Slow recovery for Europe's construction and infrastructure
As government economic stimulus packages for dealing with COVID gradually faded out in 2023, Europe's construction and infrastructure sector witnessed a fall in demand and saw t...
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Holcim expands Solutions & Products business
Holcim has acquired ZinCo, a leader in advanced green roofing systems based in Germany with global operations across Europe, Asia and the Americas. The deal forms part of Holcim...
Enhancing productivity dominates construction start-ups, reports CEMEX
CEMEX Ventures, the corporate venture capital and open innovation unit of CEMEX, has released its list of the most promising construction technology (Contech) start-ups of 2024....
Germany cement contracts as conditions worsen
As Germany's economy faces its worst economic slump in recent times, the domestic construction sector has little to look forward to this year as investments and output shrink un...
Hoffmann Green signs housebuilding contract
France-based Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies , a manufacturer of clinker-free cement, has announced the signing of a partnership until the end of 2027 with Groupe Trecobat, t...
Holcim launches Phoenix, 3D-printed bridge
Holcim has launched Phoenix, the first-of-its-kind 3D-printed concrete masonry bridge built using 10t of recycled materials, at its Innovation Hub in Europe. Using its proprieta...
Cement-free mineral foams for 3D printing
ETH Zurich has launched a project known as Airlements, which pioneers the use of cement-free mineral foams derived from recycled industrial waste, including fly ash from industr...
Can Germany's construction sector avoid collapse?
This week the Financial Times cited that the growing collapse in the German housebuilding sector could spread through the wider economy. Germany's construction sector has plumme...
MPS urges UK government to invest
Ahead of the UK Government’s Autumn Statement on 22 November 2023, the Mineral Products Association (MPA) has written to the chancellor of the exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, urging the...
Construction in Great Britain contines to decline, warns MPA
New figures from the Mineral Products Association (MPA) provide more concrete evidence of the slowdown in Britain’s construction industry. The latest quarterly survey from the M...