Europe & CIS

FLSmidth has sold its shares in the fibre-cement business to a company in the Solix Group AB.

An infographic on Russia, CIS and CEE to accompany World Cement’s feature on the region’s cement sector, which was included in the January 2015 issue of the magazine.

According to the latest ONS data, in November 2014, output in the UK construction industry was estimated to have fallen by 2.0% compared with October 2014.

The Italian cement company has announced an Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting to be held on 23 February to increase the share capital by up to €300 million.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published draft guidance on the legal requirements in the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM 2015).

Saxlund International talks through its ‘first-in, first-out’ fuel storage solution at the Hope cement plant, in the second part of this abridged article from the January 2015 issue.

Reuters reports that private equity firm KKR has just over £1 billion of debt financing to bid for the UK assets being divested.

A round-up of this week’s news from the international cement industry, from waste-derived fuel projects to construction output.

The trade fair for architecture, the housing industry and industrial construction in Western Germany and the Benelux states is enlarging the exhibition area for industrial construction.

The 2015 Awards for Excellence are open to industry, local authorities and community groups and provide an opportunity to celebrate the work to keep resources in the loop.

N+P has expanded its cooperation with Dyckerhoff in Germany for the delivery of high quality Subcoal® pellets.

The Chair of the Board of Trustees, Lynda Armstrong OBE, has announced senior management changes at the British Safety Council.

The seasonally adjusted Markit Germany Construction PMI® came in at 50.5 in December 2014, the third consecutive month of growth, albeit at a slower pace than in November.

Matt Drew, Saxlund International, UK, reveals how Hope Construction Materials’ Derbyshire cement plant is moving to 50% coal substitution with a new waste-derived fuel solution.

CRH plc spent €0.19 billion on acquisitions and investments in 2014, while divestments led to proceeds of €0.35 billion.