Spain's cement market expands 14% in June
Cement consumption in Spain increased 6.5 per cent to 7.76Mt in the January-June 2025 period, according to Oficemen, the Spanish cement association. June delivered a particular...
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Cimpor installs Pyrorotor combustion chamber at Alhandra plant
Cimpor has completed the installation of a new Pyrorotor combustion chamber at its Alhandra production centre in Portugal, marking a major milestone in the modernisation of...
Breedon sees 7% revenue uptick but pretax profit down
UK-based Breedon Group plc reported a seven per cent increase in revenue in the 1H25 to GBP815.9m (US$1106.8m) from GBP764.6m in the 1H24, thanks to the acquisition of Lionma...
Els Monjos plant overview
Located in Santa Margarida i els Monjos, west of Barcelona, the “Els Monjos” plant has been in operation since 1902 and is part of the Cementos Portland Valderrivas Group, a co...
Knauf Insulation plans GBP170m plant in north Wales
The site, the second in the region, would take in 120,000tpa of raw materials, including basalt, slag and recycled rock wool insulation, and using an electric arc melting furna...
Cargo ship's CO2 to be converted into green cement
A commercial carbon capture system developed for ships will supply calcium carbonate - limestone - to Heidelberg Materials’ cement plant in Brevik , Norway. UK-based startu...
Cimpor appoints new Alhandra director
Cimpor has appointed Mário Lopes as new director of the Alhandra plant. Mr Lopes has over 30 years’ experience in the cement sector, starting his career at Cimpor in 1991 a...
MKM rolls out fully recycled bulk bags in industry first
Developed in partnership with Centurion Industrial Packaging, the new MKM bulk bags are made entirely from recycled polypropylene, including the stitching and labelling, offeri...
Breedon extends Freightliner haulage contract
Breedon Group plc has extended its contract with Freightliner. Freightliner is now operating two five-year heavy haul contracts with one a renewal of an existing cement contra...
Aumund acquires ESI Eurosilo BV
ESI Eurosilo BV, headquartered in Purmerend, The Netherlands, has officially joined the internationally operating Aumund Group. The integration of ESI Eurosilo strengthens Aum...