European cement news

As part of its commitment to championing gender equality, Aggregate Industries has announced that it has signed up to a Construction News initiative designed to help firms in the sector become more welcoming to women.

More than 150 participants joined EUROSAC’s virtual Congress 2021 on 28 May 2021.

The company has completed the procedures for the acquisition of a white cement unloading and dispatch terminal located in the port of Alicante, with a silo and storage capacity of 10 000 t.

Cementos Balboa has a modern integrated cement plant located in Alconera, in the province of Badajoz (in the Extremadura region, Southwest of Spain), with an installed production capacity of 1.6 million tpy of cement.

At a new project in France, FLSmidth will deliver equipment to replace clinker with environmentally friendly clay, cutting up to 16% of CO2 emissions compared to existing cement products.

At Holcim’s Lägerdorf cement plant, two comprehensive studies have been successfully carried out to prepare investments for the conversion to an oxyfuel process.

While the cement industry supports the concept of a Carbon Border Adjustment mechanism (CBAM), CEMBUREAU is concerned by messages coming out of the European Commission that the level of free allowances for industry may be reduced for sectors covered by CBAM.

This is CEMEX Ventures’ second investment in Modulous in less than a year, after the company won the VC’s global Construction Startup Competition 2020.

The company has introduced Aggneo, a high-quality recycled aggregate based on demolition concrete.

The aim of the agreement is to highlight, promote and prescribe clinker-free low-carbon cement.