Construction equipment association CECE and the European Materials Handling Federation (FEM) are among 40 European industry groups calling on the European Commission to take decisive action in solving implementation issues within the EU Waste Framework Directive (WFD).
LafargeHolcim‘s CO2ment Colorado project has received $1.5 million from the United States Department of Energy’s (DoE) National Energy Technology Laboratory.
Silicon Valley startup Blue Planet has completed a US$10m financing round for its system to produce synthetic limestone that can be used to make carbon neutral concrete.
The director of Ukraine's cement producers association says The Big Construction programme for road and bridge building and other infrastructure projects gives hope for growth in the country's cement market.
French construction chemicals company CHRYSO is collaborating with Solidia Technologies, a US-based 'green' cement and concrete tech start-up, to improve the sustainability performance and material properties of Solidia's ultra-low CO2 concrete.
Cement industry companies are less likely to enter new markets through mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in the near future and will look to consolidate their positions in existing markets, according to an analyst at Bank of America.
