Cement News tagged under: western Europe
German construction sector outlook adds to cement producer worries10 June 2022, Published under Cement NewsGermany's construction sector is showing signs of weakness despite having been supported by strong stimulus plans. This week CIC-Market Solutions reported that the explosion in raw material costs and uncertainty concerns over inflation were impacting stock market prices in the German building materials sector. S&P Global's analysis of May 2022 indicates that rising price pressures dampened demand in the German construction sector with material shortages and uncertainty among clients. Civil ... |
Cembureau calls MEPs to secure a timely ETS and CBAM agreement10 June 2022, Published under Cement NewsC EMBUREAU (European Cement Association) expressed its disappointment at the European Parliament plenary votes on the EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) and the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). “The EU cement industry needs a strong CBAM to support our decarbonisation efforts and fight carbon leakage. Both draft European Parliament texts on ETS and CBAM contain significant improvements on some key issues – such as CBAM’s watertightness or industrial innovation, which are essen... |
dy-pack wins EUROSAC Gold Award10 June 2022, Published under Cement NewsAfter two years of social distancing, the members of EUROSAC got together for a physical congress on 20 May in Bilbao, Spain. Under the theme 'Paper sacks on the move!', around 130 participants discussed recent developments for the fastdeveloping paper sack and sack kraft paper industry. In the focus of discourse were challenges and opportunities of paper sack recycling in Europe. As one highlight of the congress, the industry’s most remarkable innovations from the past year were presented... |
Polysius wins CI4C order for oxyfuel system at Mergelstetten09 June 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe research company CI4C (Cement Innovation for Climate), founded by the four cement manufacturers Dyckerhoff GmbH ( Buzzi Unicem SpA ), HeidelbergCement AG , Schwenk Zement GmbH & Co KG and Vicat SA , has commissioned thyssenkrupp's Polysius business unit to build a polysius ® pure oxyfuel kiln system on the site of Schwenk Zement's Mergelstetten cement plant in southern Germany. The polysius ® pure oxyfuel process is a new type of clinker production process in which the other... |
Construction product study to reduce global warming released09 June 2022, Published under Cement NewsA consortium of European and global trade bodies have published a peer-reviewed study entitled 'Carbon Accounting for Building Materials – An assessment of Global Warming Potential of biobased construction products' undertaken by LBP SIGHT. Achieving a net-zero carbon economy by 2050 is one of the key objectives of the European Green Deal. The study provides an assessment of the science base behind the conditions of carbon neutrality of bio-based construction products, their substitutio... |
Tarmac trials fuel conditioner innovation09 June 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe board of the directors of Tarmac ( CRH group ) is commencing a significant trial of the SulNOxEco™ Fuel Conditioner. The ground-breaking fuel conditioner is being trialled as part of Tarmac’s ongoing corporate commitment to reduce emissions across its nationwide fleet of heavy goods vehicles. Working with fuel technology specialist partner SulNOx Group Plc, the business is using an innovative fuel additive on selected vehicles over a three-month period while carefully monitoring fuel ... |
Beumer Group welcomes new CEO06 June 2022, Published under Cement NewsRudolf Hausladen has been appointed CEO of Beumer Group, effective immediately. He succeeds Dr Christoph Beumer who has held the role of CEO since 2000 and will remain on the Management Board until the end of 2022 before moving to the Advisory Board. Mr Hausladen has served on the Management Board at Beumer since October 2020. Prior to that he held a number of management positions with intralogistics providers, both nationally and internationally. “We are very pleased that we were able... |
Italy’s cement output sees 3% drop in March06 June 2022, Published under Cement NewsCement production in Italy increased by nine per cent in March 2022 when compared with the 2015 baseline index of 100, according to Federbeton, the country’s concrete association. On a YoY basis output declined by three per cent. Cement prices remained level when compared with February 2022 but when compared with 2015, they were up 57 per cent. Cement trade Grey cement imports were down 20 per cent YoY to 101,114t in February 2022 from 106,173t in January 2022. In the year to date impor... |
Cemex inaugurates Climafuel facility at Rugby works06 June 2022, Published under Cement NewsCemex ’s cement plant in Rugby, UK, will operate fully on alternative fuels (AF) following the inauguration of its new Climafuel facility. This significant investment aims to enable the plant to eliminate the use of fossil fuels, producing carbon savings equivalent to the annual emissions of more than 135,000 cars. Climafuel is a waste-derived fuel made using residual and commercial waste that would otherwise go to landfill. Rugby is the first Cemex plant to achieve this 100 per cent AF mil... |
C-Capture on trial at Ketton plant06 June 2022, Published under Cement NewsHanson ’s Ketton cement plant in Rutland, UK, is part of a new carbon capture project funded by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS), which aims to provide a low-cost solution to decarbonisation. The multi-industry initiative will see C-Capture’s carbon capture technology, which uses a solvent to selectively capture CO 2 , installed at a number of sites across the country. Trials are already underway in the glass industry and at a waste-to-energy plant in Hull. T... |