European cement news

The redesign comes as part of Lehigh Hanson’s ongoing commitment to reducing its carbon footprint and offering more sustainable options for its cement products which are typically used in mortars, grout, precast and ready mixed concrete, paving applications, soil stabilisation and concrete blocks and pavers.

On 16 September 2021, in the presence of representatives of the local government and public institutions, the foundation stone was ceremonially laid, which symbolically began the construction of a modern rotary kiln for burning clinker.

The company has ordered three MVR vertical roller mills from Gebr. Pfeiffer for its plant in Nizampur.

Regen GGBS (ground granulated blastfurnace slag) – a replacement product for some of the normal Portland cement (PC) content in concrete – can significantly reduce the environmental impact of a project as it cuts the CO2 emissions associated with concrete while helping to conserve natural resources for future generations.

The company has experienced a buoyant increase in the volume of cement sold in H1 2021 at 1875 tons, which is more than the volume sold over the entire year of 2020.

The hopper delivers high flexibility, fast truck loading and dust free operation.

H-IONA is the first low-carbon cement to be granted CE marking. This fourth technology meets all the mechanical, physical, chemical and durability requirements of the NF EN 15743 standard of June 2015.

Oliver Schopp succeeds Thomas Wiesmann, who entered retirement on 31 July.

The quarry has come to the aid of a local resident, who reached out for help after a field that is home to rescue ponies was left unusable due to flooding.

This software will be used to optimise the dispatch of Lafarge France’s truck fleet in the aggregates business.