Europe & CIS

Kavkazcement, part of the Eurocement Group, produced 79 170 t of cement in January 2015, up 3.2% y/y.

Cementos Cosmos has restarted the kiln at its Toral de los Vados plant following an investment of €2.5 million to increase efficiency.

Volvo reported a 6% drop in sales for the final quarter of the year, and a 1% decline for the full year.

2014 marked HeidelbergCement’s most successful year since the financial crisis, with a significant improvement in sales volumes, revenue and operating income.

Developed with the support of the HSE, the new app will help businesses to write construction phase plans, following the introduction of new regulations.

The rate of decline in cement consumption in Cataluña began to slow in 2014, falling by 10.7% y/y to 1.31 million t.

Revenues increased in 4Q14 for the Italian cement company, while full year results were impacted by the slowdown in Central Western Europe and the exchange rate effect.

Cementir Holding has reported preliminary results for 2014, which show the continuing impact of currency depreciation and weakness in the Italian market.

According to the CPA’s latest State of Trade Survey for 4Q14, manufacturers of construction products ended the year with continued growth in sales.

MP Chuka Umunna emphasised the importance of vocational and technical education during a recent speech at the House of Commons.

Women will make up a quarter of all workers in the UK construction industry by the end of this decade, according to new research from Randstad CPE.

The Energy Union aims to ‘set the scene for a new way of making energy policy in Europe’, says Commission.

Martin Engineering has announced a new business unit located in Moscow, Russia, targeting the coal and mining, cement, gas and oil industries.

Apprenticeship schemes and university degrees offer young people the strongest routes into work, according to David Cameron.

The latest Markit Economics data showed a positive start to the year for the UK construction sector, with output and new business growth rebounding from the lows seen in December 2014.