Cementa gets go-ahead for Gotland quarry
A Swedish court has given Cementa the green light to continue mining limestone at its quarry on the island of Gotland, heading off the risk of a shortage of cement in the buildi...
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Cementa's time-limited extraction permit stands
The Supreme Administrative Court (HFD) has decided that the time-limited extraction permit, which the government announced to Cementa ( Heidelberg Materials ) in the fall of 202...
Slite plant opts for KIMA Process kiln cooling system
Heidelberg Materials is modernisation its Cementa AB plant in Slite on the Swedish island of Gotland. It is set to become a plant that can produce climate positive cement, using...
Scandinavia’s CO2 conundrum Premium
The Scandinavian countries of Denmark, Norway and Sweden are home to ~7.3Mta of cement production capacity. This is at odds with government plans to quicken the pace of decarbon...
BillerudKronäs to shorten its name to Billerud
Packaging supplier to the cement industry, BillerudKronäs, is changing its name to Billerud from 12 October 2022. The name change symbolises the company’s growth agenda as well ...
Cementa releases 2022 economic report
Cementa has released its economic report 2022. This year's economic report presents an unusual number of uncertainties surrounding the international economic situation, which ma...
Sweden receives EU funding to tackle climate neutrality
Under the European Commission’s Just Transition Fund (JTF) Programme, Sweden is to receive EUR155.7m in EU grants to support its journey to climate neutrality by 2045. The JTF s...
Cementa's application for a short mining permit continues
Cementa ( HeidelbergCement group ) submitted its application for a shorter mining permit of four years to the Land and Environment Court in April this year. Authorities, associa...
Cementa wants climate-positive cement for National Transport Plan
Cementa has responded to the National Transport Plan of Sweden until 2033, recently announced by Tomas Eneroth, Minister of Infrastructure, arguing that new infrastructure shoul...
HeidelbergCement steps up Slite CCS project
Following positive results from a pre-feasibility study, HeidelbergCement and its Swedish subsidiary Cementa are taking their carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at the Sli...