Spain’s cement sector targets 43% emissions reduction by 2030
The Spanish cement industry has set a target to reduce its carbon emissions by 43 per cent throughout its entire value chain by 2030 when compared with the 1990 baseline, accord...
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Swiss cement sector requires quarry expansions to sustain production beyond 2024
Without the expansion of quarries, Swiss cement production could fall as early as 2024, according to the National Geological Survey Swisstopo, Switzerland’s federal office of to...
Breedon trading exceeds expectations
Breedon, a leading construction materials group in Great Britain and Ireland, today issued an update on recent trading. The Group’s recent trading update, published on 18 Novemb...
Cementir Holding NV is awarded B rating from Carbon Disclosure Project
Cementir Holding NV has been awarded a ‘B’ rating from Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), recognising its actions to mitigate climate change and its significant commitment to a lo...
Brevik plant's CCS investment approved by Norwegian parliament
The Norwegian parliament has approved the investment in a full-scale carbon capture facility at the HeidelbergCement Norcem plant in Brevik, Norway. The Brevik carbon capture an...
Cementir launches FUTURECEM™ with up to 30% lower carbon emissions
On 1 January 2021, Cementir will begin distributing the cement of the future, named F UTURECEM ™, which has a carbon footprint that is up to 30 per cent lower compared to regula...
CDP maintains HeidelbergCement's A list emissions rating
The global environmental non-profit organisation CDP has once again recognised the activities of HeidelbergCement as one of the world’s leading companies in cutting emissions, m...
VDZ releases new decarbonisation 2050 roadmap for German cement sector
VDZ has released a new study, "Decarbonising cement and concrete: A CO 2 roadmap for the German cement industry.” The study shows possible ways of mastering this transformation ...
Aker Carbon Capture and Man Energy Services agree CCS and waste heat agreement
Aker Carbon Capture and Man Energy Services have signed an agreement to develop energy-efficient compression solutions for carbon capture and storage (CCS) applications with hea...
Cementos Cosmos invests EUR4.4m in PV plant
Cementos Cosmos, part of Votorantim Cimentos, plans to install a 6.2MW photovoltaic facility at its plant in Toral de Vados, Spain. The facility will consist of 14,028 solar pan...