Birla Corporation announces 30 million t capacity target by 2027
The company will expand in markets where it has an edge over competition and demand for cement is projected to get stronger.
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The company will expand in markets where it has an edge over competition and demand for cement is projected to get stronger.
The company is continuing to gain ground on its Future in Action commitment through partnerships with the private sector, local government units and other organisations working towards a sustainable future.
The company has closed the acquisition of the Utelite Corporation in Coalville as well as an agreement to buy Polcalc in Poland.
A UK cement kiln has successfully been operated using a net zero fuel as part of a world first demonstration using hydrogen technology.
HeidelbergCement has signed an agreement to make a minority investment to acquire 45% in Command Alkon. Thoma Bravo will retain the majority ownership of Command Alkon.
The signing of the O&M agreement took place in July 2021, and is an extension of a previous 10-year agreement.
The World Cement Association (WCA) announced today it has further expanded its international network of members by welcoming the Institute of Concrete Technology (ICT) as an Affiliate Member.
As part of New York Climate Week, the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) has announced that it will become an accelerator of the United Nations (UN) backed Race to Zero campaign.
Low carbon cement company Ecocem has announced the appointment of Paul Roos as Ecocem Benelux Managing Director and Joris Schoon as Technical Developer.
The redesign comes as part of Lehigh Hanson’s ongoing commitment to reducing its carbon footprint and offering more sustainable options for its cement products which are typically used in mortars, grout, precast and ready mixed concrete, paving applications, soil stabilisation and concrete blocks and pavers.
The company has already set a target to scale up its green energy mix to 34% of its total power requirement by 2024, from the current levels of 13%.
On 16 September 2021, in the presence of representatives of the local government and public institutions, the foundation stone was ceremonially laid, which symbolically began the construction of a modern rotary kiln for burning clinker.