Cement News tagged under: western Europe
First Graphene receives UK grant to develop graphene-enhanced cement21 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsFirst Graphene-led consortium of partners has been awarded a UK government grant to develop high-performance graphene-enhanced cement. The GBP190,034 grant was awarded by the UK government’s innovation agency, Innovate UK, to the consortium, which includes construction materials group Breedon Cement Ltd , construction and regeneration group Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure Ltd, and the University of Manchester’s Department of Mechanical, Civil and Aerospace Engineerin... |
Cementos Molins sets its targets on 203018 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsMost, if not all, of the multinational cement producers have, stated their sustainability and environmental targets for decarbonisation. Cementos Molins SA, a leading Spanish cement manufacturer with overseas operations in Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Bolivia, Croatia, Germany, Argentina, Bangladesh, Uruguay and Tunisia, has released a revised 2030 sustainability roadmap. The new targets replace initial emission reduction plans made in 1990 and place special emphasis on producing carbon-neutral... |
Hanson UK acquires waste removal company18 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsHanson UK ( HeidelbergCement group ) has acquired Manchester-based A1 Services as part of its strategy to conserve the use of natural resources and its commitment to the circular economy. A1 Services specialises in waste removal and recycling of soil, concrete hardcore and general waste from building, construction and civil engineering projects. The acquisition will boost Hanson’s presence in the key Manchester market and broaden its portfolio of recycled products. “A1 Servi... |
Bruks Siwertell wins mobile ship unloader order from Swecem17 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsBruks Siwertell has secured a new order for a next-generation Siwertell road-mobile ship unloader from Merit producer and cement importer, Swecem AB, a subsidiary of Peab Group’s Swerock. The unit has an unloading capacity of 300tph, for vessels up to around 10,000dwt, and will secure environment-friendly, dust-free cement handling at one of northern Europe’s leading ports, Helsingborg, Sweden . “Swecem was looking for a ship unloading solution that could deliver continuously high thro... |
FLSmidth advances two Board of Directors nominations17 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsFLSmidth & Co A/S Board of Directors has nominated current Vice Chairman, Tom Knutzen, as new Chairman of the Board, taking over from Vagn Sørensen after an 11-year tenure. Mr Knutzen has been a member of the FLSmidth Board of Directors since 2012. He is also Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nomination and Compensation Committee. Mr Knutzen’s distinguished career includes his current role as CEO of Jungbunzlauer Suisse AG, from which he has resigned effective end April 2022, ... |
Vicat reports 29% rise in consolidated net income in 202116 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsVicat saw its consolidated sales advance by 11.3 per cent to EUR3123m in 2021 from EUR2805m in 2020. At constant scope and exchange rates the increase was 16.2 per cent. EBITDA was up 11.1 per cent and 14.5 per cent like for like (LfL) to EUR619m in 2021 from EUR557m in the previous year. However, the EBITDA margin slipped from 19.9 per cent in 2020 to 19.8 per cent in 2021. Consolidated net income increased by 29.1 per cent (31.8 per cent LfL) YoY to EUR222m from EUR172m in 2020, with... |
FLSmidth sees 5% rise in order intake in 202116 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsFLSmidth reported a five per cent increase in order intake in 2021 as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic waned and project sites became more accessible. Including currency effects the intake was up by four per cent to DKK19,233m (US$2941m) with mining and cement contributing equally to the growth. Service order intake advanced by 14 per cent while capital orders declined by seven per cent. FLSmidth Group CEO, Mikko Keto, commented: “FLSmidth delivered a solid performance in 2021. Despite ... |
Spanish environmental cement projects to receive accelerated start-up advice16 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe carbon capture plant of LafargeHolcim España 's Carboneras (Almería) factory and the development of the new facilities for the recovery of non-hazardous waste from Grupo Cementos Portland Valderrivas Alcalá de Guadaíra plant (Seville) are being approved by the Governing Council of the Junta de Andalucía as two of 10 projects that are to receive individualised advice from a project manager on the necessary procedures for the effective start-up and execution. The 10 project... |
Consortium call for government action on cross-border industrial cluster strategy16 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsHeidelbergCement , Holcim , Kalk Vielseitig Faszinierend Wetroll, Shell, Total, Lhoist and VDZ are among a collaboration of companies and private stakeholders that have signed an open letter for the national and regional governments of The Netherlands, Belgium, Flanders, Wallonia and North Rhine-Westphalia to accelerate and deepen collaboration on industrial transformation planning. The cross-border nature of some of these industries calls for cross-border government efforts to de... |
Cemex to introduce electric ready-mix trucks16 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsCemex has announced that it is the first building materials company to complete a large-scale, multi-country pilot using fully electric ready-mix concrete trucks. In 2021 Cemex joined the First Movers Coalition (FMC) and committed to accelerate the innovation and development of decarbonisation technologies in heavy-duty on-road trucking services. An initial, successful trial was carried out in Germany, followed by a further trial in France that was also a success. Cemex expects to gr... |