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Cementos Artigas has worked on a recent US$40 million renewal project at the heart of the Minas plant, continuing an ongoing drive to centralise operations and raise sustainability standards.

Cemex announced today that Cemex Ventures, its corporate venture capital and open innovation unit, has increased its stake in Carbon Upcycling.

Cemex reported second quarter of 2023 results today with a 10% growth in Sales and 29% growth in EBITDA, and EBITDA Margin expanding by 3.3 pp to 21.1%.

Sustainable building solutions leader Lafarge Canada, a member of Holcim Group, announced its conversion to the production of 100% ECOPlanet cement at its Richmond Cement Plant.

Acquisition expands RHI Magnesitas Alumina refractory product portfolio and opens up new opportunities in the development of low-CO2 production technologies.

Mountain Cement Company LLC, part of the Eagle Materials Inc., is implementing the polysius booster mill for the grinding capacity increase of its plant in Laramie, Wyoming/USA.

The resources will be invested in a co-processing project at the Salto de Pirapora cement plant aimed primarily at increasing the site’s thermal substitution rate and reducing its CO2 emissions.

The Green Cement Technology Tracker was unveiled today, at an international inter-governmental meeting focused on clean energy, which is taking place in India (CEM14-M18).

CEMATRIX has executed US$5.9 million in new contracts to bring total contracts announced since the end of the fiscal year to US$21.7 million and US$58.3 million since August 3, 2022.

Cemex’s groundbreaking program, Patrimonio Hoy, celebrates 25 years of transforming people's lives through access to dignified, resilient housing. As of December 2022, Patrimonio Hoy has benefitted 650 000 families, representing over 3 million people.

The acquisition of AFT significantly expands Micronics’ portfolio of engineered filtration solutions to better serve customers’ baghouse filtration needs in industries such as cement and lime production.

The focus of these projects will be on the use of lower carbon footprint raw materials, fuel optimisation, and the use of alternative fuels.

Brimstone achieves ASTM C150 certification for its Portland cement—used in virtually all global concrete construction.

CHRYSO and GCP (Saint-Gobain Construction Chemicals), a worldwide leader in sustainable construction, is proud to announce significant projects across North America to optimise services and extend production capabilities to new regions for its customers.

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.