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Heidelberg Materials France plans a restructuring that would result in the closure of its site in Ranville in the Normandy region. The measure is part of Heidelberg Materials’ ongoing optimisation of its European production network, adapting clinker supply to changing market demands in line with a stronger focus on the end product cement.
American company Fortera plans to develop a commercial facility designed to produce more than 300,000 tons of low-carbon cement annually.
The facility will be built in Pagny-sur-Meuse, Meuse, in France’s Grand Est region. The project represents an investment of approximately 7 million EUR.
Holcim has commissioned a membrane-based CO2 capture demonstration CCUS system at its Höver cement plant close to Hanover in Germany.
The Al-Qatrana Cement Plant in Jordan is set to switch from heavy fuel oil and diesel to compressed natural gas (CNG) from 2027 as part of efforts to improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions.
The project will increase the company’s total installed solar capacity across all of its operations to more than 30 MW.
China has released a five-year plan to advance the green and low-carbon transformation of its industrial sector, setting a target of peaking carbon dioxide emissions from industry by 2030.