Spain’s sees 2% advance in cement demand
Cement consumption in Spain has increased 1.8 per cent YoY in November to 1,343,393t, reports Oficemen, the country’s cement association. It is the first increase after six mon...
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Teesside University to develop Mevocrete project
Academics from the University are collaborating with industry partners on a GBP7.6m (US$9.24m) project entitled ‘Mevocrete’, aiming to develop a new form of concrete made from...
CRH announces new venture capital unit
CRH plc has launched CRH Ventures, its venture capital unit, which will support the development of new technologies and innovative solutions to meet the increasingly complex ...
Buzzi Unicem modifies corporate structure
Buzzi Unicem’s corporate revision project, which had already been approved by the Board of Directors and communicated on 3 August 2022 and 8 November 2022, has been implemented...
Holcim divests business in Russia
Holcim has signed an agreement to sell its business in Russia to the local management team. With the new owners, the business will operate independently under a different brand...
Cementa gets go-ahead for Gotland quarry
A Swedish court has given Cementa the green light to continue mining limestone at its quarry on the island of Gotland, heading off the risk of a shortage of cement in the bui...
Vicat increases stake in Sinai cement
France-based Vicat SA has increased its stake in Egypt’s Sinai Cement from 51 per cent to 67 per cent. According to Reuters, Vicat bought additional shares worth US$5.65m f...
Coolbrook achieves first demonstration of its RotoDynamic Technology
Coolbrook has conducted the first live pilot of its RotoDynamic Technology to electrify high-temperature industrial processes. Hosted at the Brightlands Chemlot Campus in Ge...
GCCA welcomes three new member companies
Three more companies have joined the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA), PT Souls Bangun Indonesia TBK , Fletcher Building Ltd and Norm Cement . By joining the GC...
VTT electric kiln targets carbon neutral cement production
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed an electric rotary kiln that is capable of making cement production close to carbon neutral. Powered by low-emission ele...