European cement news
TITAN Group’s large-scale carbon capture project selected by the EU Innovation Fund
The EU Commission has selected IFESTOS, TITAN Group’s groundbreaking carbon capture project in Greece, for grant agreement preparation in the context of the third call for large-scale projects under the EU Innovation Fund.
Closing the loop: Heidelberg Materials to produce low-carbon cement from demolished concrete in France
As part of its decarbonisation strategy, Heidelberg Materials pioneers a large-scale closed-loop recycling project called CIRCO2BETON®.
Cimpor Portugal to install first Pyrorotor® alternative fuel solution in Portugal
KHD Humboldt Wedag International AG (KHD) has received a contract from Cimpor Portugal, the largest cement producer in Portugal and a member of Oyak Group, to modernise production line 7 at its Alhandra cement plant.
TITAN Group complete €26 million upgrade at Kamari plant in Greece to drive growth and the green transition
TITAN Group announces the successful completion of a €26 million green investment at the Kamari cement plant in Greece, marking a significant milestone in the Group's decarbonisation program.
EU awards Cemex €4.4 million grant for innovative waste-to-fuel technology
The European Union has awarded Cemex and WtEnergy a €4.4 million grant for the implementation of a novel waste-to-fuel technology utilising synthetic gas at its Alicante cement plant in Spain.
SigmaRoc’s first carbon capture facility launched at Nordkalk’s Köping site
Nordkalk’s owner SigmaRoc plc today announced that it has successfully installed its first carbon capture module at Nordkalk’s site in Köping in Sweden.
Buzzi sells its operations in Ukraine and Slovakia
Buzzi Spa has announced that it has reached an agreement for the salve of some of its Eastern European operations to CRH, a leading building materials company, for a total of €100 million.
bayernets and Rohrdorfer study CO2 transport
Cooperation agreement on feasibility study signed.
CEMBUREAU elects new President & Vice-President
Ken McKnight, Member of the CRH Executive Committee, is elected President, and Jon Morrish, CEO Western & Southern Europe, Heidelberg Cement, as Vice-President.
Umeå University, Nordkalk AB, and the Swedish Energy Agency reduce Swedish lime kiln emissions
A project led by Umeå University, Nordkalk AB, and the Swedish Energy Agency has reduced carbon dioxide emissions from lime kilns in Sweden by more than 36 000 tpy.