Germany: HeidelbergCement has completed a comprehensive Concrete Sustainability Council (CSC) certification campaign at its 10 cement plants, 12 concrete plants and five aggregates sites underwent the certification process. One cement plant– the Lengfurt, Bavaria, plant - and two concrete plants achieved Platinum certification. The Lengfurt cement plant is the first German cement plant to do so.

Senior manager sustainable construction and public affairs Christian Artelt said “CSC certification allows production sites to gain a holistic understanding of their sustainability performance.” He added “Our successful engagement in CSC certification highlights our commitment to sustainability.”

Italy: Switzerland-based LafargeHolcim has announced its participation in a partnership to build the world’s first 3D-printed concrete bridge in Venice, Venice province. The company will supply cement for the project. The bridge will feature in the European Cultural Centre (ECC)’s Time Space Existence exhibition at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2021 from May 2021 to November 2021. Other partners for the project are ETH Zürich’s Block Research Group (BRG) and UK-based Zaha Hadid Architects’ Computation and Design Group.

Mexico: Cemex says that it has supplied its low-CO₂ Vertua concrete to 786 construction works in Mexico. The El Sol de San Luis newspaper has reported that the volume so far delivered totals 33,000m³. In late May 2021, 398 further projects have placed orders for future deliveries.

Argentina: Holcim Argentina, part of Switzerland-based LafargeHolcim, has inaugurated a new 0.5Mt/yr clinker production line at its Malagueño cement plant in Cordoba. The new line increases the plant’s clinker production capacity by 45%. Additionally, a new 630,000t/yr grinding plant will increase the plant’s cement capacity to 4.7Mt/yr.

Chief executive officer Christian Dedeu said, "With this expansion of our capacity, more than 450km of road and more than 7.2Mm² of housing can be built - equivalent to more than 72,000 houses." He added, "The new line is a big bet on the domestic market and responds to the growing national demand for materials for residential construction, private investment and infrastructure works."