Cement News tagged under: UK
GCCA highlights clean energy transition and biodiversity08 October 2020, Published under Cement NewsAt the second day of the Global Cement and Concrete Association's (GCCA) annual conference, cement producers were advised to be optimistic about the challenge of creating clean energy transitions, while also being asked to be more active in supporting biodiversity and pursue a more proactive decarbonisation drive. Keynote speaker, Dr Timur Gül, head of the Energy Technology Policy Division at the IEA, said the cement industry be optimistic in implementing the clean energy transition... |
UK Concrete and cement industry launches 'Roadmap to beyond Net Zero'06 October 2020, Published under Cement NewsThe UK concrete and cement industry has launched a roadmap to become net negative by 2050, removing more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than it emits each year. The UK Concrete, part of the Mineral Products Association (MPA), has identified that net zero can be met through decarbonised electricity and transport networks, fuel switching, greater use of low-carbon cements and concretes as well as carbon capture, usage or storage (CCUS) technology for cement manufacture. The 'R... |
Breedon announce Group CEO change06 October 2020, Published under Cement NewsPat Ward has informed the Board at Breedon Group of his intention to retire as group CEO and a director of the company in 2021. It is anticipated that he will be succeeded by Rob Wood, Breedon’s group finance director. Rob Wood has served as group finance director of Breedon since early 2014 and has been instrumental in its success. A search for a new group finance director is now underway. Mr Ward has served as group CEO since the beginning of 2016 and has overseen a period of signif... |
Freightliner wins Tarmac train haulage contract29 September 2020, Published under Cement NewsFreightliner has announced that it has been awarded a new contract with Tarmac to haul trains from Tarmac’s Tunstead site, Derbyshire, and services from Tarmac’s West Country quarries. Deliveries will be made to Wales, Somerset and Herefordshire. The new contract will see Freightliner run an average of 50 trains a week, taking bulk materials, including aggregates and cement, for use in regional and national projects. "We are delighted to have been awarded this new contract with T... |
Cemtech sets out to digitally optimise the cement sector25 September 2020, Published under Cement NewsThe fourth and final day of Cemtech’s decarbonisation conference featured two sessions on the digital plant and energy process optimisation. The morning began with Javier García Sedano, Optimitive CEO, speaking on real-time optimisation 4.0 of cement factories throughput, energy and quality. He argued the way forward for the cement industry with "RTO-based AI systems using non-linear models learned from process data and automatically updated." For VRMs, for example, Mr Sedano concluded... |
Breedon Group PLC announces GBP581m revenues for first eight months trading17 September 2020, Published under Cement NewsBreedon Group Plc delivered revenues for the first eight months of the year of GBP531m (2019: GBP624m), including a one-month contribution from its recently-acquired Cemex assets in the UK. The Board has reviewed the latest management forecasts and is now in a position to reinstate guidance for the 2020 financial year. Accordingly, Breedon Group currently anticipates delivering second-half underlying EBIT broadly in line with the 2H19, which would deliver a result in excess of the average ... |
New dates: BULKEX 202110 September 2020, Published under Cement NewsBULKEX 2021, organised by the Materials Handling Engineers Association (MHEA), will now be held at Chesford Grange, Warwickshire, between 12-13 October 2021. Speakers will cover subjects such as mining, ports, transport, cement and steel. The event also has an exhibition over the two days and an evening awards ceremony on 12th October when awards will be given out for: Young Engineer of the Year Innovation Award Engineer of the Year Project of the Year Supplier of the Year... |
Breedon welcomes CMA announcement on Cemex asset acquisitions10 September 2020, Published under Cement NewsBreedon welcomes today's announcement from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) that it has reasonable grounds for believing that the undertakings offered by Breedon in connection with its completed acquisition of certain assets and operations from Cemex, or a modified version of them, might be acceptable. These undertakings will require the divestment of a small number of ready-mixed concrete plants and an asphalt plant in England, as well as two quarries and a cement terminal in S... |
Simon Willis appointed new MPA chairman02 September 2020, Published under Cement NewsHanson UK CEO, Simon Willis, has been named as the new MPA chairman for the next two years, succeeding Martin Riley, Tarmac’s vice president. “We are delighted that Simon has agreed to pick up the baton from Martin and become the 8th Chairman of MPA. His wide industry knowledge and experience will be invaluable to the association as we look to play our part in the economic recovery whilst continuing to operate safely and securely until a vaccine for Covid-19 is available and tackle other m... |
CMA raises competition concerns over Breedon and Cemex deal26 August 2020, Published under Cement NewsBreedon’s purchase of certain Cemex assets has raised competition concerns in the supply of building materials in some parts of the UK, the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has found. Breedon announced in January 2020 that it had agreed a GBP178m deal to buy approximately 100 Cemex sites, including aggregates quarries, ready-mixed concrete facilities, asphalt plants and a cement terminal, across the UK. Following its initial Phase 1 investigation, the CMA found that the deal gives ri... |