Cement Europe welcomes EU ETS review and electrification action plan
The European Commission has released a proposal for the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) review and a new Electrification Action Plan, aimed at fostering long-term industrial i...
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Ecocem achieves first industrial-scale precast concrete production with ACT low-carbon cement
In partnership with Belgian precast concrete specialist C-concrete, the trial was carried out at its production facility near Antwerp. It saw the manufacture of two full-scale p...
Etex acquires majority stake in Global Gypse
The acquisition is expected to enable the Belgium-based company to position itself in the expanding Algerian plasterboard market as well as strategically place itself for pan-Af...
Recticel closes PIR loop with new recycling plant
Recticel Group is the first PIR producer to invest in a recycled polyol reactor at this industrial scale. In a closed-loop recycling process, the PIR offcuts and production trim...
Cementir reports 7% fall in revenue in 1Q26
Cementir announced in the first quarter of 2026, the group experienced a 7.1 per cent revenue decline to EUR344.1m, driven by adverse weather affecting European and Turkish oper...
TotalEnergies and Holcim inaugurate major floating solar plant in Belgium
TotalEnergies and Holcim have inaugurated what is described as Europe’s largest floating solar installation at Holcim’s Obourg cement plant in Belgium, as part of the site’s wid...
Etex reports improved like-for-like results in 2025
While sales volumes remained low, the REBITDA reached EUR698m, up 0.4 per cent YoY in absolute terms and 4.8 per cent on a like-for-like basis. As a result, the REBITDA margin i...
Air Liquide and Holcim sign agreement for Obourg CCS project
Air Liquide and Holcim have signed an agreement to develop a large-scale carbon capture solution at Holcim’s Obourg cement plant in Belgium, marking a further step in the GO4ZER...
Medcem and Europort launch Antwerp cement partnership
Euroports has launched a long-term partnership with Medcem Cement Group , Turkey’s largest cement producer and exporter, at its TA168 Fertilisers and Minerals Terminal in the Po...
Holcim pauses Obourg carbon capture project
Holcim has put on hold its project to install carbon capture technology at its Obourg plant in Belgium. The final investment decision on the project was initially expected in th...