UK cement news

Using waste clay and brick in cement production could reduce the material’s embodied carbon by up to 30% and boost UK construction’s circular economy, according to a new report.

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The report records the progress made against the ambitions set out in Tarmac’s Act sustainability strategy in 2022 and its three central themes of People, Planet, and Solutions.

New figures from the MPA show a modest overall improvement in the sales of construction aggregates and asphalt in Great Britain for the second quarter of 2024.

Aggregate Industries has announced a groundbreaking step in its commitment to sustainability with the introduction of Volvo electric trucks to its cement fleet.

Aggregate Industries’ new manufacturing facility and import terminal at the Port of Tilbury has reached a significant milestone this week with completion of enabling works.

Plans set out by new Chancellor Rachel Reeves to overhaul the UK’s planning system and boost housebuilding have been welcomed by the Mineral Products Association (MPA).

University of Cambridge spin-out Cambridge Electric Cement (CEC) raises £2.25 million seed funding round to industrialise low carbon, circular cement production.

Donal O’Riain, founder and Managing Director of Ecocem, called on industry, governments and policy makers to work together to raise their ambitions on reducing cement emissions at the Breakthrough Energy Biannual Summit in London.

Government proposals for a UK carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) have been welcomed by the UK cement industry but it needs to happen sooner than 2027.