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Holcim Polska and Geocycle have conducted a technological trial at the Małogoszcz cement plant, during which clinker and cement were produced for several days without the use of coal. The process was powered entirely by alternative fuels.

CRH plc (NYSE: CRH), the leading provider of building materials solutions, announced on November 22, 2023, that it had reached an agreement to divest its lime operations in Europe for a total consideration of c.$1.1 billion

Heidelberg Materials has commissioned an innovative recycling plant for selective separation at its production site near Katowice, Poland

Cemex Poland has entered into a long-term contract with Statkraft for the supply of green electricity from renewable sources

Holcim acquires HM Factory, a provider of precast concrete solutions with net sales of CHF 18 million. Its solutions cover a wide variety of needs, such as walls, staircases and balconies. HM Factory is ideally positioned to capitalize on growth in industrial and residential construction. The company supplies Polish construction projects as well as exporting to Scandinavian markets.

Holcim signed an agreement with Ol-Trans, the leader in ready-mix concrete in the Gdansk-Sopot-Gdynia area, to acquire its five concrete plants. With 2022 estimated net sales of CHF 27 million, the transaction will strengthen Holcim’s local ready-mix concrete network and firmly establish it as the leader in Northern Poland.

Vertua is part of a family of lower carbon building materials which include the first-ever net-zero CO2 concrete