European cement news

Stephanie Voysey, Lafarge Canada (West), explains how the Exshaw cement plant’s integration of low-carbon fuels demonstrates a transformative approach to significantly reducing carbon emissions in cement production.

Ian Jones, WKE, explores the importance of adopting alternative fuels to reduce the cement industry’s carbon footprint, highlighting the challenges and opportunities in doing so.

Lars Jennissen, N+P Group, discusses the complexities of maintaining high-quality alternative fuel processing in the face of varying feedstock quality, emphasising the critical role of advanced data collection and processing technologies in overcoming these obstacles for the cement industry.

The FLSmidth & Co. A/S Board of Directors have announced changes to the Board ahead of the Annual General Meeting on 2 April 2025.

The Rohrdorf Group's application to acquire a controlling 49% stake in Asamer Baustoffe Holding GmbH (ABHO) has been approved by the competition authorities in Austria and Slovakia.

Technology group Wärtsilä’s focus on supporting the marine industry’s efforts to decarbonise operations continues to drive concrete steps forward.

Herbert Humps is the new Head of Sales and Marketing in the Cement division.

As part of the plant planning, KHD will be carrying out a FEED (Front-End Engineering Design) study for the new oxyfuel kiln at Heidelberg Materials’ Geseke cement plant in Germany.

Dr. Simon Welzmiller and Dr. Carlotta Giacobbe, Thermo Fisher Scientific, present an x-ray diffraction case study on metakaolin, exploring how activated clays can help decarbonise cement.

Concrete Rudolph GmbH, a company of the Rohrdorfer Group for almost six years, will be fully integrated into RBW Rohrdorfer Betonwerke from January 1, 2025.