European cement news

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.

At the end of the first quarter of 2022, the headquarters of the Holcim Deutschland Group will move from the old town in the direction of Eppendorf / Hoheluft to Troplowitzstraße 5.

The company has reported a continued impact from the pandemic, sequential improvement in order intake, and strong cash flow.

Following the release of data from the French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) showing a strong quarter-on-quarter rebound in construction output in the third quarter of 2020, Moustafa Ali, Economist at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view.

To date, AUMUND Fördertechnik GmbH has supplied more than 20 machines to the Cementownia Warta plant. A further Arched Plate Conveyor type BPB-SF in heavy-duty design has since been ordered.

The group moved into its new premises at the beginning of September. The move to the new building has been accompanied by a new VDZ brand identity which can be seen for example on the company’s website or various print media.