UK cement news

Tarmac has placed an order with Renault Trucks for the first battery electric mixer truck in the UK as part of the company’s commitment to net zero.

Enva have commenced delivery of high-quality Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) sustainable fuel following the signing of a new supply contract to feed Lafarge Cement’s Cauldon Plant in Staffordshire.

A UK start-up has developed an environmentally friendly cementitious process that is 52% more energy efficient than current industry standards.

Hanson’s Ketton cement works in Rutland is part of a new BEIS-funded carbon capture project, through its Net Zero Innovation Portfolio, which aims to provide a low-cost solution to decarbonisation.

Three Cambridge engineers, Dr Cyrille Dunant, Dr Pippa Horton and Professor Julian Allwood, have filed a patent and been awarded new research funding for their invention of the world’s first emissions-free route to recycle Portland cement.

Further to Nigel Jackson’s decision to step down as Chief Executive after thirteen years at the helm, MPA has appointed Jon Prichard as his successor from 1 October 2022.

The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) has revealed the first six start-ups that will be backed by its member companies as part of the first ever Innovandi ‘Open Challenge’ in the race to ‘net zero’ by 2050.

The Minister heard first-hand about the company’s plans to upgrade its existing facility to become the UK’s first net zero cement works.

Thomas Guillot, Chief Executive of the Global Cement and Concrete Association, has announced that the GCCA welcomes the IPCC’s latest report and the urgency it attributes to the climate crisis.

UK producers of construction and industrial mineral products have called on Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak to level the playing field with EU competitors, reduce energy costs and increase certainty to boost investment ahead of his Spring forecast statement (23 March 2022).