European cement news

The company has announced that it will expand its partnership with prefabricator, Soriba, a company from the Vendée region of western France and leading player in the design of precast concrete products.

The CPA main scenario for construction output in 2020 is a 14.5% fall as the construction industry shows promising signs of recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

The European Cement Association has welcomed the publication of the European Commission’s Renovation Wave, focusing on material neutrality and full life-cycle approaches.

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.