BSI publishes guidance on alternative binders
The British Standards Institution (BSI) has published its latest code of practice, “Lower Carbon Concrete – Alternative Binder Systems (ABS) – BSI Flex 350 Version 2”, aimed at...
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Calderys Group holds 2024 safe.day
Refractory supplier Calderys organised in all its industrial sites and offices the ‘safe.day’, a day on which the group halts operations for a few hours to promote and strength...
Blowouts at Irish Cement spark calls for action
Following a recent early morning blowout at Irish Cement , a subsidiary of CRH Plc , that left local residents waking to cars and property coated in white dust, calls have be...
Spanish cement market contracts 1% in 8M24
Cement demand in Spain slipped 1.4 per cent in the January-August 2024 period to 9,641,354t when compared with the first eight months of 2023, according to Oficemen. "Despite...
Holcim invests in Sublime Systems in low-carbon tech scale-up
Holcim has invested in Sublime Systems, a leading low-carbon cement technology start-up, to expand its range of highly-engineered solutions to decarbonise building at scale, ac...
Raw materials for burner tips in short supply
FivesPillard, cement industry burner manufacturer, has announced that the availability of high grade stainless steel has decreased to the extent that burner tip manufacturing f...
Heidelberg Materials acquires leading recycling company in southern Germany
Heidelberg Materials has acquired SER Group, a leading integrated company in the demolition and construction materials recycling business, based in Heilbronn, southern German...
A buildings perspective on decarbonising concrete
Concrete represents the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the construction industry. Reducing its carbon footprint is challenging but not impossible as long...
Scaling up Europe’s ambition
CEMBUREAU , the European cement association, has updated its Net Zero Roadmap to reflect the development of carbon reduction technologies. In this article, Koen Coppenholle...
Hoffman Green Technologies reports strong 1H24 results
Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies reported its 2024 half-year results, with revenue rising to EUR3.28m in 2024 from EUR1.68m in 2023, showing a 95.7 per cent increase. EBITDA ...