(IN BRIEF) Holcim has acquired Compañía Minera Luren, a leading Peruvian producer of specialty building materials with 377 employees, to enhance its product portfolio and accelerate expansion in Latin America. Known for its energy-efficient walling systems that combine advanced insulation … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged 377 employees, acquisition, Compañía Minera Luren, energy-efficient walling systems, family-owned business, GROWTH, holcim, insulation, integrated construction solutions, Latin America, Oliver Osswald, partnership, PERU, specialty building solutions, specialty mortars, sustainability, sustainable building materials
(IN BRIEF) Solease and Eneco have formed a joint venture to exclusively promote Eneco’s new business product, Eneco GroenGebouw™, a full-service concept designed to boost the sustainability of commercial premises. This collaboration will provide property owners with end-to-end services—from energy … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged business market, charging stations, commercial premises, decarbonisation, Eneco, Eneco GroenGebouw™, energy contract, energy savings, financing, full-service solution, heat pumps, home batteries, installation, insulation, joint venture, partnership, renewable energy, SME sector, solar panels, Solease, stable energy costs, sustainability, sustainability partnership
(IN BRIEF) The National Wealth Fund has announced a significant financial guarantee of up to £400 million to support a series of new loans provided by NatWest Group for retrofitting social housing in the UK. The objective of this initiative … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged biodiversity, decarbonisation, Decent Homes Standard, energy consumption, energy efficient, EPC rating, financial guarantee, green retrofit, insulation, John Flint, National Wealth Fund, NatWest Group, Paul Thwaite, private capital, renewable energy, Resilience Measures, retrofit, Royal Bank of Scotland, social housing, UK housing, Ulster Bank
(IN BRIEF) Holcim has filed the Form 10 Registration Statement for its North American business, Amrize, with the SEC, marking a significant step in the planned spin-off of Amrize. Upon completion, Amrize will be North America’s largest building solutions company, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Industrial, Investment, Management, Switzerland
Tagged $2 trillion construction industry, Adjusted EBITDA, aggregates, Amrize, building envelope, building materials, building solutions, carve-out basis, Cement, construction markets, ELEVATE, financial statements, Form 10 Registration Statement, holcim, insulation, Investor Day, Jan Jenisch, market-leading brands, New York City, North America, OneCem, pro forma financial information, production and distribution facilities, Ready-mix concrete, revenue, roofing, SEC, SEC approval, shareholder approval, spin-off, U.S. GAAP
(IN BRIEF) Holcim, a global building materials company, has announced the acquisition of Minerales y Agregados, a leading provider of advanced mortars and adhesives in Guatemala. This marks Holcim’s entry into the Guatemalan market and expands its Solutions & Products … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Industrial, Investment, Switzerland
Tagged acquisition, adhesives, advanced mortars, agriculture, construction, dry mortars, Guatemala, holcim, insulation, Minerales y Agregados, Oliver Osswald
(IN BRIEF) Researchers from Empa have developed a translucent glass brick with good insulation properties thanks to aerogel, which can even be used for load-bearing elements. The glass brick has a measured thermal conductivity of 53 mW/(m∙K) and a compressive … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Industrial, Management, News, Switzerland
Tagged aerogel, Empa, insulation, load-bearing walls, translucent glass brick
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Sparkasse Bank in North Macedonia have teamed up to provide additional funds to homeowners for energy-saving measures. Under the Green Economy Financing Facility (GEFF) programme for the Western Balkans, … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Holcim has acquired HM Factory, a precast concrete solutions provider that supplies Polish construction projects and exports to Scandinavian markets. HM Factory’s solutions use less material, reduce waste on the construction site, and are well-positioned to capitalize on … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Industrial, Poland, Switzerland
Tagged 3D printing, acquisition, balconies, construction, HM Factory, holcim, insulation, Miljan Gutovic, Poland, precast concrete solutions, roofing, staircases, walls
(IN KÜRZE) Capgemini und Eneco haben eine gemeinsame Verpflichtung bekannt gegeben, die CO2-Emissionen von Eneco durch gemeinsame Initiativen in den Bereichen 1, 2 und 3 bis 2030 um eine Megatonne zu reduzieren. Dies ist Teil einer umfassenderen 10-Jahres-Vereinbarung zwischen den … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged AI, B2B decarbonisation, B2B-Dekarbonisierung, Capgemini, carbon-neutral, CO2 emissions, CO2-Emissionen, CO2-neutral, Digital Twins, digitale Zwillinge, Eneco, Energiehandel, energy trade, Erneuerbare Energien, heat pumps, INNOVATION, insulation, intelligente Bürobeleuchtung, Isolierung, KI, nachhaltige Energie, offshore windfarms, Offshore-Windparks, onshore windfarms, Onshore-Windparks, renewable energy, smart office lighting, solar boilers, solar panels, Solarboiler, Solarmodule, sustainable energy, Virtual Power Plant, virtuelles Kraftwerk, Wärmepumpen
(IN BRIEF) Capgemini and Eneco have announced a joint commitment to reduce Eneco’s CO2 emissions by one megaton through joint initiatives across scopes 1, 2, and 3 by 2030. This is part of a broader 10-year agreement between the two … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged AI, B2B decarbonisation, Capgemini, carbon-neutral, CO2 emissions, Digital Twins, Eneco, energy trade, heat pumps, INNOVATION, insulation, offshore windfarms, onshore windfarms, renewable energy, smart office lighting, solar boilers, solar panels, sustainable energy, Virtual Power Plant
