The cement and construction industries are among the highest CO2 emissions generators in the world. The cement industry alone accounts for 8% of global emissions, not far behind the agriculture industry with 12% [ref]. In 2021, the cement industries were...

The Inflation Reduction Act, which passed the Senate this August, would unlock around $369 billion to find solutions for climate change. It marks the single largest investment in combating global warming in American history. Experts have estimated it will reduce America’s planet-heating...

CarbonZero Global Conference and Exhibition is welcoming the Federation of the European Precast Concrete Industry (BIBM) as a strategic partner. The Federation’s members can now attend CarbonZero: Alternative Fuels and Raw Materials Global Conference and Exhibition 2022 with significant discounts....

Holcim has acquired Teko Mining Serbia, one of the country’s largest independent aggregates companies with estimated 2022 net sales of over EUR 20 million. A highly profitable company with substantial reserves, Teko Mining sells 2.4 million tons of aggregates per...

HeidelbergCement and its Swedish subsidiary Cementa present positive results of a pre-feasibility study for the Slite CCS (carbon capture and storage) project The installation at the Slite cement plant on the Swedish island of Gotland will be scaled to capture...

HeidelbergCement was awarded the German Innovation Award for Climate and Environment (IKU) in the category “Process Innovations for Climate Protection” for its innovative ReConcrete-360° concept. In ReConcrete-360°, demolished concrete is crushed using novel processes and selectively separated into its components:...

  First six start-ups announced to receive the backing of world-leading cement companies as part of the industry’s drive to reach net zero Low carbon concrete and carbon capture, utilisation and storage among sustainable start-ups backed by global cement industry...

HeidelbergCement announced on April 4th that its North American subsidiary Lehigh Hanson, Inc. has acquired all assets of Meriwether Ready Mix, a leading producer of ready-mixed concrete with a well-established residential and commercial customer base in the Metro Atlanta area....

All key figures in the 2021 business year improved – Group revenue +8%; result from current operations before depreciation and amortisation (RCOBD) +6%; result from current operations (RCO) +12% 1) Successful price increases and good fixed cost management – basis...

Vicat’s DECA low-carbon range has been enriched by the addition of the first carbon-negative binder that can be used to produce very-low-carbon concrete. This innovation highlights the Group’s commitment to achieving carbon neutrality on its full value chain by 2050.