Cement News tagged under: Italy
IKN completes test runs of calcium looping trials15 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsAfter successfully finishing CLEANKER’s test-runs of the entrained Calcium Looping (CaL) system at Vernaca cement plant in Italy, the complete project will be presented to the public at the 9th HTSLCN conference at Piacenza this week. During this workshop IKN will present its plant design for the CLEANKER pilot project and the first steps towards scaling up to a full-size cement plant. CLEANKER aims to demonstrate the CaL concept, one of the most promising technologies for ... |
Italy’s cement output sees 9% MoM drop in December 202213 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsItalian cement production fell by 29 per cent MoM and nine per cent YoY in December 2022, according to the country’s construction chamber, Federbeton. When compared with the 2015 base index production the value declined from 85 in November to 70 in December. Cement prices in December 2022 slipped MoM to 210 when compared with the base year of 2015 (=100). Federbeton reported a 67 per cent increase when compared with December 2022. External trade Grey cement imports in November were up by... |
Buzzi Unicem defends itself against defamatory campaign13 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsBuzzi Unicem has refuted allegations against its reputation with a company statement issued on 10 March 2023. “We are aware of a defamatory campaign against Buzzi Unicem which has been launched since the beginning of February, aiming to undermine the company’s reputation. The dissemination of the contents has been taking place through posts on social networks and/or direct messages,” said the company statement. The defamatory comments claim that Buzzi Unicem SpA, a company domiciled in ... |
Bedeschi opens materials handling excellence centre07 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsBedeschi SpA is excited to announce the opening of the new Bedeschi materials handling excellence centre in Germany. This centre enriches the company’s already strong engineering backbone in Italy and will focus on the fields of port handling, stockyard equipment and wagon unloading. Dr Reza Poorvash will act as the CEO of the new subsidiary based in Saarbrücken, Germany. Together with the recently-established Australian branch, Bedeschi keeps increasing its know-how in engineerin... |
Buzzi Unicem posts 16% rise in consolidated net sales in FY2210 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsBuzzi Unicem reports consolidated net sales at EUR3996m in FY22, up 16 per cent from EUR3446m in FY2021, also on LfL basis a rise of 9.6 per cent. Cement sales in Brazil and Russia helped the multinationals improved performance. Cement sales of the group amounted to 28.3Mt, decreasing by 9.2 per cent compared to 31.2Mt in 2021. Ready-mix concrete output, equal to 11.5Mm 3 , was also down compared to the 12.1Mm3 volumes of last year (-5.2 per cent). The positive price effect more than o... |
Italy’s cement output declines 10% in November03 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsItalian cement production fell by 10 per cent YoY in November 2022, according to the country’s construction chamber, Federbeton. When compared with the 2015 base index production the value declined from 102 in October to 85 in November. Cement prices in November 2022 increased MoM to 212 when compared with the base year of 2015 (=100). Federbeton also reported a 69 per cent increase when compared with November 2022. External trade Grey cement imports in October were up by 34 per cent whe... |
Cementir appoints new CFO26 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsCementir Holding NV has announced that Roberto Marazza will be appointed group chief financial officer with effect from 15 March 2023. Mr Marazza graduated from Genoa University before starting his career at IBM as accounting manager. Subsequent roles include CFO for fuel and energy, and renewable energy companies such as Total ERG and Italiana Petroli (API Group). |
Italcementi is moving its HQ and embracing new brand name20 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsItalcementi is moving its executive offices in Italy from the Kilometro Rosso district in Bergamo to the Milan metropolitan area and preparing to embrace the new global ‘ Heidelberg Materials ’ brand. “In an increasingly global world,” explains Roberto Callieri, CEO of Italcementi, “an ambitious company must have the foresight to make important choices for its future, such as that of getting even closer to the most important economic centre of our country and like that of adopting ... |
Holcim acquires NICEM10 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsHolcim has acquired Nicem srl, a leader in ground calcium carbonate based near Bergamo, Italy. Calcium carbonate is a highly versatile, low-carbon raw material that is useful for a broad range of applications. Nicem’s customer base spans industries from construction to plastic, rubber and paints. With this acquisition, Nicem’s low-emission raw materials will accelerate the green formulation of Holcim’s sustainable building solutions, from ECOPact to ECOPlanet. Miljan Gutovic, Holcim Regio... |
Italy sees 5% reduction in cement output in October03 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsItalian cement production fell by five per cent YoY in October 2022, according to the country’s construction chamber, Federbeton. When compared with the 2015 base index production the value increased from 96 in August to 102 per cent in October. Cement prices in October increased MoM to 197 when compared with the base year of 2015 (=100). However, they saw a 57 per cent increase when compared with October 2021. External trade Grey cement imports in September increased by 33 per cent when... |