Europe & CIS

Vecoplan is on course to success, with contracts worth millions received at the end of the financial year.

Geocycle has launched its operations in the UK.

Aggregate Industries has been named a 2017 Aecus Automation Award Winner.

SigmaRoc has announced its acquisition of Topcrete Ltd., and its subsidiary, Allen Concrete Ltd.

Following recent contracts, Sempertrans has a new management team.

N+P has increased its investment in Subcoal International B.V. and Subcoal Production FRM B.V., acquiring all of the remaining shares to take full control of the Subcoal concept.

Cemex has supplied specialised concrete for the renovation of two major federal highways in Germany.

Buzzi Unicem has renewed its environmental certification in Italy.

China will drag down average cement consumption growth over the next five years, as the country continues to battle overcapacity, counterbalancing a rosier outlook elsewhere.

All of Hanson’s operational sites will stop work for an hour on 16 October.

Claudius Peters has signed a contract for the delivery of three new silos in Turkey.

HeidelbergCement has introduced the Sustainability Commitments 2030, renewing its commitment to corporate, social, and environmental responsibility.

Cemex Poland’s Sustainability Report has been recognised with an award.

CeramTec has announced that a Consortium led by Funds advised by leading private equity firm BC Partners has reached an agreement to acquire CeramTec Group.

Tarmac has acquired Scottish power’s share in Scot Ash Ltd.