Europe & CIS

LafargeHolcim has supplied high-performance concrete for the European XFEL super laser in northern Germany.

Lafarge in Poland, a member of the LafargeHolcim Group, has invested PLN160 million in upgrades to its Kujawy and Malogoszcz cement plants.

The European Cement Association has signed the Joint Initiative on Standardisation, which aims to improve the awareness and quality of the European standardisation system.

LafargeHolcim have announced a shake up of the company’s regional businesses, announcing new business heads in Europe and North America, as well as rationalisation of regional groupings.

Breedon Group and Tarmac are to trade a number of assets, including quarries, ready-mixed concrete plants, and an asphalt plant.

CEMEX Croatian business has been recognised for responsible policies and practices in the work environment.

Housing propped up the UK construction market in November, as the commercial and civil engineering sectors remained subdued.

The Irish Environmental Protection Agency has begun legal proceedings against Irish Cement over dust emissions from its Mungret cement plant in Limerick.

Greek cement maker, Titan, has donated supplies of cement and aggregates, as well as equipment, to help rebuild areas around Athens hit by flash flooding.

The UK’s largest independent building materials supplier, Breedon Group, has announced a “solid performance” in the first ten months of the year.

CRH has reported continued growth in earnings over the first nine months of the year, despite weather-related disruption in the US and challenging market conditions in the Philippines.

HeidelbergCement has signed a three-year collaboration agreement with the European Molecular Biology Laboratory to boost research into carbon emissions reduction, avoidance, and recovery.

The Italian Antitrust Authority has approved the sale of Cementir Italia to HeidelbergCement Group subsidiary, Italcementi.

Weak performance in Brazil helped to drag Votorantim’s earnings down year-on-year in 3Q17, despite positive results from elsewhere.

Cemex is supplying ready-mixed concrete for the reconstruction of Mezaparks Grand Open-Air Stage in Latvia.