France: Syndicat Français de l’Industrie Cimentière (SFIC), the French cement union, has launched Cement Lab, an initiative intended to connect startup companies to the cement industry. Bénédicte de Bonnechose, president of the SFIC, unveiled the project that will link new companies, industry and academia at Station F, a business incubator for startup located at the former Halle Freyssinet railway depot in Paris. Startups featured at the event included Combo Solution, 360 Smart Connect, XtreeE, Smart Cast and Red Bird, who are offering a drone-based method for mine and quarry visualisation.
