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Spain: Heidelberg Materials plans to stop clinker production at its Añorga plant near San Sebastián and run the site as a cement grinding plant instead. It says it intends to use the change to focus on low-carbon cement products in Spain and the South-West of France. The clinker required to supply the markets in Northern Spain and the South-West of France will be produced at Heidelberg Materials Spain’s Bilbao plant instead. The closure of the clinker production line at Añorga will start once staff negotiations at the plant are completed. The company said that, “socially acceptable solutions for all affected employees are being sought.”

Netherlands: Paebbl has successfully mineralised its first tonne of CO₂ into raw materials for alternative building materials at its pilot facility in Rotterdam. The tonne of CO₂ corresponds to 3t of material produced. In a post to LinkedIn, the company said that it is now seeking ‘more brilliant, planet-aligned, resilient people’ to join its team of 30 people.

Paebbl said “We're moving fast, but our journey is barely a humbling 0.0000001% complete.”

Canada: Votorantim Cimentos subsidiary St Marys Cement has entered redemption of all its outstanding 2027 senior notes, at a value of US$229m. The company notified the holders of the notes accordingly.

China: KHD’s management team met in Nanjing in May 2024 to strategise on advancing decarbonisation in the cement industry. The meeting focused on industry needs and sustainable practices.

CEO Jianlong Shen said "We were pleased to welcome members of KHD leadership from around the world to Nanjing. Everyone who attended had the opportunity to take part in the discussion and share their ideas and suggestions for our next steps. We look forward to sharing more about our direction in due course as we continue on our collective journey to cement beyond carbon."

Germany: Flender celebrated its 125th anniversary on 10 June 2024. The company reflected on the role of its forward-looking approach in making it market leader in industrial drive technology and a pioneer in industrial transformation and sustainable business practices.

CEO Andreas Evertz said "We have always been and will always be a large Flender family. Whether employees, customers, suppliers, partners or owners – today we all feel like Flenderans. I am incredibly proud to be part of this team and to advance the energy transition with you. Because without drive technology and Flender, nothing moves in this world."

Portugal: Sacopor has inaugurated a new bag production line at its paper bag plant near Lisbon. The new line will increase capacity to 160 million bags per year from 130 million at present. It had an investment of €11.5m. The subsidiary of Cimpor sells bags to the cement mortar industries.

Nigeria: The government of Bauchi State has signed a deal with Resident Cement and Sinoma Nigeria Company for the construction of their upcoming 10Mt/yr cement plant in the state. The deal stipulates total investments by the companies of US$500m to build the plant, situated in Gwana District.

Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed said "We are reassured in our commitment to maximise the available resources to exploit the natural resources Bauchi State possesses for the economic development of the state.”

Germany: France-based Fives has won a contract to build a 50t/day clay calcination unit at Rohrdorfer’s Rohrdorf cement plant in Bavaria. The unit will integrate into the plant’s clinker line in order to allow it to test the production of limestone calcined clay cement with up to 40% reduced CO₂ emissions. Fives’ clay calcination unit uses a flash calcination process, based on a three-stage preheater, flash calciner and decolourisation system.

Rohrdorfer’s Net Zero Emissions Labs team is responsible for the project to decarbonise the Rohrdorf cement plant by 2038. Its managing director Helmut Leibinger said “After a detailed technical review, we decided that the flash calciner with an integrated clay calcination unit from Fives FCB was the best solution in terms of reliability, efficiency and colour control. We are confident that the unit will be essential in moving forward on our pathway to net zero.”

UAE: The board of RAK White Cement has recommended that its shareholders accept a cash offer from UltraTech Cement for the acquisition of a further stake in the company. Global Cement News reported in May 2024 that UltraTech Cement had offered to acquire 32% of shares in the company. It previously acquired 29% in April 2024.

North America: The Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) has recognised Cemex’s conservation efforts in Mexico and the US with awards for four of its projects. These included its restoration of desert habitats at Cerro Jardín, Xoyatla and Coayuca in Atotonilco, Mexico. Cemex said that all of the projects advance its Future in Action strategy of sustainable excellence through circularity, climate action and water and biodiversity management, in line with becoming a net zero company by 2050.