Cement News tagged under: UK
Veolia increases solvent recovery capacity raising alternative fuel volumes07 August 2024, Published under Cement NewsUK resource management company Veolia has expanded solvent recovery capacity at its facility in Garston, Liverpool, to 86,000tpa to meet the growing demand for more sustainable industrial products. Effective recycling of these used solvents, waste paint thinners and solvent-based paint, will create new products as an alternative to virgin solvents, so that they can be used again in industries including cement manufacture. As part of Veolia's new strategic plan GreenUP, the solvent r... |
Mannok improves ESG data collection06 August 2024, Published under Cement NewsMannok in UK and Ireland has installed SustainIQ to enhance its sustainability efforts and to streamline its environmental social governance (ESG) reporting. The installation will also provide Mannok Cement with a better understanding of its scope 3 supply chain emissions. SustainIQ will enable Mannok to enhance its overall sustainability efforts and raise awareness of its importance across the company. It will streamline the ESG reporting by automating the data collection process ... |
Cemex installs renewable energy at Alrewas site01 August 2024, Published under Cement NewsCemex has installed an innovative renewable energy project at its Alrewas ready-mixed concrete plant in Staffordshire, UK. The system, which uses a 90kWh battery along with solar panels, is expected to save 200t of CO 2 . According to Cemex, the new facility at Alrewas opened in 2023 without mains electricity, which means the site, until recently, has been exclusively powered by diesel generators. Keen to reduce CO 2 and the plant’s reliance on fossil fuels, once the renewable units we... |
Aggregate Industries recruits CCUS specialist29 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsAggregate Industries has welcomed Tom Murphy to the team in the role of Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) Project Manager. Mr Murphy joins from Tata Chemical Europe where he was plant manager for a post combustion carbon capture plant. Prior to that he held a number of roles in the steel industry. At Aggregate Industries he will be responsible for the introduction of a carbon capture facility at the company’s Cauldon cement plant in Staffordshire, UK. “I’m really excited t... |
Breedon reports uptick in revenue in 1H2424 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsBreedon Group has announced underlying revenue of GBP764.6m (US$985.9m) in the first half of 2024, up three per cent from GBP742.7m in the same period a year earlier. According to the company, this has been supported by its entry into the US. Underlying EBITDA over the same time frame has advanced five per cent to GBP118.1m, while the EBITDA margin has risen slightly from 15.1 per cent in the 1H23 to 15.4 per cent in the same period a year later. Underlying profit before tax has declined s... |
Aggregates Industries UK names new CEO24 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsHolcim has announced Lee Sleight as the new CEO of Aggregate Industries UK . He will take up his position on 1 August 2024. Mr Sleight joined the business in 2021 as managing director of the ready-mixed concrete division and in his time there transformed the business. Last year he moved to take up the role as managing director of the aggregates division. He has more than 20 years of experience in the construction industry holding various senior leadership positions. Outgoing CEO ... |
Cemex announces EPD publication for its UK cement products19 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsCemex UK has published Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for products at its Rugby and Tilbury cement plants. The EPDs have been gained for cement delivered in bulk tankers, covering more than 80 per cent of manufactured cements. Paul Fletcher, head of sustainability for Cemex Europe, comments that, “Achieving third-party verification through the International EPD System provides independent and transparent information of our cement’s environmental performance over the entir... |
Recycled cement paste offers decarbonisation opportunities17 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) have published a new study, which found that recycling cement paste is one of the cheapest and most efficient methods of reducing emissions from cement production. Led by experts at Imperial College London’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, this research explores how waste cement paste that has undergone CO 2 mineralisation can be a cost-effective method of cement emissions reduction. The study found that CO 2 mine... |
MPA welcomes new UK government planning reforms16 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsPlans set out by new UK Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, to overhaul the UK’s planning system and boost housebuilding have been welcomed by the Mineral Products Association (MPA), which is calling for the same approach to be applied to minerals planning. On her first full day in the job, with a clear emphasis on housebuilding and energy generation, the chancellor outlined the new government’s intention to reform the National Planning Policy Framework, review greenbelt boundaries and revive onshor... |
Bestway Group acquires shares in UNBL UK16 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsBestway Group of the UK, which has a stake as a parent company in cement and bank operations in Pakistan, will notice the exchange of shareholding patterns among two banking businesses in Pakistan and Great Britain. According to AHL Research, United Bank Ltd (UBL operation in Pakistan) has finalised the sale of its 55 per cent stake in United National Bank Ltd UK (UNBL UK) to Bestway Group, having obtained all the necessary and stringent regulatory approvals, ensuring the legality and sec... |