Oficemen appoints Elena Guede as executive director
Spain’s cement manufacturers’ association, Oficemen, has appointed Elena Guede as its new executive director, marking the first time a woman has led the organisation. Guede ...
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Catalan Cement sector highlights challenges of meeting new carbon budgets
The director of Ciment Catala, Albert Avellaneda, has addressed the complex landscape of industrial decarbonisation during a recent conference organised by the College of Indus...
EU Climate Commissioner visits Ecocem flagship plant in Dunkirk
EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra visited Ecocem ’s flagship production facility in Dunkirk , France, to highlight the role of low-carbon cement technologies in Europea...
French court convicts Lafarge executives over Syria plant payments
A Paris court has convicted former Lafarge executives over payments made to armed groups to maintain operations at its Jalabiya cement plant in northern Syria. The case rela...
Swiss cement market sees solid start
Cement deliveries in Switzerland, including Liechtenstein, edged up 0.4 per cent YoY to 795,114t in the first quarter of 2026 when compared with 792,266t in the 1Q25, according...
French court to rule in Lafarge Syria case
A Paris court is due to deliver its verdict this week in the case involving former Lafarge operations in Syria, where the company is accused of making payments to armed groups ...
Tarmac launches biodiversity-positive habitat banks
The company is bringing forward locations in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Warwickshire and Bristol to provide up to 250 BNG units over 75ha of land. In Bedfordshire the sit...
SaltX and Holcim advance electrified precalcination trials in Sweden
SaltX Technology has completed the first industrial-scale test campaign for electrified precalcination of cement raw meal supplied by Holcim at its Energy Centre Research Clu...
Breedon warns over UK CBAM implementation risks
UK-based Breedon Group has warned that the planned introduction of a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) may not be sufficient to protect domestic cement producers from...
Around 79% of Norway's construction waste enters circular economy in 2025
Of the 1.8Mt generated, demolition activities account for the largest share of 701,348t, followed by construction at 570,101t and rehabilitation at 530,942t. Construction w...