European cement news
Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies partners with KP1 to develop low-carbon cement
The companies have announced the signing of an exclusive 5-year contract for the development and commercialisation of low-carbon cement.
CEMEX and Carbon Clean to develop low-cost carbon capture technology
The companies have partnered up to develop an affordable carbon capture solution by 2021.
HeidelbergCement shares ‘Beyond 2020’ strategy
The company is presenting its new strategy ‘Beyond 2020’ at this year's Capital Markets Day. Key elements of the strategy are new medium-term financial and sustainability targets that the Group aims to achieve by 2025.
LafargeHolcim to participate in HackZurich
With its global open innovation platform LH MAQER, LafargeHolcim is inviting talented data and technical minds to reinvent sustainable cities by participating in HackZurich, Europe's largest hackathon, on 18 – 20 September 2020.
Vice President of Business Development at Command Alkon is named Executive Officer of CIM National Steering Committee
Steve Cox has been named as the new Executive Officer for the Concrete Industry Management (CIM) National Steering Committee (NSC).
Waste Knot Energy in final negotiations over supply of alternative fuel pellets
The company is currently in the final stage of negotiations with several large-scale industrial fuel users in the UK, Europe and MENA region for the supply of its alternative fuel pellets.
Holcim to continue work with R-concrete
The company is to continue working with recycled concrete after conducting projects in which recycled material was used as Holcim exposed concrete.
VDZ forecasts cautious outlook for the German cement industry
The company notes that while cement demand still appears to be high, the coronavirus pandemic has created uncertainty for the industry.
Argos announces itself as part of Climate Ambition 2050 plan
The company has announced that it will join some of the world’s leading cement and concrete companies in the ‘2050 Climate Ambition’, which aims to deliver a society with carbon neutral concrete by 2050.
Cement and concrete companies reveal ‘2050 Climate Ambition’
Forty of the world’s leading cement and concrete companies have unveiled a joint industry ‘2050 Climate Ambition’. The ambition statement demonstrates the commitment of the industry across the globe to drive down the carbon footprint of the world’s most used man-made product.