Cement News tagged under: Eastern Europe
Eurocement becomes Cemros22 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsEurocement has changed its name to Cemros. The rebranding is aimed at renewing the company on a new stage of development since its acquisition by Smikom in 2021 for around US$2.2bn, following an auction held by Sberbank. An internal staff competition was held to find a new company name before a vote from a shortlist. Cemros invokes the words ‘cement’ and ‘Russia’ and was suggested by Eurocement employees, Evgeny Lukanovsky, Alexey Lotarev and Igor Efimov. |
Akçansa Çimento reports increase in revenue and profit21 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsTurkey’s Akçansa Çimento has announced revenue of TRY8.9bn (US$471.7m) in 2022, compared to TRY2.87bn in the previous year. Net profit over the same timeframe has risen from TRY303.6m to TRY1.52bn, according to Reuters. |
Adoçim Çimento starts Turkish earthquake relief project13 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsTitan Cement Group has responded to the earthquake catastrophe in Turkey by its Adoçim Çimento subsidiary being among the first to launch donation relief project. Relief goods, including food, clothing, and heaters, were shipped to the people of one of the most impacted areas, reaching them in less than 48h after the earthquake. In addition, Adoçim Çimento has offered fuel and food supplies to the Rescue Team of Greece, who are continuing their heroic efforts in one of Turkey’s most su... |
Holcim Russia's assets rebranded as CEMENTUM06 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe rebranding of the Holcim-Russia assets are now complete. The transition to the Russian brand ‘CEMENTUM’ is the start of a completely independent stage in the development of the company. CEMENTUM will continue to develop and produce high-quality products and solutions for the construction industry and infrastructure, as well as participate in the implementation of the most important national projects of the Russian Federation. “The company's brand has changed, but everything e... |
CEMEX supplies Vertua cement for eastern European projects06 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsCEMEX is providing Vertua lower-carbon cement for three high-profile renewable energy projects in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. The projects include wind farms in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina and a hydropower plant in eastern Herzegovina. Ivovik wind farm, the most significant investment in renewable energy sources in Bosnia-Herzegovina, will have 20 wind turbines and is expected to produce enough energy to meet the demand of more than 100,000 households. For this project, CEME... |
ANRAV CCUS project funding signing completed24 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe EU Innovation Fund Grant Agreement for Heidelberg Materials ’ pioneering CCUS project ANRAV has been officially signed in Brussels. ANRAV aims to be the first full-chain CCUS project in eastern Europe, eventually covering all steps from CO 2 capture, transport and geological CO₂ storage to CO₂ reuse. The EU Innovation Fund, one of the world’s largest funding programmes for innovative low-carbon technologies, will support Heidelberg Materials and PetroCeltic with around EUR190m, complem... |
Work starts on dismantling Hranice cement’s cooler24 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsAlicem sro has started dismantling work for the clinker cooler modernisation project at the Hranice cement plant ( Buzzi Unicem group ) in the Czech Republic. In one day Alicem dismantled 110t of technology, specifically the complete dust settling chamber and part of the kiln hood. |
Holcim receives EUR328m funding for CCUS projects20 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsHolcim has received EUR328m (US$355.36m) in funding from the European Union's Innovation Fund for two carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) projects. The schemes in Poland and Germany are part of Holcim's net-zero roadmap, including over 50 CCUS projects worldwide, and put the company one step closer to creating one of the world’s first climate-neutral cement plants. Miljan Gutovic, region head Europe at Holcim, said, “As a global leader in building solutions, Holcim is on a m... |
Ministry ready to act on cement and clinker price rises16 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe Turkish Ministry of Commerce stated that measures will be taken in Ankara, Anatolia region, to prevent cement and clinker price increases and to relieve domestic supply. The following statements were made in the written statement made by the Ministry: “These products were added to the 'List of Goods for Exports' on 4 September 2021, in order to closely monitor the exports of cement and clinker, which are used extensively in the construction industry, primarily to meet the domestic dem... |
Belarus to increase peat shipments for cement mill operations28 December 2022, Published under Cement NewsPeat industry enterprises intend to increase shipments of peat fuel to Belarusian cement mills by 20 per cent in 2023, the Energy Ministry told BelTA. The volumes of deliveries of peat briquettes and dried milled peat in 2023 were agreed as a result of a working conference at premises of the Belarusian fuel and gasification industrial group Beltopgaz. Plans were made to increase peat fuel shipments to Belarusian cement mills by 20 per cent to 435,000t in 2023. Cement industry enterprises... |