Europe & CIS

Eddie Stobart has been awarded a £15 million contract by building materials company CEMEX UK.

Fives has been selected by Eqiom to revamp its kiln at Lumbres plant, France.

HeidelbergCement reported cement and clinker sales of 126 million t in 2017, as the company saw a broad-based increase in demand across its geographies.

The world’s leading white cement maker, Cementir, posted positive results in 2017, as revenues rose 23.1% and earnings grew 7.5%.

Irish Cement has returned to the Irish EPA’s list of sites for priority enforcement, after a release of raw meal dust in December.

Deuna Zement GmbH, a subsidiary of Dyckerhoff, will use alternative fuels (AFs) to improve operations.

A second Windmöller & Hölscher paper bag line will be delivered to Ukrainian bag manufacturer, Pamibro.

Lafarge Holcim Côte d’Ivoire commissions sixth mill, growing its cement production capacity.

The co-processing of waste plastics in cement production should be recognised and supported in any European plastics strategy.

The European Cement Research Academy has initiated an industrial-scale project to test the potential for oxyfuel kiln technology at two cement plants.

This year’s Alternative Fuels Award has opened for nominations with winners to be announced at this year’s Alternative Fuel Symposium in September.

Nine cement and concrete companies launch Global Cement and Concrete Association.

AUMUND is to supply a range of materials handling equipment to LafargeHolcim’s upgrade of the Martres-Tolosane plant in France.

Lelie C, a cement carrier owned by Cebo Marine, has returned to Oranjawerf for an upgrade to its cement capacity.

Leicestershire company, Aggregate Industries, has appointed Pablo Libreros as Managing Director of its aggregates division.