HeidelbergCement reveals its 'Beyond 2020' strategy
Dr Dominik von Achten, CEO of HeidelbergCement announced the company’s ambitious new strategy ‘Beyond 2020’ in its Capital Markets Day live webinar yesterday. HeidelbergCement s...
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C’est la Vicat Premium
Since Louis Vicat discovered artificial cement in 1817, the France-based Vicat group has expanded to be a major cement producer in 12 countries. The family-owned business was fo...
Cemex commences 'Operation Resilience'
Cemex has outlined its 'Operation Resilience' programme, its business strategy from 2020-23 on a risk-adjusted basis. The company announced a need to focus on its core US and Eu...
Spain: drivers for development Premium
In 2019 Spanish cement consumption registered its third consecutive year of recovery but the impact of COVID-19 has now brought fresh uncertainty. Despite the demand situation, ...
Waste Knot Energy to operate new alternative fuel pellet plant in the UK
Waste Knot Energy (Waste Knot) has secured funding from Gresham House's British Strategic Investment Fund (BSIF) to build its first fuel pelleting plant in Middlesbrough, UK. Th...
Cemex sales decline by 10% in 2Q20
Cemex reported significant disruption from COVID-19 in 2Q20. Sales declined by 10 per cent YoY and EBITDA fell by six per cent to US$554m. These decreases were attributed to loc...
LafargeHolcim launch ECOPact concrete to more territories
LafargeHolcim has launched ECOPact, the industry's broadest range of green concrete, delivering high-performing, sustainable and circular benefits, the company claims. After a s...
European building materials sector shows resilience
Following the downturn in activity for the French construction materials sector in April, the following month saw the beginnings of a sequential recovery and even more impressiv...
HeidelbergCement announces EUR0.60 dividend per share at AGM
HeidelbergCement held its 131st Annual General Meeting (AGM) yesterday with around 1000 people following the live transmission on the Internet. Prior to the AGM shareholders sub...
Pandemic to seriously affect global cement trade
At Cemtech's live webinar on the 'seaborne trade of cement and clinker' this week, Ad Ligthart of Cement Distribution Consultants, gave a sobering outlook on global trade in res...