Europe & CIS

A new project aimed at reducing the carbon footprint of cement, receives financial support from the European Union.

Italcementi Group recently illustrated its medium/long-term growth guidelines, where innovative products will play an increasingly important role.

The Danish company Fiberline has struck a deal with Holcim and the German company Zajons Logistik Entsorgungsgesellschaft (ZLE) to supply surplus GRP for thermal recycling in cement manufacture.

CJSC Inteco has chosen GE Jenbacher technology to power the reconstructed Verhnebakanskiy Cement plant in Russia.

Powitec has received an order to equip the no.3 kiln at Leube GmbH’s cement plant Salzburg, Austria.

CalciTech Synthetic Minerals Europe Ltd announces cooperation agreement to study optimization of converting the waste stream from recycled paper production into clinker substitutes.

European Investment Bank loans €75 million for a waste-to-energy project that will generate 90 MW heat and 50 MW electricity.

Titan Cement has issued a statement detailing its financial results for 1H 2010. A précis of the statement follows here.

The Turkish Cement Manufacturers’ Association (TCMA) revealed that Turkey recorded a 12.2% increase in cement production over January – May this year compared to 2009 figures.

FLSmidth & Co. Group saw a sharp increase in order intake in the first half of this year and expectations for the cement market in 2010 remain unchanged at 50 million tpa new contracted cement kiln capacity worldwide (exclusive of China).

Holcim reports higher sales volumes in all segments and better operating results.

For the first time since the start of the economic recession cement production in Russia recorded positive growth in H1.

Sabanci Holdings’s cement group is looking to acquire operations in neighbouring regions.

Uzbekneftegaz and Uzstroymateriali, Uzbekistan, are planning to set up a joint venture cement plant with the Omani Investment Fund in Uzbekistan.

A consortium led by STRABAG, Central and Eastern Europe’s largest construction company, will plan and build a cement factory in Devnya near Varna on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast.