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22.08.2023 12:43Portfolio optimisation in West Africa continues: Heidelberg Materials sells business in Gambia
Heidelberg Materials completed the divestment of its business in Gambia with the sale of its cement terminal in the Gambian capital Banjul to B5 Plus.
Region: Africa
21.08.2023 13:58Heidelberg Materials acquires Green Drop Rock Products in Canada
Heidelberg Materials North America has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire the aggregates business of Green Drop Rock Products. Assets include a high-capacity plant that is well positioned to supply the Calgary market.
Region: Canada
18.08.2023 16:47AmpIn Energy solar plant starts power supply to JK Cement
AmpIn Energy Transition has started supplying power from its 30 MWp solar plant in Mishrikh, Uttar Pradesh. JK Cement is the offtaker for 10 MWp of the power produced by the plant
Region: India
11.08.2023 14:41Lafarge Canada Pilots ECOCycle Technology To Drive Circular Construction at St. Constant Plant
Taking a bold step towards circularity and sustainable construction, Lafarge Canada, a member of Holcim group, announces the completion of the initial phase of its pilot project of ECOCycle Technology.
Region: Canada
10.08.2023 15:07Alpacem and Buzzi expand strategic partnership
Buzzi's Fanna cement plant in Friuli Venezia Giulia is taken over by Alpacem. Buzzi subscribes to a 25 % stake in the Austrian company Alpacem Zement Austria GmbH.
Region: Italy
08.08.2023 11:48Taiheiyo Cement announces construction of a new cement terminal on Luzon island, the Philippines
Taiheiyo Cement Corporation (Headquartered in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; Masafumi Fushihara, President and Representative Director, hereinafter, Taiheiyo Cement) has decided to establish a new cement terminal on Luzon, the largest cement consumption area in the Philippines, by its consolidated subsidiary, Taiheiyo Cement Philippines, Inc. (Headquartered in Cebu, Philippines, hereinafter, TCPI).
07.08.2023 17:0230 % by 2033 - Rohrdorfer presents "Initiative 3033" for the expansion of renewable energies
The Rohrdorf group of companies intends to produce CO2 -neutral cement by 2038. In order for this goal to be achieved, the electricity supply must come from 100% renewable energies. In order to increase the pace of the switch to renewables and to achieve the highest possible degree of energy self-sufficiency, Rohrdorfer is pursuing ambitious expansion plans with the "Initiative 3033". By 2033, 30 % of the electricity required should be self-produced.
Region: Austria