Tag Archives: concrete

Alfa Laval joins global initiative to address hard-to-abate CO2 emissions

(IN BRIEF) Alfa Laval has joined the First Movers Coalition (FMC), a global initiative launched by the World Economic Forum (WEF) to decarbonize hard-to-abate CO2-emitting industries and long-distance transport. The FMC focuses on seven sectors, including aluminium, aviation, chemicals, concrete, … Read the full press release

Vattenfall joins the new Cement and Concrete sector launched by the First Movers Coalition

(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 8-Nov-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Vattenfall, a Swedish Government-owned multinational power company, has announced a new commitment in connection to COP27 where the First Movers Coalition today launched a new sector – Cement and Concrete. The company will … Read the full press release

Schneider Electric’s first-quarter results: focus on sustainability despite complex and challenging social and market dynamics

(PRESS RELEASE) RUEIL-MALMAISON, 27-Apr-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Schneider Electric (EPA: SU), a global leader in energy management, digital transformation and automation active in more than 100 countries, has announced the release of its first-quarter results. The report reaffirms the company’s … Read the full press release

Ergebnisse von Schneider Electric für das erste Quartal: Fokus auf Nachhaltigkeit trotz komplexer und herausfordernder Gesellschafts- und Marktdynamiken

(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) RUEIL-MALMAISON, 27-Apr-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Schneider Electric (EPA: SU), a global leader in energy management, digital transformation and automation active in more than 100 countries, has announced the release of its first-quarter results. The report reaffirms the company’s continued … Read the full press release

Carbon Counts exhibition opens at University of Liverpool’s Liverpool School of Architecture (LSA) from February to May 2022

(PRESS RELEASE) LIVERPOOL, 31-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — University of Liverpool, a public research university, has announced that its School of Architecture will host an exhibition that will explore the embodied carbon of some of the most common contemporary building materials, … Read the full press release

Holcim milestone: the company’s green concrete ECOPact now available in 24 markets

ECOPact now available in 24 markets across all five regions just one year since global launch ECOPact reduces carbon footprint of concrete by at least 30%, contributing to Holcim’s net zero targets A milestone in Holcim’s transformation to become the … Read the full press release

Sustainable Construction: Sika develops LC3 concrete admixtures with low CO2 footprint

(PRESS RELEASE) BAAR, 29-Apr-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Sika announces that, together with leading key players, it is working on the development of concrete admixtures using the LC3 technology that lowers CO2 emissions, developed by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology … Read the full press release

HeidelbergCement optimises portfolio and improves cash generation by further reduction in Ciments du Maroc shareholding

(PRESS RELEASE) HEIDELBERG, 29-Nov-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — HeidelbergCement sells 3.6% of Ciments du Maroc’s share capital to certain Moroccan institutional investors through a block trade. The sale of around 0.5 million shares was sold for an aggregate amount of approximately … Read the full press release

Sika further strengthens presence in West Africa with a new mortar manufacturing facility in Cameroon

(PRESS RELEASE) BAAR, 4-Sep-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Sika further starts operations in new facility for mortars in Cameroon, further expanding its presence in West Africa. The company invests in a new mortar manufacturing facility following the foundation of the national … Read the full press release

Master Builders Solutions® introduces an innovative admixture to extend service life of concrete

Extends the service life of concrete by reducing crack widths Reduces shrinkage by up to 60 percent Ensures high-quality concrete LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany, 09-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — With MasterLife SRA 900, Master Builders Solutions® is introducing an innovative admixture to extend the service … Read the full press release

Sika opens new factory in Dubai for the production of high-performance concrete admixtures

BAAR, 24-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Sika is developing its operations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with the opening of a new factory in Dubai. An existing production facility for concrete admixtures has been relocated to the new site and expanded. … Read the full press release

Sika further expanded its presence in Southeast Asia with two new production plants in Myanmar and Cambodia

Baar, Switzerland, 10-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Sika is systematically implementing its Strategy 2018 by entering into new markets and opening 6 to 8 factories a year, and has now further expanded its presence in Southeast Asia. With one new production plant … Read the full press release

Bekaert launched Dramix® production line in its Lipetsk plant in Russia

27-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Bekaert inaugurated a new production line at the company’s Lipetsk plant in Russia. Bekaert adds the production of Dramix® steel fibers to serve infrastructure and construction markets in Russia and the wider CIS. Dramix® is a Bekaert … Read the full press release

Alstom & Chela Ltd innovative cleaning method won highly commended award

1-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Alstom, working in partnership with Chela Ltd (one of the UK’s leading manufacturer of innovative industrial cleaning chemicals) has developed an award-winning environmentally considerate way of removing diesel and oil from track ballast and concrete. The solution, BioChela … Read the full press release