DVI Production to open new ACC plant in Iernut
The new facility, which represents an investment of EUR40m, will span more than 10,000m2 will have the company's highest production capacity in Europe. "With the launch of ...
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Vicat reports LfL stable 1Q consolidated sales
For the 1Q25 France-based Vicat has reported stable sales of EUR886m when compared on a like-for-like (LfL) basis. On a reported basis, sales were down 2.7 per cent YoY from EU...
Romcim acquires two BCC Aggregate Betoane concrete plants
CRH Ciment (Romania) SA has bought two concrete plants from BCC Aggregate Betoane. Located in Iasi and the Miroslava community, the plants will enable CRH to serve the northe...
Romania’s road to recovery
Romania’s economy slowed from its robust pace of GDP growth of 4.1 per cent in 2022 to 2.1 per cent in 2023. In addition, the National Bank of Romania hiked interest rates to s...
Polish cement industry to see reduced CO2 allowances in 2026
Process emissions account for 63 per cent of the sector’s CO 2 output, making carbon capture and storage (CCS) the only viable decarbonisation solution for the sector. However...
Heidelberg Materials Bosnia sees 37% advance in net profit
Heidelberg Materials Cement BiH in Bosnia has increased its revenue by 25 per cent to BAM179.5m (US$99.9m) in 2024. Of this total, domestic sales revenue rose 30 per cent YoY...
Slovak cement industry achieves 75% thermal substitution
In 2024 cement plants in Slovakia achieved a thermal substitution rate of 75 per cent, replacing part of their fossil fuel requirement by 374,000t of alternative fuels. This sa...
Cementarnica Usje 2024 net profit up 25%
North Macedonia-based building materials producer Usje Cementarnica , a subsidiary of Titan , said its net profit went up 25 per cent YoY to MKD1.9bn (US$32.1m) in 2024. T...
Buzzi's preliminary cement sales in FY24 total 26.33Mt
Buzzi SpA has announced that its preliminary cement sales in the FY24 reached 26.33Mt, in line with the previous year (26.34Mt). Ready-mix concrete sales totalled 9.7Mm 3 , d...
Polish cement sales rise in 2024 but remain below pre-2017 levels
Polish cement sales increased by 3-4 per cent in 2024 to just over 17Mt, according to the Institute of Economic Forecasting and Analyses (IPiAG). Despite the growth, sales rema...