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CRH completes lime divestment deal in UK

In November 2023 CRH announced that its had reached an agreement to divest its lime operations in Europe to SigmaRoc for around US$1.1bn. The first phase of the deal was completed in January 202...
News - 27 March 2024

Essential women in an essential industry, marking International Women's Day 2024

To mark International Women’s Day 2024, the GCCA invited women working in its member companies around the world on their perspectives on working in global heavy industry, the importance of gender ...
News - 08 March 2024

Eqiom to boost Lumbres capacity by 57%

Eqiom , part of Ireland’s CRH group, has announced plans to increase the cement production capacity at its Lumbres plant in France from 0.7Mta to 1.1Mta by 2026, marking a 57 per cent expansi...
News - 29 February 2024

CRH completes Hunter plant and Texan ready-mix acquisitions

CRH has completed the US$2.1bn acquisition of Martin Marietta Materials Inc in Texas, USA. The deal was first announced on 21 November 2023 and the combined assets are expected to generate a...
News - 13 February 2024

Cement2Zero

To support cement industry decarbonisation, researchers at the University of Cambridge, the University of Warwick and Imperial College London are developing the fundamental science behind Cambrid...
Articles - 18 January 2024

CRH and Caterpillar agreement to accelerate use of sustainable vehicles

CRH and Caterpillar have signed a strategic agreement to develop and deploy electric off-road vehicles and charging solutions. The agreement is focussed on accelerating the deployment of Caterpi...
News - 10 January 2024

Carbon capture catch-up

With carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) identified as the key lever to decarbonise the global cement industry, ICR highlights some of the leading projects currently underway to trial a...
Articles - 08 January 2024

CRH completes lime divestment

On 22 November 2023, CRH plc announced that it had reached an agreement to divest its lime operations in Europe for a total consideration of around US$1.1bn. This company is pleased to announce ...
News - 05 January 2024

Adbri reached cementitious materials supply agreement

Adbri Ltd announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, Adelaide Brighton Cement Ltd, trading as Adbri Cement, has entered into an agreement with Independent Cement and Lime Pty Ltd (ICL) for the su...
News - 03 January 2024

2023: what a year for the cement sector!

An overview of 2023 in the cement world reveals how carbon capture and decarbonisation initiatives were fully embraced by the industry. The pipeline of new projects gained unstoppable momentum as ...
News - 22 December 2023