Votorantim Cimentos, a building materials and sustainable solutions company, has revised its decarbonization targets to 475 kg of CO2 per tonne of cement by 2030. Votorantim Cimentos’ new global target is 8.7% lower than the target of 520 kg of CO2 per...
- January 6, 2023
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CEMEX commits to reach net-zero CO2 emissions1 across the value chain by 2050 from a 2020 base year. CEMEX is among the first companies in the cement industry to validate its full net-zero CO2 roadmap with the SBTi. Validation includes alignment of CEMEX’s...
- December 21, 2022
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Over 13 million tons of carbon dioxide reach the atmosphere every year due to cement production in Romania, a country that produces around 15 million tons of cement annually, the aggregate figure at the level of the biggest players in...
- September 21, 2022
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According to Eurostat estimates, CO2 emissions grew in 2021 in almost all EU Member States, with the largest increase in Bulgaria (+18.0%), followed by Estonia (+13.1%), Slovakia (+11.4%) and Italy (+10.6 %). The only two countries with an estimated decrease...
- July 21, 2022
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● EU Investments in Holcim Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage projects in Germany and Poland ● Grants based on highly scalable technologies at the forefront of Europe’s decarbonization ● Accelerating Holcim’s net-zero roadmap with 2030 and 2050 targets validated by...
- July 18, 2022
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32 technical experts from diverse climate change-related thematic areas, representing various developed and developing countries across Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania met in-person in Bonn for the technical analysis of developing countries’ biennial update reports (BURs) earlier in...
- July 7, 2022
- 4 Min Read
Acquisition to expand Holcim’s roofing and insulation business Proven double-digit growth engine in the highly profitable US spray foam insulation market Annual sales of USD 200 million for 2022 Highly regarded brand for sustainable new builds and green retrofitting projects...
- June 22, 2022
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The Global Cement and Concrete Association’s (GCCA) recent “CEO Gathering” in Atlanta brought together CEOs of leading cement and concrete companies, as well as policymakers and built environment leaders to progress the implementation of the industry’s Roadmap to Net Zero....
- June 14, 2022
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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...
- May 31, 2022
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HeidelbergCement has joined the First Movers Coalition (FMC), a public-private partnership between the US State Department, the World Economic Forum and forward-thinking companies from different industry sectors. The First Movers Coalition has been created in 2021 as a platform for...
- May 20, 2022
- 2 Min Read
