The UK, EU and much of the rest of the world is still reeling from the UK’s shock decision to leave the EU in a referendum held on 23 June 2016. Although the country already has a new Prime Minister and the Pound has fallen somewhat against the Euro and US Dollar, the full economic and political effects of the decision, nicknamed ‘Brexit,’ will take years to unfold. Here Global Cement takes the views of Edwin Trout of the Cement Industry Suppliers’ Forum (CISF) in the UK, with his comments coming just days after the vote.
Articles on the cement industry from Global Cement
How cement companies can prepare for business in a low-CO2 world
Total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions continue to rise despite the considerable efforts of a growing number of sustainability leaders. Under the current trajectory, temperatures are predicted to rise by almost 5°C by the end of the 21st Century, well beyond levels identified as ‘safe.’ With the legally-binding deal to limit global warming to 2°C signed in Paris in April 2016, how can cement companies prepare for future conditions...?
Stranded assets and the threat to industry
Cenin Cement’s Martyn Popham argues that major cement producers should recognise how carbon costs will come to bear on the cement sector in the future, and offers a solution from the ancient past...
The UK cement industry in 2015 - 2016
As the consequences of a market competitiveness investigation and the LafargeHolcim mega-merger continue to play out in the UK cement industry, Edwin Trout of the Cement Industry Suppliers’ Forum (CISF) looks at these and other aspects of the UK cement sector over the past 12 months. Over the past couple of years the UK cement market has recovered, the market fundamentals remain sound and most forecasts are positive.
A new world for Entsorga’s MBT technology in West Virginia
Entsorga Italia SpA is based in Tortona, Italy. It was founded in 1997 on the basis of leveraging technology to improve environmental protection and standards. Today, Entsorga is a leading provider of technologies such as composting, mechanical biological treatment (MBT) and anaerobic digestion for both organic and municipal solid wastes. Here, the company’s Managing Director and President of the Board Pier Cella speaks to Global Cement’s Peter Edwards about a new and exciting project with the Essroc Martinsburg cement plant in West Virginia, USA.
