Europe & CIS

Duna-Dráva Cement is investing significantly in reducing the environmental impact of its Vác cement plant, including the installation of a new bag filter.

Shareholders of LafargeHolcim have approved all of the motions proposed by the board of directors at the recent annual general meeting.

Growth in eastern Europe provided the silver lining to an otherwise gloomy set of quarterly results for Buzzi Unicem, which was hit by inclement weather and an early Easter Holiday.

German domestic cement deliveries rose marginally in October 2017 on the previous, according to the latest data from the VDZ.

Sales were up in 1Q18 at LafargeHolcim on the back of rising cement volumes and despite challenging winter weather conditions in key markets.

USD Groundworks & Civil Engineering, a leading groundworks company in southeast England, has received ISO 9001:2015 accreditation.

HeidelbergCement swung into profit and provided a picture of strong underlying demand for its cement in 1Q18, despite the challenges of a long winter and early Easter holiday in Europe.

Cementir Holding reported a fall in like-for-like earnings in 1Q18, as the company outlines a three-year plan to 2020 concentrated on reducing debt.

CEMEX has announced that CEMEX Croatia is contributing building materials to Montenegro’s infrastructure boom.

Hallamshire Engineering Services has won a contract with Roltech Mechanical Ltd in Newcastle-under-Lyme to supply pulleys for conveyors on a new 2000 TPH ballast washing system.

German companies HAVER & BOECKER and WINDMÖLLER & HÖLSCHER plan the founding of a joint company specialising in filling and palletising.

Vicat reported rising sales volumes and revenues in 1Q18, despite the continued appreciation of the euro.

German company, DURAG, has completed the acquisition of AP2E, a developer and manufacturer of industrial gas analysis systems.

Year-on-year cement production jumped by almost 45% in January 2018, according to statistics from the Turkish Cement Manufacturers Association.

Former Executive Chairman of Hope Construction Materials, Amit Bhatia, has been appointed non-executive Deputy Chairman of Breedon Group.