all regions • increase of net... |
Holcim publishes agenda for 2022 AGM12 April 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe Holcim annual general meeting will take place on 4 May 2022 at 10am CEST at company headquarters in Zug, Switzerland. In accordance with applicable Swiss COVID-19 legislation, it will be held without the presence of shareholders, making safety a priority again for this year’s AGM. The Board of Directors invites shareholders to submit their questions in advance regarding the Holcim 2021 Integrated Annual Report and the AGM. Climate report In line with Holcim's commitment to lead it... |
Hanson to build UK's first net-zero cement plant11 April 2022, Published under Cement NewsHanson UK ( HeidelbergCement ) plans to build the UK’s first net-zero cement factory at a facility in north Wales. Hanson is aiming to capture up to 800,000t of CO 2 per year at its cement plant in Padeswood , near Mold. The site is set to undergo a GBP400m upgrade to implement carbon-capture technology in the coming years. Hanson’s Head of Process and Sustainability, Iain Walpole, said the upgraded plant would be able to combine low-carbon cement with carbon capture to ensure zero-ne... |
FLSmidth and AVEVA sign global digital solutions and service partnership agreement08 April 2022, Published under Cement NewsFLSmidth and AVEVA have signed a global partnership to deliver cutting-edge digitally enabled solutions and services to the mining industry. The agreement will accelerate the digitalisation of mining operations and allow miners to benefit from improved performance and productivity globally. With the new partnership, FLSmidth will work with AVEVA, using AVEVA's technology to securely integrate and provide various digitally enabled services to customers. AVEVA PI System will serve as the... |
MAN Truck & Bus Schweiz supplies Holcim Switzerland06 April 2022, Published under Cement NewsMAN Truck & Bus Schweiz AG has again handed over vehicles to its long-standing customer Holcim Switzerland. This time the vehicles will be used by Holcim Gravel and Concrete Ltd at its Mülligen site. The two powerful MAN TGS 18.510 4x4H BL semitrailer tractors, which not only have a switchable Hydrostatic HydroStatic Front Axle Drive HydroDrive ® , but are also equipped with all kinds of safety equipment, pull a three-axle tipper semitrailer from Schmitz Cargobill AG. |
Holcim, thyssenkrupp and Berlin University participate in amine scrubbing project31 March 2022, Published under Cement Newsthyssenkrupp Uhde, Holcim and the Technische Universität Berlin have partnered up in a joint project to investigate the use of a novel amine scrubbing technology for carbon capture. The goal is to significantly reduce CO 2 emissions from existing cement plants and at the same time utilise the captured CO 2 for other applications. In concrete terms, this includes the development of new mass transfer process equipment that is more efficient and resilient to contaminations. The project is be... |
Mannok's sales director becomes vice chairperson of MPANI30 March 2022, Published under Cement NewsPaddy Mohan, Mannok's Cement sales director, has taken the role of Vice Chairperson for the Mineral Products Association Northern Ireland (MPANI), an industry body which represents the entire mineral products industry in Northern Ireland and an organisation which Paddy has been a member of for 24 years. This new role marks an important milestone for Paddy as he previously had to step down from his role of vice chairperson shortly after he was elected in 2009 due to an illness. |
Buzzi Unicem records strong growth in Italy in 202128 March 2022, Published under Cement NewsBuzzi Unicem has announced its consolidated financial results of 2021 which saw cement and clinker sales rise by 6.7 per cent to 31.2Mt from 29.25Mt in 2020. EBITDA reached EUR795m and EBIT stood at EUR546m, an improvement of about four per cent at constant exchange rates. Group ready-mix sales totalled 12.141Mm 3 in 2021, up from 11.743Mm 3 in 2020, a rise of 3.4 per cent. Net sales totalled EUR3.446m, up 6.9 per cent from EUR3.222m in 2020. Consolidated net profit reached EU... |
HeidelbergCement and Calix reach LEILAC-2 milestone25 March 2022, Published under Cement NewsThis week HeidelbergCement and Calix announced that the Low Emissions Intensity Lime And Cement 2 (LEILAC-2) carbon capture project has passed its Financial Investment Decision (FID) milestone and can go on to the implementation phase at HeidelbergCement's Hanover cement plant, Germany. The LEILAC-2 project has been awarded EUR16m funding by the EU Horizon programme and aims to separate 20 per cent of Hanover cement plant’s CO 2 emissions or around 100,000t of CO 2 per year. This will... |