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Six years for ex-Lafarge CEO over Syrian IS ‘partnership’

Aleppo Old City, Craig Jenkins, CC BY 2.0, https://www.flickr.com/photos/craigjenkins/6447421813/In 2010, the cement maker—since acquired by Switzerland's Holcim—completed work on a new £680m cement plant in…

adminApril 14, 2026

Construction Professionals

Casey succeeds Casey to head the cement lobby

Martin Casey Martin Casey succeeds Diana Casey – no relation – who is leaving the MPA to take up a new role. Martin Casey worked…

adminMarch 26, 2026

Construction Professionals

MHI and Worley to deliver Padeswood carbon capture project

Padeswood cement works in north WalesHeidelberg Materials UK has signed an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Worley,…

adminDecember 9, 2025

Construction Professionals

Norwegian near-zero cement lands in the UK

Heidelberg Materials’ EvoZero cement is being stored at the Port of GooleHeidelberg’s cement plant in Brevik, Norway is now operating with carbon capture. It has…

adminNovember 6, 2025

Construction Professionals

Re:Construction podcast – Episode 189

Topics discussed this week include a new film from Gilbert Ash, the Louvre jewellery heist, a poorly attended parliamentary debate on cement, and the binning…

adminOctober 29, 2025

Construction Professionals

Construction minister promises support for cement sector

Construction minister Chris McDonald addresses a virtually empty chamber Four MPs attended an adjournment debate on the topic of the decarbonisation of cement in the…

adminOctober 27, 2025

Construction Professionals

UK cement production falls to 75-year low

Good, solid British cement brand (Mexican owned though)UK cement production has hit its lowest level since 1950, according to new data from the Mineral Products…

adminSeptember 3, 2025

Commercial Construction

Companies taking concrete steps toward capturing revenues from carbon dioxide

OTTAWA – It can be used to make fuel, fertilizer, building material and even soap, but can carbon dioxide be a money maker, too? Carbon…

adminAugust 7, 2025

Construction Professionals

Titan to process Fiddler’s Ferry fly ash

Peel NRE has planning permission to redevelop the Fiddler’s Ferry siteTitan Group will build and operate a processing and beneficiating facility for ponded fly ash,…

adminJuly 8, 2025