Europe & CIS

Winners announced in prestigious photo competition which highlights beauty and essential role of concrete throughout world.

The cooperation between SICK, WCA and its members will strengthen the global cement industry’s efforts towards sustainable cement production.

By proposing a phase-out date of 2041 for the use of industrial CO2 in RFNBOs, Commission draft Delegated Act risks impacting decarbonisation investments.

The transaction advances TITAN’s growth strategy as it will enhance the group’s global offering of green, low-carbon cementitious products.

Holcim launches Europe’s first calcined clay cement operation in its Saint-Pierre-la-Cour plant in France to deliver ECOPlanet green cement.

Climate tech pioneer Carbon Re is joining forces with cement manufacturing consulting firm A³&Co.® to accelerate the decarbonisation of the cement industry.

ABB has delivered advanced automation and digital technologies to Votorantim Cimentos, as it embraces Industry 4.0 in cement to simultaneously optimise production and decarbonise operations.

Cement 2 Zero (C2Z), a UK-based demonstrator project to trial the world’s first zero-emissions cement on an industrial scale, was officially launched this week having successfully conducted the first in a series of pilot-scale melts.

More than 14 000 entries were submitted from every major continent, by both amateur and professional photographers for this year’s competition, run by the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA).

FLSmidth reviews the development and installation of an entirely new combustion system that is helping Mannok Cement meet its sustainability targets.

Heidelberg Materials acquires SER Group, a leading integrated company in the demolition and construction materials recycling business, based in Heilbronn, Southern Germany.

Calderys has become an independent company owned by Platinum Equity, a global investment firm operating companies in a broad range of business markets.

CEMBUREAU, the European Cement Association, welcomes the objectives of the Green Deal Industrial Plan issued by the European Commission.

Hoffmann Green Cement and VM Matériaux have signed the first distribution agreement in mainland France for H-IONA carbon-free cement bags.

The appointments were agreed in a unanimous vote at the WCA General Assembly Meeting, which took place virtually this month.