European cement news

The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) and World Economic Forum have launched ‘Concrete Action for Climate’ (CAC), a collaborative platform that will help drive the industry’s journey to carbon neutral concrete by 2050.

The company believe that the bolt-on acquisition will support growth in the German market.

Calix and RHI Magnesita have agreed to undertake studies up to and including basic front-end engineering and design for a commercial-scale demonstration facility at an RHI Magnesita site.

The company helped celebrate community heroes at the prestigious Gateshead Awards 2021 held recently.

As part of its commitment to championing gender equality, Aggregate Industries has announced that it has signed up to a Construction News initiative designed to help firms in the sector become more welcoming to women.

More than 150 participants joined EUROSAC’s virtual Congress 2021 on 28 May 2021.

The company has completed the procedures for the acquisition of a white cement unloading and dispatch terminal located in the port of Alicante, with a silo and storage capacity of 10 000 t.

Cementos Balboa has a modern integrated cement plant located in Alconera, in the province of Badajoz (in the Extremadura region, Southwest of Spain), with an installed production capacity of 1.6 million tpy of cement.

At a new project in France, FLSmidth will deliver equipment to replace clinker with environmentally friendly clay, cutting up to 16% of CO2 emissions compared to existing cement products.

At Holcim’s Lägerdorf cement plant, two comprehensive studies have been successfully carried out to prepare investments for the conversion to an oxyfuel process.