UK cement news

New figures from the Mineral Products Association (MPA) provide more concrete evidence of the slowdown in Britain’s construction industry.

CCP Building Products have announced that the first trials using their Greenbloc Technology and Carbon8’s CircaBuild aggregate have resulted in the production of cement-free carbon-negative concrete blocks.

Holcim announces its investment as a limited partner (LP) in Suffolk Technologies US$110 million venture capital fund, supporting startups at the forefront of disruptive innovation in the building industry, from sustainability to AI.

Material Evolution, a British start up based in Middlesbrough, has raised £15 million in Series A funding to scale-up production of its low-carbon cement.

The announcement marks the end of the road for unsustainable tyre disposal.

Aggregate Industries has taken delivery of the next generation of cement tanker fuelled by a green bio-fuel in a UK first.

CEMCOR's Cookstown plant in Northern Ireland has completed a £6 million sustainability upgrade, including replacing the plant's bag filter.

Carbon8, the UK cleantech company that specialises in carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) has appointed Paul Drennan-Durose as its new Chief Executive Officer.

Cemex has been trialling the use of existing pre-cast material in its concrete products, including solutions made of up to 100% recycled aggregates.

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.