Europe & CIS

Partners with Coolbrook to leverage zero-carbon heating tech, cutting fossil fuel use in manufacturing.

Heidelberg Materials North America has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Giant Cement Holding Inc., an established cement producer on the US East Coast with a focus on using waste-derived fuels.

“TITAN Digital Accelerator” initiative is the result of TITAN Group’s collaboration with the Centre for Research & Technology Hellas and the International Hellenic University, promoting applied research for digital solutions in the industry of building materials’ solutions.

Summit Materials, Inc. has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Quikrete Holdings, Inc. for US$52.50 per share in cash, for a total enterprise value of approximately US$11.5 billion, including debt.

Cemex Ventures has announced an initial hydrogen deployment at industrial scale with HiiROC at its Rugby cement plant in the United Kingdom.

Breedon, Meldgaard, Recycl8 and Veolia have combined expertise to lay first-ever low-carbon IBAA / R8 concrete in the UK at Veolia’s Ling Hall site.

Cemex was awarded the Net-Zero Industries Award by Mission Innovation at a ceremony during COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan for its revolutionary clinker decarbonisation process using concentrated solar power.

Rohrdorfer Baustofftechnik at the Krieglach (Styria) site has been producing sustainable electricity with photovoltaics (PV) since July.

thyssenkrupp held its ground in a difficult market environment – positive free cash flow before M&A and progress with the transformation in fiscal year 2023/2024

To fill the current gap in low-carbon cement and concrete guidance, PCA and professionals across the cement-concrete-construction value chain have developed a new resource, Lower Carbon Concrete: Voluntary Guidelines for Developing a Protocol.

The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) has launched its international definitions for low carbon cement and concrete.

The top prize of €10 000 was awarded to Paulina Szoldra from the AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow, Poland, for her outstanding work,

Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) and its members call for governments and policymakers around the world to help the sector achieve its key decarbonisation goals through implementing key enabling policies.

The Rohrdorf cement plant is donating €7500 to the fire department, the Bavarian Red Cross and the Rohrdorf social welfare organisation.

Hanson Australia celebrate historic milestone by transforming to Heidelberg Materials Australia, in line with its parent company’s global rebranding strategy.