Europe & CIS

The company has prioritised safety and hygiene through different actions to reduce physical contact between the people who pass through its facilities every day.

Aircrete, the special air-entrained concrete (LP concrete) from Heidelberger Beton GmbH, has been chosen for the renovation of a parking deck of a group of companies in Wuppertal.

The company has announced that it has successfully introduced new hydrogen technology as part of its fuel mix in all of its cement plants in Europe, and it is set to be deployed in the company's other global operations this year.

The company’s results show an optimistic view of the building materials market development in 2021.

The company’s energy policy has made it possible to make new improvements to the environmental behaviour of the Sant Vicenç dels Horts factory.

The Swiss CPC AG and Holcim (Deutschland) GmbH and its subsidiary Vetra Betonverbindteilwerke GmbH signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement in December 2020. The aim of the cooperation is to produce high-performance thin concrete slabs with a high-strength concrete for the German, Dutch and Scandinavian markets.

The seven bolt-on investments are aligned to CEMEX’s key priorities of climate action, sustainable construction and EBITDA growth, representing advances in fossil fuel reduction, lower CO2 footprint products, and circular economy etc.

The companies have joined forces to launch a new Health and Safety Awards scheme for 2021. The new awards build on the established MPA Health & Safety Awards and retain many of the key elements associated with it.

A project to develop a wellbeing garden for serving personnel at RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, is taking shape with Tarmac support.

Since the Climate Action strategy was established at a global level in mid-2020, the company's centres in Spain have been working on the design and installation of solar power plants for self-consumption in their cement factories.

The group has shared the financial results for its cement and mining businesses.

The company will supply 3.6 million t of pellets over the next five years to Komercon, giving Komercon the ability to close long term supply agreements for its partners.

The company has obtained positive assessments from independent players specialising in extra-financial ratings, validating its environmental and social strategy.

The company has announced that it has been included in the 2021 S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook for the second time (previous in 2017 yearbook).

The two companies will study the feasibility of capturing carbon from two LafargeHolcim cement plants, based in Europe and North America, using Schlumberger’s carbon sequestration technologies.