Europe & CIS

HeidelbergCement’s Kaknj plant in Bosnia and Herzegovina has won the Best Buy Award in the ‘cement producer’ category.

Turkish cement producer Cimko is to receive a long-term financing package from the IFC, enabling it to increase its competitiveness and boost employment in the Southeast Anatolia region of Turkey.

Cemex’s UK unit has been shortlisted in this year’s Construction News Specialists Awards for the Health & Safety Excellence category.

Wolfram Zschiesche and Karl Menzel, Vecoplan FuelTrack, outline a modular, future-oriented alternative fuel handling system for cement manufacturers. This is part two of an abridged article taken from the February 2014 issue of World Cement.

Wolfram Zschiesche and Karl Menzel, Vecoplan FuelTrack, outline the use of alternative fuels and raw materials in cement production. This is part one of an abridged article taken from the February 2014 issue of World Cement.

According to Oficemen, domestic cement consumption fell by 19.2% y/y in Spain and export growth began to slow in 4Q13.

The latest news from Eurocement Group’s subsidiaries in Russia and Uzbekistan.

Lafarge Tarmac and the Carbon Trust have released the findings of a three-year study to improve the carbon efficiency of the manufacture of road materials that could save the industry £46 million.

New figures show a huge increase in the value of construction projects in the UK, with the infrastructure sector achieving more than 100% y/y growth in December 2013.

Finland saw an increase in building costs, permits and construction turnover in 2013.

There are plans to close CBR’s Harmignies white cement plant, which has suffered from structural difficulties, high costs and declining demand for white cement.

Fun facts from the cement and construction industries in Russia, the Commonwealth of Independent States, as well as Central and Eastern Europe.

EU Commission aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030.

Kazakhstan’s Steppe Cement sees its revenue rise by 9% y/y in 2013.

Turnover and production in Turkey’s construction sector increased in 3Q13 and the building construction cost index rose by 1.2% in 4Q13.