Cement News tagged under: Germany
Aumund Fördertechnik reports the passing of Franz-Walter Aumund09 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsFranz-W Aumund Chairman of the Board AUMUND Group AUMUND Fördertechnik GmbH reports the death of Franz-Walter Aumund (shareholder, chairman of the Advisory Board, chairman of the Management Board), the defining personality of the company’s 100-year history. “Our respected and highly valued mentor, a truly remarkable person,” stated AUMUND. “It is thanks to more than 50 years of his tireless commitment for our company that AUMUND products are synonymous with innovation and ... |
Heidelberg Materials acquires SER Group06 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials has acquired SER Group, a leading integrated company in the demolition and construction materials recycling business, based in Heilbronn, southern Germany. With an annual revenue of around EUR50m and three modern recycling sites, SER Group is the market leader in the greater Heilbronn area and employs more than 220 people. The acquisition comes shortly after the take-over of Berlin-based RWG Holding GmbH in November 2022 and highlights Heidelberg Materials’ f... |
HeidelbergCement Trading becomes Heidelberg Materials Trading25 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsHeidelbergCement Trading has become Heidelberg Materials Trading. According to the company, the rebranding is part of ongoing efforts to align the company under one unified identity. “As the building materials industry continues to evolve, we have expanded our product offerings beyond cement, including trading of supplementary cementitious materials such as GBFS, fly ash, and pozzolans, as well as other products such as gypsum, limestone, silica sand, and solid fuels," said the company... |
Beumer appoint new centre of competence divisional director23 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsSince the beginning of the year, Kay Wieczorek has headed BEUMER’s Centre of Competence (CoC) Product Business as divisional director. CoC Product Business is responsible for the cement, building materials, chemicals and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) divisions. The 38-year-old studied Sales Engineering and Product Management at the Ruhr University in Bochum, Germany. He has been with the BEUMER Group since 2014. Until the end of last year, he was responsible for cement division sales. E... |
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... |
VDZ’s new appointments18 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsTo meet the growing tasks of CO 2 separation and digital process support, a new climate-neutral process technology department has been established at the German cement association, VDZ. Kristina Fleeter, a long-standing expert in CCUS technologies and process simulation will lead the new department. In his function as Managing Director of VDZ Technology GmbH, Volker Hoenig will continue to have overall responsibility. In terms of content, he will place a strong focus on the issue of CO₂ ... |
Heidelberg Materials places first sustainability-linked bond17 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials successfully placed its first sustainability-linked bond (ISIN XS2577874782) with an issue volume of EUR750m and a term until 2032 via HeidelbergCement AG as part of the EUR10bn European Medium Term Note (EMTN) programme. The company had already announced the issue of a bond linked to sustainability criteria at its Capital Markets Day 2022. Interest on the bond is linked to the development of specific CO₂ emissions per tonne of cementitious material up to 2026 as we... |
Sika reports record sales in excess of CHF10bn12 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsIn 2022 Sika reported sales in excess of CHF10bn (US$10.83bn) for the first time as the company saw sales growth of 15.8 per cent in local currencies compared to the previous year. Total sales came in at CHF10.49bn despite the increasingly difficult backdrop of rising raw material prices and a slowdown in construction sector growth in the second half of the year. In the EMEA region sales increased by 8.3 per cent YoY in local currencies in 2022, despite Sika’s distribution business ... |
Hatschek plant to combust CO2-reduced fuels23 December 2022, Published under Cement NewsRohrdorfer’s Hatschek cement plant will have its rotary kiln shut down for repair work between 2 January - 12 February 2023. In addition to the annual routine maintenance at the German plant and the renewal of the refractory kiln lining, numerous improvement measures will be carried out again this year. Rohrdorfer Group -owned Südbayerisches Portland-Zementwerk Gebr Wiesböck & Co GmbH will install a new probe for gas analysis at the kiln inlet. To further reduce false air, the k... |
Cementa gets go-ahead for Gotland quarry14 December 2022, Published under Cement NewsA Swedish court has given Cementa the green light to continue mining limestone at its quarry on the island of Gotland, heading off the risk of a shortage of cement in the building industry, reports Reuters. Cementa, which is part of Heidelberg Materials , has been clashing with local groups over plans to extend mining on Gotland, where the company produces about 75 per cent of the cement used in Sweden. The court said in a statement that it had decided that a nearby nature reserve, pro... |