Medcem commissions Glasgow terminal to expand UK footprint
Medcem Cement Group has strengthened its European operational network with the commissioning of a new terminal in Glasgow, Scotland, as part of its global growth strategy. The i...
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MPAS welcomes aligned aggregates taxes
Representing Scotland’s producers of essential rock, gravel and sand for construction, MPAS had called repeatedly for the SAT to remain aligned with the rest of the UK, warning ...
MPA Scotland launches new study prior to start aggregate tax
Working with Biggar Economics, the study will set out the contribution made by the industry, including the jobs it supports, its contribution to GDP and public finances. The stu...
Scotland's MPA calls for mineral forum
Scotland’s economic development and drive for decarbonisation depend on domestically available mineral products, according to a new document from the Mineral Products Associatio...
PFA replacement for CEM II cements launched
Innovative Ash Solutions (IAS) has launched a new environmentally-friendly replacement for pulverised fly ash (PFA) ingredient in cement production. The UK company is a 50/50 jo...
Enva opens new fly ash recycling plant in Scotland
Enva has opened its new GBP1.5m (US$1.8m) ash recyling plant in Paisley, Scotland, UK. The new works will treat up to 20,000tpa of fly ash from biomass and energy from waste (Ef...
Innovative Ash Solutions wins GBP0.5m grant for PFA plant
A new cement manufacturing site is being launched in the UK by Innovative Ash Solutions (IAS), after receiving a GBP500,000 grant. This funding will support the development of a...
Prince of Wales visits Renfrew CCUS project
The Prince of Wales visited the world’s smallest industrial carbon capture technology, pioneered by Carbon Clean, at a site visit in Renfrew, Glasgow, during COP26. The Prince o...
Tarmac's giant excavator receives an overhaul
Tarmac’s Dunbar Cement plant has given its Marubeni Komatsu PC2000’ backhaul excavator a seven-week overhaul. The largest excavator in Scotland, the giant 200t machine handles t...
Local man becomes new plant manager at Dunbar cement plant
Tarmac (CRH Group) has promoted a local employee as its new plant manager at Dunbar Cement. Chris Bradbury, who previously worked at Tarmac’s Tunstead plant in Derbyshire, began...