Spain’s cement market recovers after dismal 1Q
Cement dispatches in Spain saw a 27.7 per cent increase to 1,542,294t in March 2026, following a start to the year affected by heavy rains and a stagnant construction market. Sp...
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Irish consortium secures funding for ACT low-carbon cement demonstrator
A consortium comprising Cairn Homes, University College Dublin (UCD), Kilsaran and Ecocem has secured EUR50,000 in funding from Construct Innovate, Ireland’s national constructi...
UK concrete, aggregate and mortar sales down in 1Q26
Sales of mortar, which closely track housebuilding activity, fell by two per cent QoQ and were 5.4 per cent lower when compared with equivalent period of the previous year. Prim...
Anas Sefrioui sells French Cement plant to focus on Africa
Moroccan billionaire Anas Sefrioui has sold his only CIMAF cement plant in France, signalling a strategic exit from Europe to focus on African expansion. The sale, reported by A...
Thyssenkrupp Polysius launches Calvion to accelerate industrial decarbonisation
Thyssenkrupp Polysius has launched a new wholly-owned subsidiary named thyssenkrupp Calvion GmbH to accelerate the development, industrialisation, and deployment of sustainable ...
Coolbrook appoints Dr Frank Eulitz as Chief Technology Officer
Coolbrook, a transformational technology company focused on decarbonising heavy industry and industrial processes, named Dr Frank Eulitz as its new Chief Technology Officer. Eul...
Vicat reports 4% uptick in 1Q sales
Sales in Europe, which account for 41 per cent of the total, edged up 1.2 per cent (-0.9 per cent LfL) to EUR381m from EUR376m in the 1Q25. While activity in Switzerland and Ita...
Tata Steel IJmuiden and Ecocem partner on steel slag SCM development
Tata Steel Nederland and Ecocem have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand collaboration on the use of steelmaking slags as supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) ...
Cementir reports 7% fall in revenue in 1Q26
Cementir announced in the first quarter of 2026, the group experienced a 7.1 per cent revenue decline to EUR344.1m, driven by adverse weather affecting European and Turkish oper...
Loesche to supply slag grinding plant for Ferro Duo SCM project in Germany
Loesche has secured a contract from Ferro Duo GmbH for the supply of a slag grinding plant for a new SCM production site in Duisburg, Germany. According to Loesche, the project ...