Europe & CIS

EUROCEMENT Group company, Kavkazcement, is to begin shipping its EUROCEMENT 400 SUPER cement in 50 kg bags, after the installation of a new bagging and palletising.

Irish building materials giant, CRH, has completed the sale of its DIY business in the Netherlands and Belgium, as the company continues to lower its exposure to the distribution market.

Opterra’s Karsdorf plant has begun a project to install a new SCR emissions control system in order to meet tightening German emissions regulations.

Holcim (Deutschland) has completed the installation of a new SCR plant at the Beckum cement plant.

Tarmac showcased its best-practice dust management strategies to visitors at Hillhead 2018.

HeidelbergCement reported an improvement in its occupational safety performance in 2017 in its latest Sustainability Report, although its environmental performance deteriorated on the back of the integration of Italcementi.

Benjamin Sporton, current Chief Executive of the World Coal Association, has been appointed Chief Executive of the Global Cement and Concrete Association.

Eurocement’s Voronezh plant reported record monthly shipments in June, breaking the 0.2 million t mark for the first time.

LafargeHolcim’s UK subsidiary, Aggregate Industries, has been awarded a contract worth at least £500 million to deliver pavement solutions to Highways England.

Trade unions are being consulted on the transaction and its completion is expected over the summer.

Eurocement’s Nevyansky cement plant has completed an extensive maintenance programme, boosting productivity and improving the plant’s environment performance.

Lafarge SA has been placed under investigation by French authorities as part of the investigation into the operation of a cement plant in Syria.

UK building materials companies, Breedon Group and Tarmac, have completed an asset swap that sees Breedon acquire four quarries and an asphalt plant and Tarmac gain 23 ready-mixed concrete plants.

French solid recovered fuel manufacture Environnement 48 invested in a second UNTHA shredder to increase capacity to 10 000 tpy.

Joined by company employees, the management of Dyckerhoff Ukraine, partner companies, YUGcement customers and suppliers, and regional representatives from state authorities, Buzzi Unicem celebrated the 50th anniversary of the YUGcement plant.