European cement news

With reinforcement from government funding from the US and Germany, LafargeHolcim’s carbon capture portfolio now exceeds 20 projects across the US, Canada and Europe.

Volkan Bozay has been assigned as the CEO of the Turkish Cement Manufacturers’ Association (TÇMB).

SECIL Group has entrusted thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions S.A.S. (France) with the modernisation project of its Outão cement plant, one of the three cement plants operated by SECIL in Portugal.

The company forecasts that construction output across Eastern Europe will fall by 2% in 2020, whilst output in Western Europe will plummet by 7.3%.

Pat Ward has informed the Board of his intention to retire as Group Chief Executive and a Director of Breedon Group during 2021.

For the past 10 years, CEMEX and the CEMEX-Tecnológico de Monterrey Centre for Sustainable Development have presented the award to support high-impact projects that promote economic growth and social commitment.

The company has confirmed the signing of a definitive agreement for the acquisition of KnowledgeScape, a leader in digital optimisation solutions for the mineral processing industry.

CTP Team Italy recently signed a turnkey EPC contract with Secil Group for a new Waste Heat Recovery System for Outão Cement factory, Portugal.

The company has supplied the material for Germany’s first printed residential building made of concrete.

The World Cement Association has announced the launch of Phase I of its PEGASUS 2020 project, a multi-company benchmarking and performance-improvement initiative for WCA Corporate Members.