Europe & CIS

The company has recorded a continued growth momentum and significant margin increase in all regions.

The company has announced its second quarter and half year 2021 results.

Bedeschi has signed a new order with Italcementi for the supply of clay handling equipment and other sticky materials. The machines will operate at Matera plant (Italy).

The company has closed the first half of 2021 with an excellent result, according to Dr. Dominik von Achten, Chairman of the Managing Board.

Despite the ongoing uncertainty over the COVID-19 pandemic, growth in global construction output will reach 5.7% in 2021, following the 2.4% drop in 2020, says GlobalData.

The company has launched ECOPlanet, its global range of green cement delivering at least 30% lower carbon footprint.

New visitor facilities are being opened at RSPB Ouse Fen nature reserve in Cambridgeshire to allow the public to visit the latest restored areas of the wetland.

The SBTi has judged the company’s targets to be consistent with the ‘well below 2°C’ objective, pursuant to the Paris Climate Agreement of 2015.

Holcim marks the first anniversary of ECOPact’s global rollout, a key pillar in the company’s net zero journey.

The company has announced that it has signed up to the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Scheme in a move to offer better assistance to staff and customers in need of additional support.

Pauline Lafferty has been appointed as Breedon’s Independent Non-Executive Director effective from 01 August 2021.

The company has announced the signing of a three-year contract for the development and marketing of its low-carbon cement with Alegina, a Vendée-based company that specialises in designing and manufacturing innovative materials and products from oyster shells and other seashells.

The Circular Explorer, developed by One Earth One Ocean and made possible by Holcim, has started its mission to clean up our ocean from plastic waste, while advancing marine science and education.

The company has signed the Business Ambition for 1.5°C Commitment, a global initiative led by the SBTi in partnership with the UN Global Compact and the ‘We Mean Business’ coalition, aimed at limiting global warming to 1.5°C and achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 at the latest.

19 July marked the unveiling Striatus in Venice, the first-of-its-kind 3D Concrete Printed bridge, designed by Block Research Group and Zaha Hadid Architects, in collaboration with incremental3D and made possible by Holcim.