Europe & CIS

Colacem has finalised the acquisition of the Maddaloni cement plant from Italcementi.

The first phase of modernisation works at LafargeHolcim’s Martres-Tolosane plant has been launched.

Eurocement Group company, Mordovcement, has implemented a mobile monitoring system.

Gebr. Pfeiffer hosted almost 50 customers at a recent technical seminar in Antalya, Turkey.

Aggregate Industires has pledged its commitment to cracking down on modern slavery and labour exploitation in partnership with the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA).

CRH will group its Europe Lightside, Europe Distribution and Americas Products divisions into one new Building Products division, as well as exploring the sale of its Europe Distribution business.

Greek building materials multinational, Titan Group, reported a fall in earnings in the first quarter, as adverse weather and a strong euro hit results.

Most markets in northern Europe are well placed to benefit from the current recovery in cement demand, according to a new report from Cement Business Research.

The Global Cement and Concrete Association has named Albert Manifold as its first President, supported by CEMEX’s Fernando A. González and CNBM’s Jianglin Cai.

An international panel of expects will discuss climate action for the cement industry at the World Cement Association Global Climate Change Forum.

LafargeHolcim is close corporate offices in Zurich and Paris as part of its 2022 Strategy to streamline its corporate structure.

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.