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The European Union (EU) Innovation Fund announces funding of EUR 328 million in two Holcim decarbonization projects at the Financing Innovative Clean Tech Conference in Brussels. The grants will accelerate the development of Holcim’s breakthrough carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) projects in Germany and Poland.

Yesterday, the EU Innovation Fund Grant Agreement for Heidelberg Materials’ pioneering CCUS project ANRAV was officially signed in Brussels. ANRAV aims to be the first full-chain CCUS project in Eastern Europe, eventually covering all steps from CO2 capture, transport and geological CO₂ storage to CO₂ reuse.

The World Cement Association (WCA) announced today that it is welcoming global leader of construction products, GCP, part of Saint-Gobain Construction Chemicals, as an Associate Corporate Member.

On Friday, Heidelberg Materials successfully placed its first sustainability-linked bond (ISIN XS2577874782) with an issue volume of €750 million and a term until 2032 via HeidelbergCement AG as part of the €10 billion EMTN programme.

ACC Limited, the cement and building material company of Adani Cement and part of the Adani Group, is all set to bring a new dimension to the building materials industry by launching ‘ACC ECOMaxX’ in Mumbai and various other locations in the coming few days. It is an expert range of green concrete solutions aimed towards building a sustainable future through conscious green construction.

Heidelberg Materials intends to equip the Antoing plant of its Belgian subsidiary CBR with an innovative hybrid carbon capture unit.

Holcim has acquired Nicem srl (Nicem), a leader in grounded calcium carbonate in Northern Italy based near Bergamo, Italy.