Germany: Solid UNIT Germany, the German construction sector association, has launched its climate advisory board. The board will advise on and jointly instigate initiatives together with the Solid UNIT Germany management board. Its membership comprises representatives from the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB), the Institute for Sustainable Construction in Germany (ARGE) and the Federal Chamber of Architects, along with members of parliament.

Solid UNIT Germany managing director Thomas Zawalski said "To cope with the Herculean task ahead of us, it is important to bundle experience. Faster CO₂ reduction in the building sector is only possible through joint action by all stakeholders."

China: China National Building Material (CNBM) subsidiary Xinjiang Tianshan recorded a drop in its net profit during 2022, Reuters has reported. The producer recorded a net profit of US$655m, down by 64% year-on-year from 2021 levels.

Greece: Titan Cement Group’s sales rose by 33% year-on-year to Euro2.28bn in 2022, while its earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) rose by 20% to Euro331m. The producer sold 17.2Mt of cement, up by 2% year-on-year from 16.8Mt. Its USA sales rose by 34% to Euro1.31bn, its Southeastern Europe sales rose by 33% to Euro386m, its Greece and Western Europe sales rose by 22% to Euro326m, its Eastern Mediterranean sales rose by 48% to Euro256m and its Brazil-based joint venture Apodi’s sales rose by 38% to Euro115.9m. During the year, the group commenced exports of Type IL Portland limestone cement (PLC) from its Samsun, Türkiye, cement terminal to the US.

Group chair Marcel Cobuz said “The great performance results highlight the group's ability to adapt to market conditions and to activate effective growth strategies, driving positive financial performance mainly in US and Europe, where we serve the majority of our customers and have close to 90% of our sales. They also underscore the group’s resilience, adaptability and commitment of all our great teams to transform the group commercially and technologically while digitising our customer journey and decarbonising aggressively, delivering long-term value to all our stakeholders.”

US: Holcim US has appointed TotalEnergies to install, maintain and operate a 33MW solar power plant and 38.5MWh battery system at its Florence, Colorado cement plant. By storing energy with the battery system, the plant can relieve demand on the grid at peak times. Holcim will receive roughly 71,000MWh/yr of renewable energy under a minimum 15-year power purchase and storage services agreement (PPSSA). The partners expect the new systems to reduce the plant's CO₂ emissions by 40,000t/yr and its energy consumption by 40%.

Holcim North America’s vice president for procurement Atl Martinez said "As we work to accelerate green growth across the US, it's critical that we come to the table with partners who share similar goals around circularity and renewable energy. This initiative with TotalEnergies demonstrates an ongoing determination to transform our operations and lower our carbon footprint. It's a milestone investment that will decrease our reliance on other sources of energy and shrink our utility costs through a powerful combination of clean energy and efficient operations."