UK cement news

A new carbon capture trial has been launched at Heidelberg Materials’ Ketton cement works in Rutland.

Ecocem has announced the appointment of Sally Anne Sherry as Managing Director for its UK and Ireland business operations.

CCUS is the only affordable and scalable decarbonisation solution, available now, for the cement industry to achieve its net zero targets. Gary LeMaire, Senior Director of CCUS at Worley, explores the challenges and opportunities facing cement producers as they look to deploy CCUS technologies across their operations.

New figures from the Mineral Products Association (MPA) bring into focus the plight of a depressed British construction industry.

Trading during the first quarter was impacted by the ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty and reduced construction activity due to wet weather conditions.

Thousands of tonnes of broken and rejected pottery is to be recycled by Aggregate Industries to help create cement at its Staffordshire plant.

More than 1500 materials innovators and investors, researchers, academics, as well as representatives from industry and government, will come together for Innovate UK’s Materials Research Exchange, next week (23 – 24 April 2024).

Aggregate Industries has appointed a new Sustainability Director as part of the company’s ongoing mission to decarbonise the construction industry.

As part of a long-term plan to support increased demand for cementitious products across the UK construction market, Aggregate Industries has invested into a new 'super shed'.

Tarmac is offering its customers access to advanced AI-enhanced digital sensors that can help to optimise concrete mixes.