On International Women’s Day, the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) announced the launch of a “Global Cement and Concrete Industry Women’s Network.”

The Portland Cement Association (PCA) announced the launch of a new podcast series. Hard Factsis a podcast examining the best way to pay for the nation’s transportation infrastructure and explores money-saving tools available to planners and builders through interviews with members of Congress, the Trump administration and the industry.

California’s cement plants have higher emissions per ton of cement than similar facilities in China, India and other major cement-producing regions, according to a report commissioned by Sierra Club California. The findings of the report show that the state’s cement industry has yet to transition to low-carbon methods.

Norway-based SINTEF Energy announced that researchers upgraded a method used to capture greenhouse gases generated during the cement manufacturing process. The new hybrid technology makes it easier and less expensive to capture and purify CO2 produced by the industry. 

Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V. announced that it is joining the Global Alliance for YOUth (All4YOUth), a business-driven youth employment initiative created by Nestlé in 2014 with close to 200 business partners. The company’s participation in the alliance will help more than 65,000 young people by 2022.

HeidelbergCement announced a succession plan that will see an early-2020 shift of executives on the managing board. Upon conclusion of his third term at the end of January 2020, Dr. Bernd Scheifele will vacate his role of chairman of the managing board, and will stand as supervisory board chair candidate in 2022. Succeeding him will be Managing Board Deputy Chairman…