Gloomy outlook for Germany's cement industry
The 2024 outlook for the German cement market is gloomy. According to the German Building Materials Association, Bundesverband Baustoffe, production of building materials contra...
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thyssenkrupp announces new CEO
thyssenkrupp has announced the appointment of Christian Myland as the new chief executive officer of thyssenkrupp Polysius, effective 1 June 2024. He succeeds Pablo Hofelich, wh...
Heidelberg Materials Hellas in partnership with Sympower
Greece-based Heidelberg Materials Hellas is working with energy specialist Sympower to “unlock and monetise” the cement producer’s energy-intensive equipment. According to Sympo...
Navigating sustainable trade Premium
ICR interviews José Maria Magrina, CEO of Heidelberg Materials Trading, the world’s largest trader of cement and clinker. He discusses the company’s global operations, the growi...
Brenntag acquires Lawrence Industries
Brenntag Specialties, a leader in chemicals and ingredients distribution based in Germany, has acquired Lawrence Industries Ltd, an independent specialties distributor in the UK...
Tarmac embraces Schaeffler OPTIME solution
Schaeffler’s OPTIME wireless condition monitoring solution is helping prevent unplanned downtime of machines and auxiliary equipment at the Tarmac Tunstead limestone plant near ...
CO2 capture and storage - a German pipe dream waiting to happen?
This week, a report on Germany's CO2 pipeline infrastructure by the country's cement industry association, VDZ, estimated that a total of 4800km of CO2 pipelines is needed, cost...
Heidelberg Materials Italy signs clean energy PPA
Heidelberg Materials Italy ( Italcementi ) has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with OX2, Europe’s leading producer of renewable energy. The PPA covers the supply of an a...
Successful kiln lift at Mergelstetten's catch4climate project
A 700t crane was used to lift the kiln into position at Mergelstetten cement plant, Germany, for the ‘catch4climate’ CO 2 capture project on 7 March 2024. The four European ceme...
Heidelberg Materials opens new bagging centre at Mitchell plant
Heidelberg Materials North America has installed a state-of-the-art packaging system at its Mitchell plant in Indiana, the second-largest cement plant in North America. The new ...