UK cement news

Worley has been awarded the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management (EPCM) contract for the carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility at Heidelberg Materials cement plant in Padeswood, North Wales.

Cemvision has been awarded a grant from the Swedish Energy Agency to conduct a joint feasibility study with Tata Steel, exploring the potential to convert slags into high-value feedstock for near-zero-carbon cement, while also recovering valuable metals.

Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies announces the intensification of its collaboration with Entreprise de Construction et Bâtiment du Littoral (E.C.B.L.).

Modernising British Standards to encourage greater flexibility and faster acceptance of cement made using circular materials is vital in the push for low-carbon construction, according to a leading cement expert.

PyroGenesis Inc. announce that it has signed a €815 000 contract with a European cement industry customer for the supply of a plasma torch system for the electrification of a calcination furnace.

The reinforced collaboration between the two companies will result in an increase in the volume of 0% clinker concrete produced by EDYCEM's network of plants from 2026.

Holcim has completed two acquisitions of demolition materials recycling businesses and agreed to make a third, as it accelerates circular construction across Europe.

Heidelberg Materials and more than 100 guests celebrated the winners of the sixth edition of the Quarry Life Award in Heidelberg.

R. Todd Swinderman, Martin Engineering, explores how comprehensive conveyor training programmes drive safer operations, enhance team capability, and deliver measurable ROI.

Ecocem have announced the establishment of its Materials Science Advisory Council to support the development and adoption of low-carbon cement solutions globally.