Cement News tagged under: western europe
Vassiliko Cement donates land for bird breeding10 October 2022, Published under Cement NewsVassiliko Cement has donated four plots of land, amounting to an area of around 45,000m2, to environmental NGO Terra Cypria. The land, which falls within a ‘Natura 2000’ protected zone, is located in the Ayia Ekaterini and Ayia Paraskevi gorges and is a breeding ground for peregrine falcons, the European roller, the Cyprus wheatear, and the masked shrike. A statement released by Terra Cypria following the announcement of the donation said the land will remain a conservation area and no ... |
Shell and CRH sign decarbonisation agreement07 October 2022, Published under Cement NewsShell and CRH have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) whereby both businesses will work together to develop and deploy decarbonisation solutions and technologies to accelerate their progress towards net zero emissions. The agreement will see Shell and CRH work together to explore decarbonisation opportunities across transport, operations, and materials. The solutions include, but are not limited to, vehicle electrification and charging infrastructure to reduce transport emiss... |
Holcim acquires Wiltshire Heavy Building Materials07 October 2022, Published under Cement NewsHolcim has acquired UK-based Wiltshire Heavy Building Materials, a leading building solutions and material circularity company with net sales of over CHF20m (US$20.2m) in 2021. Driving circular construction, Wiltshire recycles 150,000t of construction and demolition waste (CDW) each year into aggregates and concrete with its state-of-the art material recovery system. Miljan Gutovic, region head EMEA at Holcim, says, "I am excited about the acquisition of Wiltshire, to advance our globa... |
Hoffmann Green signs 3-year deal to supply clinker-free cement07 October 2022, Published under Cement NewsFrance-based Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies has signed a three-year deal to supply its clinker-free and low energy cement H-EVA SOL to OTE, a specialist in energy and digital networks, civil engineering, and power plant construction. According to Business Wire, Hoffmann Green will supply OTE with its carbon-free activated clay-based cement, H-EVA SOL, as part of the 'Greenpose' process co-developed by OTE and TESMEC, a provider of a global and innovative solution of optical fibre in... |
ENVEA Global appoints new CEO07 October 2022, Published under Cement NewsENVEA Global, ambient, emissions monitoring and proces system manufacturer, has appointed Trevor Sands as its new CEO. Trevor has extensive senior leadership experience in global industrial businesses. He was most recently Global President of Servomex Group, the global expert in gas analysis. Prior to this he ran the Control Valves business for IMI plc, he was Chief Executive of Cosalt plc and also spent 13 years with Emerson, including leading the Fisher Valves European business and ... |
Holcim partners with TotalEnergies to fully decarbonise Obourg plant06 October 2022, Published under Cement NewsHolcim has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with TotalEnergies to work together to fully decarbonise the cement producer’s Obourg plant in Belgium. In a bid to create the first carbon-free cement plant in Belgium, various energies and technologies will be assessed for the efficient capture, utilisation, and sequestration (CCUS) of around 1.3Mt of CO 2 emitted by the facility every year. Technologies include an innovative new air-oxyfuel switchable kiln, to facilitate the capt... |
Saint-Gobain and Ecocem join forces to speed up delivery of low carbon products06 October 2022, Published under Cement NewsSaint-Gobain and Ecocem have announced a major partnership focused on accelerating the delivery of low carbon products to market. Designed to reduce CO 2 emissions from cement, mortar and concrete, these products will support the acceleration of the construction industry’s transition to a low-carbon economy. Commenting on the partnership, Benoit Bazin, chief executive officer of Saint-Gobain, said, “As the worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction, Saint-Gobain develops in... |
BillerudKronäs to shorten its name to Billerud06 October 2022, Published under Cement NewsPackaging supplier to the cement industry, BillerudKronäs, is changing its name to Billerud from 12 October 2022. The name change symbolises the company’s growth agenda as well as its development into an even more international company. The legal entities are not impacted in any other respect except that they change name from 'BillerudKorsnäs' to 'Billerud', according to the company. |
Cemtech industry conference: Cembureau warns that EU ETS costs risk carbon leakage04 October 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe European cement industry is facing increased costs imposed by the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), which is creating a competitive disadvantage with countries outside of the region. Isidoro Miranda, president of CEMBUREAU, warns of increasing production costs due to the EU ETS during his presentation at Cemtech Europe “Today the EU industry is paying EUR8/t more to produce cement than countries outside of the ETS”, said Isidoro Miranda, president of Cembureau, the ... |
Unprecedented fall in global cement output04 October 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe biggest fall in worldwide cement production in two decades has been recorded, according to the World Cement Association (WCA). The WCA reports that global cement output fell eight per cent YoY to 1.9bnt in the first six months of 2022. The fall was caused by a 15 per cent drop in output to 977Mt in the volume of cement produced in China, the WCA said. Ian Riley, WCA chief executive, said the Chinese decline was the biggest in more than 20 years, with no comparable decline in recent m... |