European cement news

There has never been a more exciting time for carbon capture, yet EU policies need to provide a predicable regulatory framework and allow for a strong business case, writes Koen Coppenholle, CEO of CEMBUREAU.

Votorantim Cimentos announced today that it has completed the acquisition of all the businesses of Heidelberg Materials in the south of Spain.

Riku Kytömäki has started today as the CEO and President of Betolar Plc.

Cementos Molins has released its results for the first nine months of 2022, a period highlighted by an economic growth slowdown, high inflation costs, especially in Spain, and supply chain disruptions.

AUMUND Fördertechnik will supply 41 machines for a new kiln line at the Medcem Madencilik cement plant in Silifke in the Turkish province Mersin.

CEMEX announced today that it has supplied 37 000 t of cement for the construction of the Pelješac Bridge,

Claudius Peters Projects GmbH has won the contract to supply the basic and detailed engineering, mechanical equipment, erection, and supervision of new improvements at a Danish cement plant.

Over 13 million t of carbon dioxide reach the atmosphere every year due to cement production in Romania, a country that produces around 15 million t of cement annually, the aggregate figure at the level of the biggest players from the Romanian market.

Holcim has completed the acquisition of Cantillana, a specialty building solutions market leader in Belgium with 2022 estimated net sales of EUR80 million.

Manufacturers with production facilities in Germany look ahead to 2022 with the hope that as a 7% growth insingle-digit sales could be achieved if the situation on the supplier side improved.