Europe & CIS

Subsidiary of HeidelbergCement, Helwan Cement, has agreed to sell its white cement plant in Egypt

Current CFO of Anglo American Platinum, Ian Botha, has been nominated CFO of RHI Magnesita

TITAN Group has joined the newly established Global Cement and Concrete Association, which aims to enhance and promote the sector’s contribution to sustainable construction.

The World Cement Association has announced the topics for this year’s WCA World Cement Conference, which will take place in London on 5 December.

A study by the Swedish research institute RISE has concluded that the carbon footprint of paper cement sacks is 2.5 times smaller than the carbon footprint of form-fill-seal (FFS) polyethylene cement sacks.

CEMEX has supplied concrete, including special mixes of hyper-fluid and high-strength concrete, for the construction of L’Arbre Blanc in Montpellier, France.

The new range has been tailored to cater for individual applications, with each product boasting properties suited to different purposes, which will appeal to a wider variety of tradesmen.

German cement delivers rose in 2017, hitting almost 26.60 million t, a 4.1% rise on the previous year.

The Wietersdorf cement plant has announced a positive start to a two-year trial to increase the level of alternative fuels used at the plant.

Breedon Group has announced the appointment of Peter Cornell as non-executive director.

Holcim (Deutschland)’s Höver cement plant celebrated 110 years of operation with a public open day.

Breedon Cement reported a rise in underlying earnings in 1H18, despite soft market condition in the Great British construction sector.

Once an AUMUND apprentice, Bodo Radmacher will now lead the Spare Parts Department.

Researchers at Lancaster University have created a cement mixture capable of storing electrical energy

Under its brand Master Builders Solutions, BASF presents new MasterCast additives to improve AAC production.