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 European in...
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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 relates ...
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 t...
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 site loc...
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 Cluste...
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 hi...
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 waste ...
Cement consumption in Spain slips in February
Spanish cement consumption slipped 0.1 per cent YoY to 1,278,404t in February 2026, according to Oficemen. In the 2M26 demand declined by 0.2 per cent to 2,377,256t. Oficement h...
Buzzi reports 21% rise in cement volumes during 2025
Buzzi has announced that in 2025 cement volumes increased by 21.2 per cent, rising from 26.3Mt in 2024 to 31.9Mt in 2025. Ready-mix concrete sales also recorded an increase comp...