
Tarmac grant helps give Thurrock park a new lease of life
The company has helped give Grays Town Park in Grays, Thurrock, a new lease of life with a grant from the Tarmac Landfill Communities Fund.
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The company has helped give Grays Town Park in Grays, Thurrock, a new lease of life with a grant from the Tarmac Landfill Communities Fund.

The company has appointed Maarten van Roon as Chief Commercial Officer.

The decarbonisation agenda will be delivered through a number of measures, from waste heat recovery to using more renewable energy and reducing the amount of clinker used in cement manufacture.

The company has entered into a definitive sale and purchase agreement with Engie SA to acquire Engie's 60.48% stake in Engie Eps SA for €17.10 per share in cash, for an aggregate consideration of €132 million.

The company has announced its financial results for the quarter and year ended 31 March 2021.

Green cement company, Ecocem, has announced the completion of a €22.5 million equity investment by Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) and Breakthrough Energy Ventures-Europe (BEV-E). BEV will also nominate a director to the company’s Board of Directors.

The company recently held its 132nd Annual General Meeting – for the second time in a row in virtual form. The Annual General Meeting approved all items on the agenda with a large majority and welcomed the return to the progressive dividend policy.

Aggregate Industries has announced that a major construction project in Washington D.C using its low-carbon concrete mix will reduce embodied carbon of concrete by 40%.

The company has ordered its first ready2grind compact plant for the Indian subcontinent. The plant will be installed in the company’s Gorakhpur factory.

The company has shared its optimistic outlook for 2021, and expects continued strong demand in private residential construction and infrastructure in all regions.

Sustainability Month promoted awareness through activities hosted across the US aimed at inspiring positive action for the planet while celebrating the company’s longstanding commitment to sustainability.

The company’s HERACLES Group has signed an agreement with HALYPS Domia Ylika SA of HeidelbergCement to acquire the aggregates business and two ready-mix concrete plants in Athens, Greece.