Cement News tagged under: western europe
Swiss cement deliveries fall 8% in 2Q2307 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsCement deliveries in Switzerland declined 8.2 per cent YoY to 1,049,481t in the second quarter of 2023 from 1,143,153t in the 2Q22, according to cemsuisse, the national cement association. In the first half of the year, cement deliveries decreased by nine per cent YoY to 1,904,624t from 2,093,709t in the 1H22. Of this total, 1,843,798t, or 96.8 per cent of total deliveries, of cement was supplied in bulk while 60,827t (3.2 per cent) was delivered as bagged cement. Buyers showed preference ... |
Sika acquires Thiessen Team USA07 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsSika has acquired Thiessen Team USA, a US manufacturer of shotcrete and grouting products for the mining industry. The acquisition will open up significant cross-selling potential and will support Sika’s expansion in the US mining market, says the company. Thiessen operates two production facilities, strategically located close to large mines in the western US area. Increasing sustainability requirements in mining operations represents a significant potential for Sika’s robust range... |
Hoffmann Green signs agreement with French landlord06 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsVendée Habitat, a social landlord in the Pays de la Loire region in France, with around 18,000 homes under its management, has signed an agreement with Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies to specify and promote concrete made with Hoffmann Green's clinker-free cement in all future building programmes throughout the Vendée region. The agreement forms part of Vendée Habitat’s low-carbon development strategy. The collaboration will enable the landlord to build new homes that meet the low-ca... |
Cement prices in Italy see 27% rise in April05 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsCement production in Italy declined by 13 per cent YoY in April 2023 in addition to a nine per cent YoY drop in March, according to the country’s construction chamber, Federbeton. When compared with the 2015 base index production the value decreased from 101 in March 2023 to 90 in April 2023. Cement prices in April 2023 increased 27 per cent when compared with April 2022, following a 34 per cent YoY increase in March 2023. Compared with the base year of 2015 the price index reached 208 in F... |
Tudela Veguin to invest EUR62.5m in decarbonisation measures05 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsCementos Tudela Veguín SA , part of Corp Masaveu , will invest EUR62.5m in energy efficiency and the use of biomass and hydrogen if it obtains funds from the EU. The plan is to guarantee the future of its plants in Asturias and León, Spain. Approximately EUR36m will be invested in its Aboño plant, EUR14.5m in Tudela Veguín and EUR3m in lime producer Caleras de San Cucao – all located in Asturias. In addition the La Robla unit in León will receive EUR9m if the company’s application fo... |
Aggregate Industries opens new RMC plant in Birmingham, UK05 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsAggregate Industries has opened a second ready-mix concrete plant in Birmingham to increase its capacity and meet rapidly-growing demand in and around the UK’s second-largest city. The new, high-capacity site is located in Aston and will operate alongside its sister plant in Bordesley Green. Both sites are less than three miles from the city centre, making Aggregate Industries well placed to maintain its position as supplier of choice for major construction and infrastructure projects in B... |
Rohrdorfer Zement and Bayernets plan CO2 network04 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsGermany-based Rohrdorfer Group has been working on a feasibility study with transmission system operator Bayernets, who wants to build a pipeline to connect CO 2 sources with industrial sites for material use and possible storage sites in the region. According to the project’s concept, an island network between the cement plant in Rohrdorf and the Bavarian chemical triangle of Burghausen, where there is a demand of CO 2 , is initially planned. Later the industrial and chemical region of... |
Aggregate Industries targets cement tanker driver safety04 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsAggregate Industries and its Lafarge Cement business have partnered with hauliers Simon Gibson Transport and Lomas Distribution to produce a new training package to address a significant industry gap for cement tanker driver training. The new bespoke training, the Cement Drivers Skills Qualification (CDSQ), has received CPC accreditation and recognises the necessary specialist training and accreditation required for the niche skillset and will help raise safety standards Currently all d... |
Sika continues Indian expansion03 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsSika is opening a new plant in Kharagpur, eastern India, as it continues to expand its production capacity in the Indian market. The plant will manufacture mortar products, concrete admixtures, and shotcrete accelerators for customers in the West Bengal region, which has more than 100m inhabitants. Alongside state-of-the-art manufacturing lines, the new factory includes office space, laboratories, and warehousing and logistics. Sika now has twelve manufacturing facilities in India and h... |
Material Evolution secures funding to scale up low-carbon cement production30 June 2023, Published under Cement NewsUK-based Material Evolution, an advanced materials company producing low-carbon cement from industrial waste streams, has secured GBP15m (US$18.9m) in funding to scale up production of its low carbon cement, which offers an 85 per cent lower carbon footprint than ordinary Portland cement. The company has developed an innovative, low-energy, low-capex manufacturing process that uses zero heat and solves the high CO 2 emission problem in conventional cement production, explains Business... |