European cement news

In cooperation with leading key players, Sika is working on the development of concrete admixtures implementing the LC3 technology that lowers CO2 emissions, developed by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne.

The company has announced that it is acquiring a new floating bucket chain dredger in its Rogätz quarry, about 100 km southwest of Berlin.

To mark World Creativity and Innovation Day, the GCCA is announcing the expansion of its innovation programme, ‘Innovandi’ to encompass a new Open Challenge innovation accelerator programme.

As rationale behind the rating upgrade, Moody’s particularly highlighted HeidelbergCement’s resilient performance throughout 2020 and its strong cash flow generation.

The companies signed an agreement for FLSmidth to deliver the necessary plant modifications for the carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at Norcem Brevik in Norway.

The company has announced the first pouring of concrete sheets manufactured with its H-UKR cement by GCC for the construction of a public establishment in Aizenay, Western France.

Eastern Europe’s construction industry is forecasted to grow by 3.6% in 2021, following a 1.6% contraction in 2020 due to the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent lockdown restrictions, according to GlobalData.

After the introduction of the sustainable ECOPact concretes at the beginning of 2020, Holcim is now placing the ECOPlanet CO2-reduced cements on the building materials market.

World Cement interviewed Fives for their thoughts on the topic of grinding & milling.

The company will take a step forward to complement its portfolio of products and services for sustainable urbanisation across the construction value chain.