Alstom and HeidelbergCement to study CO2 capture technologies
Alstom and HeidelbergCement to study CO2 capture technologies to be tested at the Norcem cement plant in Norway.
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Alstom and HeidelbergCement to study CO2 capture technologies to be tested at the Norcem cement plant in Norway.
Strong backing for launch of MPA’s national cycle safe campaign to prevent accidents between cyclists and lorries.
Lafarge has announced new CO2 targets, including a 33% reduction in CO2 emissions per tonne of cement by 2020.
FLSmidth has signed a licensing agreement with Wasabi Energy for its Kalina Cycle® technology.
BEUMER, the international logistics provider, is opening a new office in Scandinavia.
Moody’s Investors Service raised HeidelbergCement’s Corporate Family rating to ‘Ba1’ from ‘Ba2‘ and the senior unsecured long term rating to ‘Ba2’ from ‘Ba3’.
On 23 May 2011, the foundation stone was laid at BHS-Sonthofen for the new administration building and a new warehouse was inaugurated. The new building will provide 90 employees with a modern working environment and will have enough spare capacity for further growth of the company. With this investment BHS is responding to the continuously increasing order volume.
The government risks failing to achieve emissions reduction targets despite its ambition, according to a statement from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).
On 26 – 27 May 2011 the European Quality Association (EQAR) held a congress on the subject ‘Recycling of Building Materials in Europe’. In the presence of numerous participants from many EU member states Manfred Wierichs, President of EQAR, demanded to make intensified efforts for reaching more efficiency of resources in the field of mineral building materials.
The cement plant in North Lincolnshire has reported a record 100% alternative fuels usage to heat its kiln.
A new geographic information system (GIS) at Hanson Australia has been used as the test case for an international roll-out across the global operations of parent company HeidelbergCement.
In the UK, the Mineral Products Association (MPA) is warning that proposals for the accelerated reduction of carbon emissions made in the fourth report of the Climate Change Committee and accepted by government are in danger of reducing the competitiveness of energy intensive industries in the UK.