European cement news

Since September 2020, the Gmunden hospital has been supplied with heat from the Gmunden cement works, which means that more than twice as much waste heat can be sensibly used than a year ago.

The pilot project ‘catch4climate’, for which four cement manufacturers have joined forces, is actively tackling the capturing of carbon and its subsequent industrial use.

The company has delivered about 170 t of printing material specially developed for concrete 3D printing, for Europe’s largest residential building which is currently being printed in Bavaria.

The company has priced a €850 million sustainability-linked bond with a coupon of 0.5% maturing in 2031.

The FDES represent a tool for evaluating the environmental performance of buildings constructed using Hoffmann Green concrete.

Jan Kjaersgaard has decided to leave FLSmidth due to family reasons. Effective immediately, Carsten Riisberg Lund has been appointed new Cement Industry President and member of Group Executive Management.

The company has announced new targets for carbon emissions reduction in the next 10 years, with the aim to achieve carbon-neutral concrete by 2050.

The cement producer in Argentina has announced its results for the three-month and nine-month period ended 30 September 2020.

The company has been named by the Portland Cement Association as a 2020 PCA Chairman’s Manufacturing Performance Award winner for its innovative ‘Efficient Alternative Fuel Handling for Main Burner Firing’ system.

The company has added three new cement innovations to its portfolio, including High Performance and Instant Concrete products.