MPA calls for electrification push by UK government
The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has welcomed the UK government’s announcement of the new Energy Bill Discount Scheme (EBDS), extending the Energy Bill Relief Scheme. The...
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Sika reports record sales in excess of CHF10bn
In 2022 Sika reported sales in excess of CHF10bn (US$10.83bn) for the first time as the company saw sales growth of 15.8 per cent in local currencies compared to the previous...
Mason City Cement receives US senator Joni Ernst
On the visit of US Senator Joni Ernst to Heidelberg Materials ' Mason City Cement plant, David Perkins, vice president of government affairs and communications North America f...
Lafarge Canada begins low-carbon concrete project
Lafarge Canada and TransAlta Corp have entered into an agreement to advance low-carbon concrete projects in Alberta with a project to repurpose landfilled fly ash. Landfil...
Swiss market contracts by 1% in 2022
Cement deliveries in Switzerland, including Liechtenstein, were down 6.3 per cent YoY to 971,994t in the fourth quarter of 2022 from 1,037,394t in the 4Q21, according to cemsui...
Votorantim to invest in energy efficiency at Toral de los Vados plant
In line with Votorantim ’s Sustainability 2030 commitments, the company is investing EUR15m to improve the energy efficiency of the Toral de los Vados factory in Spain. Wi...
Antoing plant set to capture 97% of its emissions
Heidelberg Materials says that it will build a new hybrid carbon capture (CCUS) unit at its subsidiary SA Cimenteries CBR 's cement plant in Antoing , Belgium, that will al...
Cement Industries (Sabah) raises cement prices
Cement Industries (Sabah) Sdn Bhd has increased the price of cement by 5-15 per cent effective from the 4 January 2023. The price hike was made after taking into consideration ...
State Bank of Pakistan reviews cement industry performance in FY22
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has critically analysed the performance of the cement industry between July 2021 and June 2022. The central bank gauged the positive and negati...
Holcim acquires NICEM
Holcim has acquired Nicem srl, a leader in ground calcium carbonate based near Bergamo, Italy. Calcium carbonate is a highly versatile, low-carbon raw material that is useful...
Saudi cement demand to remain flat in 2023
Cement demand in Saudi Arabia is forecast to remain flat in 2023 before expanding by five per cent YoY in 2024, according to a report by SICO Bank. Cement demand fell by 1.8 pe...
First Graphene teams up with Suvo for low-carbon options
First Graphene Ltd has entered into a joint development agreement (JDA) with Suvo Strategic Minerals to research and develop low-emission cement and concrete products. The agre...
HASLE Refractories appoints BoD chairman
Carsten Riisberg Lund has been announced as the new chairman of the board of directors (BoD) at HASLE Refractories A/S, Denmark. Mr Lund has undertaken more than 35 years of se...
CEM Specialties wins US emission analyser order
CEM Specialties (CEMSI) has received a new emissions analyser order for a cement plant located in the US from a global cement company. CEMSI is an operating subsidiary of Kontr...
Fortera appoints new chief financial officer
Scott Healy has been appointed as Fortera’s new chief financial officer. The addition of a senior leader from the financial energy sector to the Fortera team will hone strategy...
American Gypsum announces new president
Steven L Wentzel has announced that he is retiring as president of American Gypsum Co LLC, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Eagle Materials Inc , effective from 1 June 2...
EUA falling below EUR80 on lower energy complex
By Frank O. Brannvoll, Brannvoll ApS, Denmark December was characterised by low trading activity and high volatility. Driven by oil and gas the energy complex fell due to re...
USG freight market stable supported by demand
By Brannvoll ApS, Denmark The USG Supramax freight market remained largely supported during the month, especially on fronthaul routes as petcoke demand remained strong and s...
VICEM records 30% drop in profit in 2022
Vietnam’s VICEM has reported profits of VND1.53trn (US$63.9m) in 2022, down 30 per cent YoY. Revenue, meanwhile, advanced 17 per cent to VND39.45trn over the same period, rep...
German minister backs Norcem's carbon capture project
Germany's economy minister Robert Habeck fully backed Heidelberg Material ’s Norwegian’s project to capture carbon emissions and re-use them. Globally, Heidelberg Materials is...
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