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...
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HeidelbergCement releases 1Q20 results
HeidelbergCement has recorded a seven per cent decline in revenue to EUR3.93bn for the first quarter of 2020, compared with EUR4.24bn in the year-ago period. The company saw sal...
GCCA publishes biodiversity guidelines for quarries
The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) has published new guidelines aimed at further improving the biodiversity performance of the industry's quarries. The guidelines...
Salonit Anhovo restarts cement production
Slovenian cement producer, Salonit Anhovo (Wietersdorfer Group) has resumed cement operations after 14-day shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic that caused reduced demand for i...
RHI Magnesita reports resilient 1Q cement business
RHI Magnesita NV reports that the Industrial division continued to perform well in 1Q20, particularly in cement. Trading activity in the steel division remained weak in Europe a...
Designing the carbon border mechanism
This week, Cembureau released its position paper on the EU carbon border mechanism (CBM), largely welcoming the prospect. Since one of the main risks with the EU ETS carbon mark...
European cement industry welcomes well-designed European carbon border mechanism
The European cement association, CEMBUREAU, has welcomed the prospect of an EU carbon border mechanism although this requires a number of design principles, said the association...
Cemex makes organisational changes
Cemex has announced that Sergio Mauricio Menéndez Medina, current president of Cemex Europe, has been appointed as president of Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Therefo...
Carthage Cement to start exports to Europe
Following the award of a CE mark, Tunisia-based Carthage Cement will start exports to Europe from March 2020 onward, reports ilBoursa. The first shipment will consist of 150,000...
Bringing Cemtech to Berlin
Cemtech Europe 2019 was held at the InterContinental Hotel in Berlin, Germany, on 30 September-2 October. The conference agenda explored issues around the tightening of environm...