UK cement news

Following a period of consultation with Employee Representatives and Unite the Union, CEMEX has today confirmed its proposal and will mothball its South Ferriby cement plant.

The company has achieved international certification from the British Standards Institution (BSI), receiving the ISO 45001 Standard in Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems.

Chepstow Plant International has won a national award for its staff training and development initiative, known as 'Project Fusion'.

The Institute of Quarrying (IQ) Excellence Awards aims to celebrate individuals and teams across the mineral products sector. Due to the coronavirus, IQ has announced all of its regional winners as national IQ Excellence Awards winners for 2020.

Skourides I. and Petrou S., Vassiliko Cement, and Akritopoulos M. P. and Abbas T., Cinar, discuss an innovative project at the Vasilliko cement plant, using MI-CFD analysis to reduce NOx emissions generated in the calciner.

The company is to launch a construction materials testing service called LabExperts, which will offer customers a full testing and investigation service managed from the CEMEX UK National Technical Centre in Warwickshire.

Carbon Clean Solutions Limited (CCSL), a leader in low-cost carbon dioxide capture and separation technology, has announced the completion of a new equity investment of US$22 million from a Series B investment round with Equinor Ventures (EV) and ICOS Capital (ICOS).

Innovandi Kick-off-Week aims to lower the carbon footprint of cement and concrete through fostering research and development projects.

The Mineral Products Association has cautiously welcomed the Prime Minister’s speech and his determination to ‘build back better’, but warned that without a real focus on accelerated delivery it could disappoint.

The company has launched VIAPATH™, a premium single layer asphalt solution for cycle lanes and footpaths, which has been developed with speed of construction in mind.