European cement news

With ‘Accelerating Green Growth,’ Holcim hopes to achieve profitable growth across all its businesses, fuelled by sustainability and innovation.

Economist Impact has published a new report – 'Sustainable disruption: 12 decarbonising technologies for cities' – in which low carbon concrete and cement play a large role decarbonise the buildings and construction sector.

David will be responsible for leading the engineering direction and execution of Carbon8 Systems’ Advanced Carbonation Technology (ACT) across global markets.

The World Cement Association has welcomed commitments from the UK, India, Germany, Canada and UAE to support new markets for low-carbon cement and concrete, at COP26.

The company has been recognised, for the ninth consecutive year, as a global benchmark in sustainability in the construction materials sector, according to the Dow Jones Global Index (DJSI).

In Glasgow, a new public artwork about a greener future has been produced with Holcim’s sustainable concrete, reducing the carbon footprint by more than 70%.

The company has won awards for outstanding achievements in building safe working environments for its employees, customers, and the communities which it serves at the Mineral Products Association (MPA) and British Precast Health and Safety Awards.

Thomas Schulz, FLSmidth’s Group CEO, has made the decision to take a role outside of the company, and will therefore step down as FLSmidth’s CEO by end of 2021. Mikko Keto has been appointed incoming CEO by FLSmidth’s Board of Directors, effective 01 January 2022.

The report draws data and insights from the 90 largest cement markets in the world representing over 95% of global cement consumption.

The company has announced that it has signed an agreement with HeidelbergCement to acquire all its business in the South of Spain, which includes a modern integrated cement plant, three aggregates quarries and eleven ready-mix plants in Andalusia region.