Heidelberg Materials UK (HMUK) has expanded its recycling business by acquiring B&A Group, a leading construction soil and aggregate recycling company in southwest England. This acquisition enhances HMUK’s supply of high-quality recycled materials for sustainable building. Based in Bristol, B&A Group employs 70 people and specializes in recycled and primary aggregate supply, site clearance, earthworks,...
Achieving carbon neutrality within the cement-based manufacturing industries by 2050 relies on several strategies. Among these strategies, clinker substitution has proven to be among the most basic, efficient, and cost-effective ones. Two years after introduction of EN 197-5 low-carbon cement standards, the path towards performance-based standards for blended cement in the EU space is clearly...
CO2 per net sales reduction of 21% in 2022 with goal to reduce by over 10% in 2023 Upgraded 2030 climate targets in line with SBTi 1.5°C framework, validated by Science Based Targets initiative CHF 2 billion investment in carbon capture, utilization and storage projects by 2030 to capture more than 5 million tons CO2...
Corporate brand Heidelberg Materials revealed at headquarters in Heidelberg today New brand identity underlines the company’s pioneering role on the path to carbon neutrality and digitalisation in the building materials industry Domestic and international subsidiaries will gradually change their name to Heidelberg Materials from 2023 onwards HeidelbergCement becomes Heidelberg Materials. The company revealed its new...
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 in the Top 10 CO2 generators in Portugal [ref2]. 8.7 million tons of CO2 were...
Nexus Fulbright Scholar and Marie Curie Fellow Mauricio Giraldo, Alternative Fuels Director at Cementos Argos Colombia, will approach “Road to net zero: Achieving quantity and quality of alternative fuels in developing economies”. The intervention will take place this November at one of the most interesting industry events in the world: CarbonZero: Alternative Fuels and Raw...
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 emissions by about 40% by 2030, compared with 2005 levels. The proposed legislation includes tax...
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. The event held on November 10 and 11 at the luxurious Pestana Palace Hotel &...
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 June. We disclose their most important findings below and you can read the full results...
Leading sustainable building solutions company with 2022 net sales (est.) of EUR 80m Growth engine complements recent acquisitions of PRB, PTB and Izolbet Accelerates Holcim’s growth in Solutions & Products to reach 30% of Group net sales by 2025 Holcim has entered into an agreement to acquire Cantillana, a leading specialty building solutions provider based...