Europe & CIS - 06 March 2015

The UK concrete industry’s 7th Sustainability Performance report was launched at Ecobuild this week, indicating that progress has been made.

Cemex shared its experience of successfully exporting goods to Maghreb, Northern Africa, at an Arex Network meeting in Aragon, Spain.

The UK Mineral Products Association (MPA) has urged the government to end the loopholes that enable volumetric concrete mixers to sidestep HGV regulations.

Devendra Mody, Industrial Director of Lafarge Tarmac, and Mark. H. Durkan, Northern Ireland’s Environment Minister, have signed a Prosperity Agreement for the use of waste-derived fuels at the Cookstown cement plant.

A round-up of this week’s news from the global cement industry, from sustainability to new contracts.

The Greek cement company has reported net profit of €31 million for FY14, following a loss of €36 million in 2013.

Dr Carlo Cella, QualiCal International, outlines the role of the industrial internet in the lime sector in the second part of this abridged article from World Cement’s March 2015 issue.