European cement news

Representatives of Re-Gen Waste have visited Holcim in Spain to see the process behind the ECOPlanet range of green cement.

The research company CI4C has commissioned Thyssenkrupp's Polysius business unit to build a polysius pure oxyfuel kiln system on the site of the Mergelstetten cement plant in southern Germany.

Schenck Process was approached by The A TEC Group, working on behalf of LAFARGE Cement Hungary Ltd. LAFARGE was looking to install a new alternative fuel concept at a Királyegyháza cement plant, near Pécs in Hungary.

CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. and its partners have announced the inauguration of the Carbon Neutral Alliance, which aims to accelerate the development of innovative technologies designed to transform CEMEX’s Rüdersdorf plant into the first carbon-neutral cement facility by 2030.

Hoffmann Green has achieved a key milestone its development by signing a 40-year AOT in Dunkirk Major Sea Port in order to build the company’s third production site (H3) on a 5-hectare plot of land.

As a globally active industrial company, the Wietersdorfer Group continued on its constant growth projections in 2021.

The acquisition will strengthen Holcim’s footprint in the highly attractive market for renovation, thermal insulation and finishing, and will complement Holcim’s recent investment in a new production facility for dry mixes in Kraków.

The Minister heard first-hand about the company’s plans to upgrade its existing facility to become the UK’s first net zero cement works.

The system helps enable cement plant operators to keep their chains in optimum condition for longer replacement intervals, along with lower oil and energy consumption.

The company has published its 2021 Integrated Annual Report (IAR), which outlines the Group’s financial, as well as environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance.