Europe & CIS

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.

HeidelbergCement has sold 50% of its Georgian business to local investment company, Cement Invest, for €115 million.

Buzzi Unicem has announced its results for the period ending 30 September 2017.

Despite rising costs, the UK construction industry has showed continued growth.

Cementir continued to reap the benefit of acquisitions made last year, announcing cement sales up 26.2% in 3Q17.

HeidelbergCement saw cement and clinker sales up 2% in 3Q17 on positive reports from all geographies except North and East Europe and Central Asia.

The British Marine Aggregate Producers Association and The Crown Estate have published new guidance on marine aggregate extraction.