Cement News tagged under: western Europe
MPA calls for electrification push by UK government12 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe Mineral Products Association (MPA) has welcomed the UK government’s announcement of the new Energy Bill Discount Scheme (EBDS), extending the Energy Bill Relief Scheme. The broad support available through the EBDS encompasses most of the products manufactured by MPA members, including aggregates, asphalt, cement, concrete and industrial minerals. However, the MPA says the proposed support may not be sufficient to maintain the competitiveness of UK manufacturing should prices return to th... |
Sika reports record sales in excess of CHF10bn12 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsIn 2022 Sika reported sales in excess of CHF10bn (US$10.83bn) for the first time as the company saw sales growth of 15.8 per cent in local currencies compared to the previous year. Total sales came in at CHF10.49bn despite the increasingly difficult backdrop of rising raw material prices and a slowdown in construction sector growth in the second half of the year. In the EMEA region sales increased by 8.3 per cent YoY in local currencies in 2022, despite Sika’s distribution business ... |
Swiss market contracts by 1% in 202211 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsCement deliveries in Switzerland, including Liechtenstein, were down 6.3 per cent YoY to 971,994t in the fourth quarter of 2022 from 1,037,394t in the 4Q21, according to cemsuisse, the Swiss cement association. Low-carbon cements accounted for 94.7 per cent of sales. A total of 73.2 per cent of deliveries were supplied to ready-mix concrete companies while 20.2 per cent of deliveries represented the off-take of construction companies and contractors. In 2022 cement deliveries in Switzerlan... |
Votorantim to invest in energy efficiency at Toral de los Vados plant11 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsIn line with Votorantim ’s Sustainability 2030 commitments, the company is investing EUR15m to improve the energy efficiency of the Toral de los Vados factory in Spain. With this investment Votorantim expect to reduce the plant's electricity consumption by seven per cent, equivalent to the average annual consumption of 1600 homes, in addition to reducing the use of fossil fuels, mainly petcoke. |
Antoing plant set to capture 97% of its emissions11 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials says that it will build a new hybrid carbon capture (CCUS) unit at its subsidiary SA Cimenteries CBR 's cement plant in Antoing , Belgium, that will almost completely neutralise the plant's carbon-dioxide emissions. The German building-materials company said the new unit will capture around 800,000tpa of CO 2 from the plant, equating to a reduction of more than 97 per cent, but does not disclose when the CCUS plant is expected to be operational. The innovative s... |
Holcim acquires NICEM10 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsHolcim has acquired Nicem srl, a leader in ground calcium carbonate based near Bergamo, Italy. Calcium carbonate is a highly versatile, low-carbon raw material that is useful for a broad range of applications. Nicem’s customer base spans industries from construction to plastic, rubber and paints. With this acquisition, Nicem’s low-emission raw materials will accelerate the green formulation of Holcim’s sustainable building solutions, from ECOPact to ECOPlanet. Miljan Gutovic, Holcim Regio... |
HASLE Refractories appoints BoD chairman10 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsCarsten Riisberg Lund has been announced as the new chairman of the board of directors (BoD) at HASLE Refractories A/S, Denmark. Mr Lund has undertaken more than 35 years of service in the cement sector. His previous position was as president of FLSmidth’s Global Cement Business. Mr Lund has decided to withdraw from operational leadership and focus on helping companies achieve their growth and sustainability ambitions through BoD work. HASLE looks forward to benefitting from his vast exp... |
German minister backs Norcem's carbon capture project09 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsGermany's economy minister Robert Habeck fully backed Heidelberg Material ’s Norwegian’s project to capture carbon emissions and re-use them. Globally, Heidelberg Materials is investing EUR1.5bn in CCUS technology up to 2030. Habeck's visit to the Norcem cement plant in Brevik , Norway, represents a shift in German policy back towards efforts to deal with planet-warming emissions by capturing them and making use (CCSU) of them in industrial processes. Projects have repeatedly stalled ... |
The electrified commercial cement kiln06 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsLast year, the US signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022, the most significant climate legislation in US history. The IRA will provide some US$500bn in new spending and tax breaks, with nearly US$400bn directed towards carbon emissions reduction and funding clean energy. A reported US$5.8bn is earmarked for industrial decarbonisation. For the cement sector it represents a great opportunity in North America to invest in new technology to decarbonise and cement kiln elect... |
Italy sees 5% reduction in cement output in October03 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsItalian cement production fell by five per cent YoY in October 2022, according to the country’s construction chamber, Federbeton. When compared with the 2015 base index production the value increased from 96 in August to 102 per cent in October. Cement prices in October increased MoM to 197 when compared with the base year of 2015 (=100). However, they saw a 57 per cent increase when compared with October 2021. External trade Grey cement imports in September increased by 33 per cent when... |