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24.07.2023 16:44Brazil’s cement market expands in June
After an unstable first half for the Brazilian economy marked by high interest rates, high debt and family defaults, cement sales accumulated a 1.8% drop compared to the same period of 2022 with the sale of 30.3 million tons in the first six months of the year.
Region: Brazil
24.07.2023 16:07Orient Cement to acquire 28.52 % stake in Ardeur Renewables
Orient Cement has entered into Share Subscription and Shareholders’ Agreement with Ardeur Renewables and Cleantech Solar India OA 2 on July 21, 2023 for acquisition of 28.52 % stake in the share capital of Ardeur Renewables for putting up two solar power plants with capacity of 16 MWdc in Karnataka (Project 1) and capacity of 5.5 MWdc in Maharashtra (Project 2), under Captive Scheme.
Region: India
20.07.2023 14:14Vietnam: exports of cement and clinker fall
The Ministry of Construction said that production and consumption of some key construction materials in the first half of the year declined sharply.
Region: Vietnam
The Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) and the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) have launched a new tracker, to help policymakers, industry experts, academics and the public monitor worldwide decarbonization efforts in the cement industry. The Green Cement Technology Tracker was unveiled today, at an international inter-governmental meeting focused on clean energy, which is taking place in India (CEM14-M18)
Region: India
19.07.2023 14:35Salonit Anhovo to become Alpacem Cement Slovenia
The construction material manufacturer Salonit Anhovo, which is majority owned by the Austrian company Wietersdorfer Alpacem, is taking over the name of its owner. As the shareholders agreed at general meeting, the company will now be called Alpacem Cement Slovenia.
19.07.2023 11:57POINT.P and Ecocem partner to deploy low-carbon solutions
POINT.P, part of Saint-Gobain Building Distribution France, and Ecocem, Europe’s leading independent provider of low carbon cement technologies have reinforced their long history of commercial collaboration with this partnership announcement to develop and market low-carbon solutions for binders, concretes and mortars.
Region: France
14.07.2023 14:08Three Holcim clean tech projects selected for EU Innovation Fund grants to decarbonize Europe
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.