Europe & CIS

The World Cement Association (WCA) is working to support the roll-out of the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) by joining its stakeholder communication campaign.

Cemex and Orcan Energy have announced a large-scale partnership to decarbonise cement production through waste heat recovery.

Heidelberg Materials UK has donated time and materials to help a horse and pony sanctuary that was hit by flooding in the aftermath of Storm Henk.

As of 1 April 2024, Olivier Mercadal will become President of Saint-Gobain Distribution Bâtiment France (SGDB France).

Aker Carbon Capture has been awarded a feasibility study by Nordbex AB for the integration of two Just Catch 100 carbon capture units into an electric power generation project in southern Sweden.

Saint-Gobain has signed a 10-year renewable electricity supply agreement (Power Purchase Agreement) in Italy with Axpo Italia.

Heidelberg Materials has been recognised again with an 'A' score by CDP for transparency and performance on climate change.

Ecocem, a European leader in low carbon cement technologies, has announced that its ACT technology has obtained an ETA.

For the second consecutive year, TITAN has earned a place on the globally recognised 'A' List of the carbon disclosure non-profit organisation CDP.

The European Commission has presented its Carbon Management Strategy, which Cemex firmly welcomes.

The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) is launching Innovandi Open Challenge 2024 to help essential industry on its net zero mission.

Working with partners across the value chain, ZinCo’s tailored solutions are able to bring more nature into cities, improving urban wellbeing from reducing heat island effects to improving air quality.

The MPA has released the results of its latest industry sales survey, revealing a second consecutive annual drop in sales volumes of heavy-side building materials in Great Britain.

Heidelberg Materials UK has signed a front-end engineering and design contract for a carbon capture plant at its Padeswood cement works in north Wales.

Mannok has revealed that since 2017 it has saved 59 million kWh of energy at its cement manufacturing facility.