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On the occasion of the Ulm Concrete Days (June 20th to 22nd, 2023), Dyckerhoff presented the newly developed CO2-reduced cement Dyckerhoff Weiss BLUE STAR.

Dangote Cement, Africa's leading cement manufacturer, has announced its plans to expand production capacity by constructing a new 6 Mt integrated cement plant in Itori, Ogun State. The Group Managing Director of Dangote Cement, Arvind Pathak, stated that the new plant will strengthen local production of Dangote Cement in Africa.

Holcim has been selected for three grants from the European Union (EU) Innovation Fund for breakthrough Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) projects in Belgium, France and Croatia. The projects were selected for their highly scalable profile, mature technologies and advanced partnerships to advance the EU’s Green Deal, putting clean technologies to work for a net-zero future.

The EU Commission has selected IFESTOS, TITAN Group’s groundbreaking Carbon Capture project in Greece, for grant agreement preparation in the context of the third call for large-scale projects under the EU Innovation Fund. IFESTOS, the largest project of its kind in Europe, will advance TITAN's decarbonization journey, expedite the sector’s green transition, and substantially contribute to promoting carbon capture technology throughout the continent.

The EU Innovation Fund, one of the world’s largest funding programmes for innovative low-carbon technologies, has selected Heidelberg Materials’ pioneering GeZero Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project for Grant Agreement Preparation.

With the latest addition, UltraTech Cement’s total grey cement manufacturing capacity now stands at 131.25 mtpa

Holcim announces its investment as a limited partner (LP) in Suffolk Technologies USD 110 million venture capital fund, supporting startups at the forefront of disruptive innovation in the building industry, from sustainability to AI. As part of this fund, Holcim is committed to supporting the most promising startups by giving them access to capital as well as its global technology, expertise and operations to maximize their growth and scale up potential.