European cement news

Mylène Krebs, Jean-Michel Charmet, and Damien Chudeau, Fives FCB, discuss the key factors influencing the calcination process and present insights from a calcination test centre in Northern France.

David Hughes, Material Evolution, explores the benefits of ultra-low carbon cement in transforming the built environment.

Mitsubishi UBE Cement Corporation commenced a commercial-scale demonstration test with a cement kiln and a calciner at Ube Cement Plant using ammonia, a carbon-free energy, as a heat energy source.

Aggregate Industries has rebranded to Holcim UK as part of a strategic shift to provide the construction industry with seamless access to the latest sustainable building solutions.

Olivier Guise, Ecocem, discusses how collaboration and scalable low-carbon solutions can accelerate the cement industry's path to net zero.

Cemex has signed an agreement with EDP Energia Poland to build solar installations at several Cemex plants in Poland, with a total capacity of over 14 MWp.

Cimpor Global announces a new collaboration with FIZIX to detect malfunctions in cement production facilities before they occur.

CIMPOR has been awarded ISO 37301:2021 - Compliance Management Systems and ISO 37001:2017 - Anti-bribery Management Systems certifications.

Bodil Recke, ABB Process Industries, discusses the strategies driving the cement industry's transition to sustainability.

Rob Cumming, Lafarge Canada (East), explores how a 'silver buckshot' approach can achieve net-zero concrete without the high costs of CCS or e-fuels.