Europe & CIS

The Swiss construction industry is set to expand according to research by Timetric’s Construction Intelligence Centre.

According to reports, an MoU has been signed that will see a new 1.5 million tpy cement plant built in Uzbekistan.

Aiming to identify ways in which the implementation of the Birds and Habitats Directives could be enhanced.

On 9 November 2015, the Voronezh branch of the Eurocement Group reached record levels of daily cement shipments.

Scotland Build Expo 2015 will launch on 25 – 26 November.

Eurocement’s Voronezh branch has made progress in the research of concrete for roads.

Cementir Holdings has announced its nine month results.

Buzzi Unicem has released its nine month results

Trials into self-healing concrete to combat structural damage in roads have begun in Wales.

The European Commission has announced €16 billion in funding for research and innovation projects including the modernisation of manufacturing, digitalisation and the circular economy.

Greenhouse gas emissions come mainly from burning fossil fuels and from agriculture, cement production and deforestation.

High demand in the US has driven turnover up almost 19% for the Greece-based cement group, reporting its results for the first nine months of the year.

Italcementi has issued its results for the first nine months of the year and 3Q15.

Estanda has installed a water injection system for a ball cement mill, for Buzzi Unicem.

Following the warning to provisions covering visibility requirements for earth-moving machinery issued by the EU Commission, the VDMA suggests caution.