Cement News tagged under: Germany
Cemex to introduce electric ready-mix trucks16 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsCemex has announced that it is the first building materials company to complete a large-scale, multi-country pilot using fully electric ready-mix concrete trucks. In 2021 Cemex joined the First Movers Coalition (FMC) and committed to accelerate the innovation and development of decarbonisation technologies in heavy-duty on-road trucking services. An initial, successful trial was carried out in Germany, followed by a further trial in France that was also a success. Cemex expects to gr... |
Dal wins German rotary dryer project11 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsDal wins order for a new dryer at a Otterbein Turkish engineering and turnkey supplier, DAL has been awarded a project to replace the complete limestone rotary dryer and auxiliary equipment for Zement und Kalkwerke Otterbein in Germany. The rotary dryer measures 3x22m and will be delivered to the cement and lime manufacturer in Otterbein, Großenlünder-Müs, Germany. |
Flender to acquire Moventas11 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsFlender has reached an agreement to acquire Finnish wind turbine gearbox manufacturer Moventas from investor N4 partners. The planned acquisition marks the next step in Flender’s growth strategy after progressing into independence last year. Integrating Moventas’ engineering and service capabilities will further foster Flender’s wind drives business under the successful Winergy product brand. The acquisition is still subject to approval by authorities and is expected to close in summer 20... |
Geda speeds up progress at Marker-Zement's new kiln line10 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsTwo GEDA devices will be installed permanently at Marker-Zement GmbH Preparations have been moving ahead at full speed since summer 2020 at Marker-Zement GmbH , where one of the most modern cement kilns in Germany is being constructed in Donau-Ries to replace the existing 50-year old kiln. The objective of this cement works modernisation is both to secure jobs and improve climate and environmental protection. GEDA is offering customer-appropriate, temporary height-access ... |
HeidelbergCement releases preliminary guidance for 2021 results01 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsIn the course of the preparation of the consolidated financial statements of HeidelbergCement AG for the FY21, the revenue and results of the HeidelbergCement Group are in part significantly above the published forecast of the company and the current capital market expectations. The capital market expectations are based on the mean value of the latest consensus estimates of financial analysts, compiled by Vara Research on 28 January 2022. Therefore, HeidelbergCement publishes the f... |
Voith Group acquires 100% shares in Elin Motoren GmbH27 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsVoith Group has owned a 70 per cent controlling share in Elin Motoren GmbH since 1 May 2020 and at the end of 2021 acquired the remaining 30 per cent that was held by Franz Hrachowitz, the company's managing director. "For Voith, this is a further step in strengthening our core business and consistently expanding it in the direction of sustainable technologies," says Dr Toralf Haag, CEO of the Voith Group. The full acquisition of Elin Motoren by Voith will have no impact whatsoever... |
Heidelberger Beton extends EcoConcrete brand21 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberger Beton (HeidelbergCement group) in Germany has extended its portfolio of sustainable concretes under the EcoCrete brand. Depending on the application, EcoCrete offers between 30 and 66 per cent CO 2 reduction per cubic metre of concrete compared to the reference value of the industry. In addition, EcoCrete is available in particularly resource-saving types with at least 10 per cent of recycled content. Also part of the EcoCrete concept are the 100 per cent use of green elect... |
HeidelbergCement schedules second tranche of share buyback programme for 1Q2214 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsHeidelbergCement will continue its share buyback programme earlier than originally planned. The second tranche in the amount of EUR300-350m is scheduled to start in the 1Q22 and to be completed by the 3Q22 at the latest, says the company in a statement. Upon the successful completion of the first tranche in December 2021, HeidelbergCement’s Managing Board decided on 13 January 2022 to cancel all shares that were acquired within the first tranche. The total amount of 5,324,577 shares are co... |
Smart conveying11 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsTo get the maximum out of maintenance, proactive and predictive approaches have proven to increase the overall efficiency of plant equipment. The PREMAS® 4.0 predictive maintenance solution, developed by AUMUND for conveying equipment, combines both these strategies. The data-based system enables a cement plant to plan, take timely action and prevent potential issues before operations are impacted. By Robert Henry Morris, AUMUND Fördertechnik GmbH, Germany, and Wes Allen, AUMUND Corp, USA ... |
Sika reports 17% growth in 202111 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsSika has recorded sales of CHF9.24bn in 2021 (EUR8.95bn), an YoY uptick of 17.1 per cent in local currencies and 17.3 per cent in CHF. The acquisition effect was two per cent and organic growth amounted to 15.1 per cent. Compared to 2019, the organic gain was 11.9 per cent. Despite lockdowns in a number of countries, Sika grew more strongly than the market in all regions in 2021 with a 16.1 per cent YoY growth in sales in the EMEA region (Europe, Middle East, Africa), 21 per cent growth in t... |