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BSI publishes guidance on alternative binders

24 September 2024, Published under Cement News

The British Standards Institution (BSI) has published its latest code of practice, “Lower Carbon Concrete – Alternative Binder Systems (ABS) – BSI Flex 350 Version 2”, aimed at reducing embedded carbon in concrete by promoting cement substitutes. This new guidance provides a framework for assessing alternative binder systems (ABS) as viable low-carbon alternatives to traditional Portland cement-based concrete. The recommendations cover the properties of ABS, as well as testing and monito...

FLSmidth's revenue guidance for 2020 is DKK15.5-17bn

28 August 2020, Published under Cement News

FLSmidth's revenue in 2020 is forecast to be DKK15.5bn-17bn (US$2.48bn-2.72bn), says the company. EBITA margin is expected to be 4.5-6 per cent, which takes into account around DKK210m of implementation costs related to business improvement activities. On 23 March FLSmidth's financial guidance for 2020 was suspended due to the global uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. On 28 April the company announced that full-year results were expected to be below the initial guidance. Visibilit...

Holcim profit leaps, sales below expectations

16 August 2013, Published under Cement News

Holcim’s first-half results were boosted by higher net income but sales disappointed, particularly in India, the group's key market in Asia. For the full-year, the Swiss major now expects more muted earnings growth than previously forecast. For the first six months to the end of June, Holcim's turnover declined by 5.1 per cent to CHF9649m, or by 6.9 per cent in euro terms to EUR7847m.  The running EBITDA was 3.4 per cent lower at CHF1819m while the trading profit eased by 3.3 per cent to CH...