LafargeHolcim Spain to spend around Euro20m to reduce its carbon footprint

Spain: LafargeHolcim Spain plans to spend around Euro20m to reduce its CO₂ emissions. The funding will be used to upgrade its plants from 2019 to 2022 with the aim of reducing its emissions by 90,000t/yr. It plans to increase its usage of alternative fuels and reduce its clinker ratio in its products. It follows European funding of Euro145m by LafargeHolcim across 80 projects in 19 European countries to reduce its annual CO₂ emissions by 15%. Overall the group hopes to reach by 2030 an average content of 520kg of CO₂ per ton of cement.