Europe & CIS

IFC invests US$70 million to reduce leading cement producer’s carbon intensity, boost sustainable cement production.

The wind farm is the first of its kind in the country to exclusively power a cement plant.

CIMPOR received a visit from the Minister of Economy, Pedro Reis, at the Alhandra Production Centre to present the company's strategic decarbonisation plan for the country, which represents a total of €360 million to be invested in the Alhandra, Souselas and Loulé plants.

Molins announces its financial results for the first nine months of 2024, a period highlighted by markets slowdown, albeit different across regions, amplified during the third quarter by adverse weather conditions and political and social instability in few countries.

Holcim has been named by the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) as one of the first three companies globally to adopt science-based targets for nature, at the COP16 Convention on Biological Diversity.

Cemex reports third-quarter results, achieving an EBITDA of US$747 million and Net Sales of US$4.09 billion in a period impacted by adverse weather conditions in all its markets and significant FX movements.

Ecocem, Europe’s leading provider of low carbon cement technologies, has joined other prominent businesses in calling for the UK Government to reassert the country’s global climate leadership position at COP29.

Holcim achieved record financial performance in Q3 2024, reporting a recurring EBIT of CHF 1,674 million with a margin of 23.5%, reflecting a 170 basis point increase year-on-year.

A consortium of companies has joined forces to demonstrate the feasibility of the entire CO2 removal value chain, from carbon capture and liquefaction to transport and finally end use in concrete manufacturing.

CRH Ventures, the venture capital unit of CRH, today announced the launch of its latest accelerator, Sustainable Building Materials. Applications to the program are open until 16 December.

Holcim has been selected for a new grant from the European Union (EU) Innovation Fund for its breakthrough carbon capture and storage project in Martres-Tolosane, France.

Cool Planet Technologies Limited has raised €23.7 million in its Series A2 funding round.The investment has been provided by industrial investors, further validating the appeal of their compact, low-energy and low-cost membrane-based carbon capture solution.

UltraTech Cement Limited, an Aditya Birla Group company today announced its financial results for the quarter ended 30th September, 2024.

The eight startup winners will compete for the gold, silver and bronze medals at Pitch Day, taking place at Trimble Dimensions User Conference in Las Vegas on November 12, 2024.

Heidelberg Materials has launched Poland's first industrial concrete recycling plant, utilising Fives' cutting-edge FCB Rhodax® technology to achieve 100% recycling of demolition concrete.