Cement News tagged under: Western Europe
CEMEX invests in rail solutions14 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsCEMEX has completed a significant investment into its rail solutions facility at Somercotes, Derbyshire, UK. This development was undertaken to meet increasing customer demand for its concrete bearers for switches and crossings. As a result of this investment, CEMEX will be able to manufacture an additional 18,000 linear metres of bearers for switches and crossings every year. This additional capacity is vital to meet the requirements of CEMEX’s clients in the rail sector. The... |
Lengfurt plant to establish CAP2U CCUS project13 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials and Linde have established a joint venture under the name "Capture-to-Use" (CAP2U) to build and operate a state-of-the-art CO 2 capture and liquefaction plant. The world's first industrial-scale carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) facility in the cement industry is scheduled to start operations in 2025 at Heidelberg Materials' Lengfurt plant in Germany. The facility will enable the captured CO 2 from cement production to be reused as a valuable raw material in m... |
CEMEX launches Vertua® brand expansion13 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsCEMEX has restructured its Vertua ® portfolio to allow for easier identification of the most sustainable options available for its customers. The new Vertua system now provides a more detailed and enhanced view of the specific characteristics of a product’s environmental impact. The Vertua brand now covers five sustainability attributes: lower carbon emissions, increasing energy efficiency, saving water, incorporating recycled materials and optimising design. The launch of this updated... |
Mannok Cement secures Green Energy funding12 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsMannok Cement , located in Fermanagh, is one of two companies in Northern Ireland to secure funding in a new GCP240m (US$298.4m/EUR273.4m) UK Government Green Energy Scheme. The funding will support Mannok in the first vital phase of its energy transformation programme. The first phase of the programme, which the funding will support, is the generation of onsite green hydrogen (H 2 ), a more sustainable, zero-emission fuel created using renewable energy, to replace the use of diese... |
Swiss market contracts by 10% in 1Q2312 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsDeliveries of cement in Switzerland, including Liechtenstein, were down 10 per cent YoY to 855,144t in the first quarter of 2023 from 950,556t, according to data published by cemsuisse, the Swiss cement association. CEM II/B-M (T-LL) 42,5 N accounted for 32.5 per cent of deliveries while CEM II/A-LL 42,5 N had a 24.5 per cent of the market. CEM II/B-LL 32,5 R accounted for 23.5 per cent of deliveries. CEM I types covered 4.3 per cent of Swiss cement sales. Sales to ready-mix concrete com... |
Gareth Meese promoted to Eriez-Europe MD12 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsMagnet specialist, Eriez ® has promoted Gareth Meese to Managing Director of Eriez-Europe. In this key leadership role within the company’s global group, Mr Meese will be responsible for driving the growth and development of Eriez-Europe, ensuring that its plans align with the organisation’s worldwide corporate strategies. Mr Meese began his career with Eriez as an export sales engineer at the company's Cardiff operations. Over time, he progressed to various other roles within Eriez and... |
Titan reports on record 202211 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsTitan Cement Group has published its 2022 Integrated Annual Report, which outlines the group’s financial, as well as environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance. According to the company, 2022 was a year of record sales and strong profitability growth in all markets and significant progress towards the group’s ESG targets for 2025 and beyond. In terms of its financial performance, 2022 was the second consecutive year of record group sales at EUR2282.2m, up 33.1 per cent YoY... |
Samson Materials Handling Ltd appoint new MD11 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsMartin Dummigan has been appointed Managing Director of SAMSON Materials Handling Ltd, Ely, UK, member of the AUMUND Group of companies, effective from the 1 April 2023. He brings with him more than 30 years of leadership experience in manufacturing and business development with global organisations. "I am delighted to welcome Martin Dummigan to the AUMUND Group. He will be a tremendous asset to AUMUND and SAMSON with his extensive knowledge of manufacturing and his international expe... |
Cementos Molins acquires Tecnoresil11 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsCementos Molins has acquired 100 per cent of Tecnoresil, a company that manufactures and distributes chemical products for industrial and decorative flooring, through its construction solutions subsidiary Propamsa. With this acquisition, Cementos Molins strengthens its strategy of expanding its range of construction solutions. With the acquisition of Tecnoresil, a company with over two decades of experience in the sector, Cementos Molins has expanded its range of continuous flooring sol... |
Hanson Padeswood to form part of new UK CCUS clusters06 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe UK Government has confirmed Hanson ’s Padeswood carbon capture and storage project, based in north Wales, UK, as one of eight projects to be taken forward to negotiations to form the basis of the UK’s new carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) clusters. This announcement follows the confirmation in the government’s spring budget of GBP20bn (US$25bn) investment for research into CCUS. Hanson UK is constructing a carbon capture facility at the Padeswood cement works, throug... |