UK cement news

Dr Diana Casey, Mineral Products Association, gives an overview on the current state of the British cement industry and what benefits and hurdles lie ahead for operators in the UK.

Holcim acquires Besblock Ltd, a leading supplier of precast materials to the UK Midlands construction industry.

Green-fingered volunteers and staff from leading building materials supplier aggregate industries have planted more than a thousand trees on the site of one of its Devon quarries.

Cement 2 Zero (C2Z), a UK-based demonstrator project to trial the world’s first zero-emissions cement on an industrial scale, was officially launched this week having successfully conducted the first in a series of pilot-scale melts.

However, the MPA is concerned about the lack of further detail about the future of energy price support for businesses after the Energy Bills Relief Scheme’s initial period ends in March.

The WCA announces that it is welcoming Carbon Upcycling Technologies, a waste and carbon utilisation company, as an Associate Corporate Member.

John King Chains has won the prestigious 'Supplier of the Year' accolade at the annual Materials Handling Engineers Association (MHEA) conference.

The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) and Athena Sustainable Materials Institute, a leading think tank in sustainable construction and life cycle assessment, have announced a partnership to produce environmental product declarations (EPDs) on-demand for concrete producers in North America.

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It was a special occasion at Aggregate Industries’ Cauldon Cement plant this month as the business held a jam-packed two-day event to mark 65 years of cement manufacturing excellence.