European cement news

The 3.2 km long BAB 5 section between Hirschberg and Ladenburg in the direction of Frankfurt-Karlsruhe was renewed within six days, which has been owed to always having sufficient cement on site.

Chepstow Plant International has won a national award for its staff training and development initiative, known as 'Project Fusion'.

The company will deploy its technology at Vicat’s Montalieu cement plant, near Lyon in France, next month.

The July issue of World Cement begins by reviewing a range of industry topics, including: Maintenance, Pyroprocessing, Conveying, & Digitalisation.

The building is particularly eye-catching due to its exposed concrete facade made from sawn-rough planks based on Dyckerhoff WEISS, and the bright colouring of the concrete skin achieved by the white cement.

Katrin Schütz, State Secretary in the Ministry of Economy, Labour and Housing of the State of Baden-Württemberg, recently visited OPTERRA’s Wössingen plant to find out about occupational safety there.

Owing to the effects of COVID-19, the construction industry in Spain is now expected to contract by 10.4% in 2020, according to GlobalData.

GlobalData has cut its construction output forecast for Western Europe to -8.1% in 2020, reflecting the sharp declines in activity across the region in April.

The new NABU nature conservation centre is currently under construction on the banks of the Rhine in Bingen-Gaulsheim.

Innovandi Kick-off-Week aims to lower the carbon footprint of cement and concrete through fostering research and development projects.