Europe’s cement industry is taking bold steps toward decarbonisation. In early October, Holcim announced a large-scale expansion of calcined clay cement production at its plants in France, Spain, and Germany. This innovative binder enables up to 50% CO₂ reduction compared to traditional clinker while maintaining high performance and durability. The initiative is part of Holcim’s Net-Zero Strategy, which […]

At EASTGAS S.R.L., we are proud to announce that in September 2025 we reached an important milestone in our company’s development — we obtained three new international certifications. For us, this is more than a formality: it is confirmation that we are moving in the right direction by ensuring quality, environmental responsibility, and alignment with

Holcim launches the Kodeco project in Kromachno On 22 September 2025, Holcim officially presented the Kodeco investment project at its cement plant in Porto Kromachno, Croatia. This significant investment aims to modernize production, optimize energy consumption, and reduce CO₂ emissions. The project includes upgrades to kilns and boiler systems, improvements in gas treatment technologies, and the potential

 Alternative fuel in cement kilns In September 2025, one of Europe’s leading cement plants announced the completion of a €2.5 million burner system upgrade project, carried out in cooperation with FLSmidth. The modernized kilns are now capable of efficiently operating on Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) — a recovered solid fuel derived from industrial and municipal waste.

Revival of Decarbonisation Innovations: Heidelberg Materials Introduces Net-Zero Cement in Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina Heidelberg Materials has announced the introduction of its revolutionary cement evoZero® to the South-Eastern European market — the world’s first cement with a zero-carbon footprint. Production has already started at the Brevik plant in Norway, which actively captures and stores

In recent years, the cement market in the European Union has shown stable growth in imports. According to GTAIC estimates, in 2024, the volume of cement imports across 30 European countries amounted to 15.38 million tons, equivalent to USD 1.7 billion. The main importing countries are Hungary (5.21% of total imports), Italy (4.51%), Poland (2.73%),

EASTGAS S.R.L. is actively expanding its range of products for the metallurgical industry, offering two key solutions: pig iron product from blast furnace slag and briquettes made from mill scale. Our pig iron product is manufactured by crushing, cleaning, and screening blast furnace slag. The particle size ranges from 10 to 800 mm, with a high

EU and the Pig Iron Market: A Decade of Dependence Coming to an End The European Union has long been critically dependent on pig iron imports, primarily from Russia. This dependence became particularly evident in the last decade: Russian pig iron consistently accounted for over 60% of the EU’s external supply. Italy was the largest

EASTGAS S.R.L. is proud to announce its participation in the 17th Global Slag Conference, held on 25–26 June 2025 in Vienna. The event gathered 140 delegates from 36 countries and served as a key platform for discussing the future of metallurgical slags in the construction industry. The focus of the conference was on effective solutions

As part of its commitment to the principles of the circular economy, EASTGAS S.R.L. continues its active efforts to supply cement plants with high-quality products for the production of low-carbon cement. We supply high-quality blast furnace slags — Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GBFS) and Air-Cooled Slag (ACS) — as well as Class F Fly ash,