Switzerland: LafargeHolcim subsidiary Holcim Schweiz’s Eclépens cement plant generated 443,000kWh of energy via its waste heat recovery (WHR) plant in April 2021. The company said that the energy was enough to power 1000 households for the month. The figure brings the plant’s four-month 2021 total energy generation to over 1,000,000kWh. The producer said that the positive trend puts it on course to achieve its annual target of 4,000,000kWh in 2021.

 Malaysia: Malayan Cement has agreed to acquire YTL Cement’s cement and ready-mix concrete operations in Malaysia. MarketLine News has reported the value of the deal as US$1.25bn.

India: Birla Corporation’s board of directors has approved the issuance of up to US$27.3m-worth of secured redeemable non-convertible debentures (NCDs). The Telegraph newspaper has reported that the company will issue the NCDs in one or more tranches before May 2022.

France: Hoffman Green Cement Technologies has supplied cement for Groupe GCC’s construction of a new secondary school in Aizenay, Vendée department. The Le Moniteur newspaper has reported that the cement will be used in concrete features of the Level-3 Biobased building. Groupe GCC will supply other elements made of wood. The project is the first use of Hoffman Green Cement Technologies’ products in a public building.