Europe & CIS

According to Eurostat estimates, production in construction improved by 3% y/y in the euro area in January 2015, and by 1.4% y/y in the EU28.

The Shadow Minister for Railways, Lilian Greenwood MP, and the leader of High Peak Borough Council, Cllr Caitlin Bisknell, visited Lafarge Tarmac’s cement, lime and aggregates operations in Tunstead, UK, last week.

Mordovcement’s modernisation project is due for completion next month. The company is part of Eurocement Holding.

Lafarge and Holcim have renegotiated terms and are moving ahead with their merger to create the world’s biggest cement company.

‘The IUCN Red List: 50 Years of Conservation’ seeks to raise awareness of the most threatened species around the world.

The Eurocement plant beat its planned production for the month and increased its production year-on-year.

Eurocement President Mikhail Skorokhod visited the new plant with the Governor of the Ulyanovsk region, Sergey Morozov.

A look at some of the key news stories from the international cement industry this week, from emissions news to company results.

Some 4249 t of cement was sold in Lanzarote in February 2015 and cement dispatches in the Canary Islands totalled 32 754 t.

Katavsky Cement has received platinum quality marks for three products.

New report dispels myth that companies purchase carbon offsets to “buy their way out” of taking responsibility for their contributions to climate change.

HeidelbergCement increases revenue, operating income, and cash flow – net debt significantly reduced.

In response to the UK Budget Statement, the Federation of Master Builders has applauded the new funding model for apprenticeships, but warns businesses not to wait to hire apprentices until the new scheme comes in.

Titan Cement played host to the travelling exhibition, ‘The greatest inventions of the ancient Greeks’.

Buzzi Unicem has made an offer to Sacci shareholders to acquire a 99.5% stake in the company, which is currently involved in a debt-restructuring agreement.