Europe & CIS

Demand for heavy building materials in Northern Ireland is at its strongest levels since the turn of the decade.

Freeman Technology has expanded its operations into Germany.

September registered the first drop in new work in the UK construction sector since August 2016.

Alimak Group has appointed Charlotte Brogren as its Chief Technology Officer.

A new front has been opened up in the battle between Irish Cement and local campaigners over plans to burn alternative fuels at the Mungret plant, despite improvements in the plant’s environmental performance.

Cementir Italia has responded to recent new on an ongoing investigation by the Prosecutor’s Office of Lecce.

InterCement subsidiary, Cimpor, has delisted from the Lisbon Stock Exchange.

MPA has submitted its key priorities to the UK Government for the Autumn Budget.

The first jumbo train carrying Cemex limestone has left Cardiff.

Hargreaves Raw Material Services has ordered a coal grinding plant from Claudius Peters to be constructed in Duisberg, Germany.

Steppe Cement has reported an increase in operating profit in 1H17 on the back of higher average prices for its cement.

An Albanian cement plant has improved its safety standards through training offered by UK-based provider, RRC.

CEMTEC Cement and Mining Technology is to supply a new cement grinding plant to Salam Cement Co. in Gambia.

Netherlands-based supplier of alternative fuels, N+P, has signed an extended supply contract with Cypriot cement maker, Vassiliko Cement Works.

Adverse markets in Brazil, Egypt and Mozambique more than offset positive news from Portugal, Argentina and Paraguay, bringing down Cimpor’s year-on-year volumes in 1H17.