European cement news

With more buoyant demand so far in 2021, supply chain constraints are expected to hinder growth over the remainder of the year and into 2022.

The company has signed an agreement to acquire 68% of the shares in the Tanzanian cement producer Tanga Cement. With this step, the company further strengthens its local business and creates significant synergies with its existing assets in Tanzania.

The company is building on its sustainability strategy to set out ambitious goals for the company to achieve by 2030, and beyond.

Hanson’s 2021 sustainability report highlights the company’s 2030 commitments and the progress made during the 2020 calendar year, despite the unprecedented challenges brought about by COVID-19.

The company has announced its 2030 people strategy to continue creating shared value and uplifting the wellbeing of communities worldwide.

Jan Jenisch takes up the role with immediate effect and succeeds outgoing President, Albert Manifold, CEO of CRH.

The company’s British subsidiary Hanson UK and its partners in the HyNet North West consortium were chosen for funding under the British government’s carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) cluster sequencing process.

The companies have signed a letter of intent to establish a carbon separation plant based on Hereon's PolyActive™ membrane technology. The plant is to be built in Holcim's cement plant in Höver, near Hanover.

Continuing to strengthen its senior team, Aggregate Industries has appointed Lee Sleight as the new Managing Director of its Readymix Concrete division and member of the company’s Executive Committee.

The company has opened the innovation centre in Paris to accelerate the development of new technology and products that will help the cement and construction industries decarbonise more quickly.