Cemex Spain’s zero waste cement bags hit one million milestone
Building materials company Cemex has achieved a major sustainability milestone by selling more than one million zero waste cement bags in the Balearic Islands. The initiative re...
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Holcim launches industrial scale carbon capture testing platform
Holcim has introduced the cement industry's first industrial-scale carbon capture test platform at its Martres-Tolosane facility in France, designed to field-test and validate a...
Hoffmann Green unveils H-CLAY technology for clinker-free cement
France-based Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies has launched H-CLAY, a new technology designed to enhance the use of clay in the production of its zero per cent clinker cements....
Aalborg Portland secures EUR2.2bn CCS subsidy for ACCSION project
Aalborg Portland , a subsidiary of Cementir Holding , has signed an agreement with the Danish Energy Agency to receive a carbon capture subsidy for its ACCSION carbon capture an...
Spain’s cement market expands 13% in April
Cement consumption in Spain increased 13.2 per cent to 1,446,168t in April 2026 when compared with April 2025, according to Infocemento. However, cement exports continue to fall...
KHD appoints Seemann as Managing Director of Humboldt Wedag
KHD Humboldt Wedag has appointed Dr Stefan Seemann as Managing Director of Humboldt Wedag GmbH and Head of its Centre of Excellence, effective 15 June 2026. Seemann previously w...
Dispatches of building materials in the UK continue to decline
However, the material price index for all work edged up by 3.2 per cent in April when compared with the year-ago period. Fabricated steel prices were up 8.5 per cent while the c...
Holcim expected to receive EU approval for Xella acquisition
Xella is home to sustainable brands such as Ytong, Silk, Hebel and Multipor. Based in Duisburg, it has more than 4000 employees and has a presence in 21 European markets. Holcim...
Weak 1Q26 for Italian cement
Italian cement output dropped six per cent YoY in March, after decreasing 18 per cent YoY in February, according to the latest data from Italian concrete association, Federbeton...
AI cement optimisation firm Gigaton raises US$26m
UK-based industrial automation company Gigaton has raised US$26m in a Series A funding round to accelerate deployment of its AI-powered plant optimisation technology across ener...