Europe & CIS

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has validated Heidelberg Materials’ 2050 carbon reduction targets in line with a 1.5°C trajectory.

Conch Zongyang selected as pilot project under the Sino-German Energy Effficiency Improvement programme.

CEMBUREAU, the association of the European cement industry, have reacted to the statement made by the European People’s Party (EPP) at their Leaders’ Retreat on 17th-18th January, in relation to the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).

thyssenkrupp Polysius wins engineering contract for the world’s largest activated clay plant in Brazil, to be largely powered by renewable electricity.

Calderys announces the launch of CALDE FD (Fast Dry), a refractory technology that can be used in many industrial applications, offering superior efficiency and reliability for all types of industrial furnaces.

The approval of these targets highlights CIMPOR's leadership in the transition to a sustainable future and aligns its operations with climate science criteria.

The CCUpScale project secures over €3.8 million in initial funding.

Heidelberg Materials announces the transition from an unsponsored to a sponsored American Depositary Receipts (ADR) programme.

CEO Ian Riley has shared his immediate thoughts on the UK Government’s latest funding round under the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF)

This recognition adds to the one received in December when Cementos Argos was included in the MILA Index of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI).

Heidelberg Materiales Hispania has appointed Carlos Sánchez Galán as the new General Manager to replace Jesús Ortiz Used, who has been in this position for the last 18 years.

Capsol Technologies’ first of two CapsolGo® demonstrations campaigns for cement producer SCHWENK has commenced operations at Akmenes cement plant in Lithuania.

Luke Olly, decarbonisation manager for cement manufacturer Aggregate Industries, comments on the government’s record £22bn carbon capture funding announced in early October.

The composition of the index is determined by the results of the renowned annual S&P Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) evaluating a company’s sustainability practices.

HERACLES have signed a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract with Air Liquide Engineering and Construction (E&C) for the CO2 capturing, liquefaction, storage, and dispatch facilities as part of HERACLES’ large-scale OLYMPUS carbon capture & storage (CCS) project in Greece.