Tag: cement
Climate change: Four Indonesians are suing the cement company Holcim – Politics
Because the Swiss building materials giant Holcim has emitted enormous amounts of CO₂, Indonesians affected by climate change are demanding compensation. German companies are also increasingly being sued. But are…
Climate lawsuits: Indonesians against cement company – politics
Because the Swiss building materials giant Holcim has emitted enormous amounts of CO₂, Indonesians affected by climate change are demanding compensation. German companies are also increasingly being sued. But are…
The government condemns the damage to the Lafarge cement plant by environmental activists
The spectacular action is talking to the highest peak of the state. In a joint press release, the Minister for Ecological Transition Christophe Béchu and the Minister Delegate for Industry…
A Lafarge cement plant targeted by environmental activists near Marseille
Last spectacular action of climate activists, a cement plant of the group “polluter” Lafarge, near Marseille, was the target on Saturday December 10 of a group of several dozen militants…
Cement tiles in the kitchen: 15 ideas and inspirations
© Leroy Merlin © Maison Bahya Which cement tile to adopt in the kitchen? Cement tiles come in a variety of exceptional patterns – to the point that it becomes…
The cement manufacturer admits having helped Daesh, the American justice makes him pay
He “deeply” regrets having been able to help a terrorist organization and he is paying. The Lafarge group announced on Tuesday that it had agreed to pay a financial penalty…
Concrete: The construction industry wants to get rid of its climate sinner image
Concrete is the most important building material in the world and a huge source of CO₂. A Berlin start-up now wants to make it more climate-friendly. But that costs money…
Cement industry: How a manufacturer from Bavaria wants to recycle CO₂ – Bavaria
Of Matthias Köpf, Rohrdorf When Helmut Leibinger opens the metal flap with the lever, the small window allows a view like a bubbling volcano. The clinker is actually already being…
A green cement based on raw clay, the concrete project of the start-up Matter’up
Each year, the building sector emits more than 123 million tonnes of CO2, according to the Ministry of Ecological Transition. A figure that places it among the most polluting activities,…
How housing can become more climate-friendly – politics
So far, the quarter of the future has only been available in computer animations. The sun is shining, people are leisurely strolling through car-free streets, the trees are green and…