
Breedon Group acquires Lagan Group
Independent UK building materials company, Breedon Group, has acquired Lagan Group in a deal worth £455 million.
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Independent UK building materials company, Breedon Group, has acquired Lagan Group in a deal worth £455 million.

CDP states that cement companies urgently need to more than double their emissions reductions or risk missing climate goals.

A reduction of direct carbon dioxide emissions by 24% could be achieved by 2050 due to a combination of technology and policy solutions.

Indian cement production continued its positive start to the year in February 2018, recording levels well ahead of the same period in 2017.

India’s Wonder Cement has ordered two move vertical mills from Gebr. Pfeiffer, bringing the company’s total to seven.

Building an up-to-date digital picture of a plant can provide hidden treasures in terms of plant optimisation, maintenance, and upgrade.

Canadian green-technology company whose technology converts carbon into concrete has advanced to the final phase of the NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE.

Chinese cement maker, Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd, is investing in a carbon capture and purification demonstration project at its Baimashan cement plant.

Bamburi Cement has reported a fall in pre-tax profits on challenging market conditions and higher energy costs.

Trends within the Chinese market for building materials plants and the continuing technological development of Chinese suppliers will make life more challenging for western suppliers.

This article from FCT Combustion looks at a vital new breakthrough for cement plant operators and kiln engineers.

Thomas Schmidheiny and Bertrand Collomb will not stand for re-election, changing LafargeHoclim's Board of Directors.