(IN BRIEF) Empa, a leading research organization, is developing a new type of insulation material made from plant-based raw materials or waste products that can permanently bind CO2 through a special heat treatment. This “biochar” not only acts as a … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, News, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged biochar, Climate Fund, CO2 sink, Empa, Empa Zukunftsfonds, ETH Board, insulation, Jannis Wernery, Minerva Foundation, SFOE, Stadtwerk Winterthur, Swiss Federal Office of Energy, Zurich University of Applied Sciences
(IN BRIEF) Holcim, a global leader in sustainable building solutions, has acquired a state-of-the-art fiberglass mat facility in Maryland, USA. This acquisition will expand Holcim’s technology platform for high-performing and durable roofing systems and support the company’s expansion in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Industrial, Investment, News, Switzerland
Tagged acquisition, fiberglass mat facility, holcim, insulation, ISOGARD insulation boards, Jamie Gentoso, roofing, roofing systems
Watch out for condensation – damp Christmas decorations might be the least of your problems…. (PRESS RELEASE) TISTRUP, Denmark, 7-Dec-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — One of the hottest summers on record feels like a distant memory as the cold weather starts … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Denmark, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News
Tagged Attic Insulation, attics, Christmas, Christmas decorations, cold weather, energy costs, insulation, loft, loft insulation, roof, Roof-Space, roofing, ventilation, WINTER
(PRESS RELEASE) ZUG, 6-Oct-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Holcim (SWX: HOLN), one of the world’s leading suppliers of cement and aggregates, concrete and related services, has announced the closing of the acquisition of a Poland based leading player in the specialty … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Poland, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged acquisition, building solutions, Cantillana, holcim, insulation, Izolbet, Miljan Gutovic, PRB Group, PTB-Compaktuna, renovation, roofing
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 6-Jul-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Stora Enso (HEL: STERV), a leading provider of renewable solutions in packaging, biomaterials, wooden constructions and paper, has announced the launch of a NeoLigno®, which is a revolutionary lignin-based binder for particleboard and … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Environment, Finland, Industrial, Sweden
Tagged BioInnovation, building elements, construction plywood, Formas, fossil-free structural boards, insulation, ISO 14001, IsoTimber, Janina Östling, lignin-based binder, Magdalena Sterley, Moelven, NeoLigno, particleboard, RISE, Sara Fäldt, Stora Enso, Swedish Energy Agency, Tjalling Chaudron, VINNOVA
(COMUNICADO DE PRENSA) HELSINKI, 6-Jul-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Stora Enso (HEL: STERV), proveedor líder de soluciones renovables en embalaje, biomateriales, construcciones de madera y papel, ha anunciado el lanzamiento de a NeoLigno®, que es un aglutinante revolucionario a base de … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Environment, Finland, Industrial, Sweden
Tagged BioInnovation, building elements, construction plywood, Formas, fossil-free structural boards, insulation, ISO 14001, IsoTimber, Janina Östling, lignin-based binder, Magdalena Sterley, Moelven, NeoLigno, particleboard, RISE, Sara Fäldt, Stora Enso, Swedish Energy Agency, Tjalling Chaudron, VINNOVA
(PRESS RELEASE) LA DÈFENSE CEDEX, 11-Apr-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Saint-Gobain (EPA: SGO), a French multinational producer of construction, high-performance, and other materials, has announced a major $400 million expansion plan across its 4 manufacturing facilities in the U.S. As part … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, France, Industrial, Investment, Management, News
Tagged California, CertainTeed, Chowchilla, insulation, investment, Saint-Gobain
(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) LA DÈFENSE CEDEX, 11-Apr-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Saint-Gobain (EPA: SGO), ein französischer multinationaler Hersteller von Bau-, Hochleistungs- und anderen Materialien, hat dies angekündigt ein großer Expansionsplan in Höhe von 400 Millionen US-Dollar für seine 4 Produktionsstätten in den USA … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, France, Industrial, Investment, Management
Tagged CertainTeed, Chowchilla, insulation, Investition, Kalifornien, Saint-Gobain
Proven double-digit growth engine in the highly profitable and growing US residential roofing market Another milestone acquisition for roofing systems to achieve USD 4 billion Net Sales by 2025 Accelerating expansion of Solutions & Products to reach 30% of Group … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland
Tagged acquisition, construction, holcim, insulation, Jan Jenisch, Malarkey, Malarkey Roofing Products, renovation, residential roofing, roofing, roofing systems
(PRESS RELEASE) DÜBENDORF, 8-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Empa, the Swiss research institute for applied materials sciences and technology, has announced that its research team has demonstrated how the use of aerogels as an insulation can free up additional square meters … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Real Estate, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged aerogel sheets, aerogel wood elements, aerogels, AGITEG AG, buildings, Eawag, Empa, ERNE AG, Holzbau, Innosuisse, insulation, Jannis Wernery, NEST unit Sprint, renovations, superinsulation, Superinsulation materials
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