Holcim Romania launches its first bricklaying binder with 10% recycled concrete from construction demolition materials and it has 30% less CO2.
Eight companies or associations of companies have submitted bids for the construction of the photovoltaic park next to the Multipurpose Hall Oradea Arena.
The initiative is part of the company's sustainability strategy and a first step in the transition to a green fleet.
In 2022, Romanians were in last place in the European Union in terms of municipal waste production and recycling, according to data published by Eurostat.
Reducing carbon emissions and increasing the share of renewable energy and the development are the objectives of Roca's sustainability strategy for 2024.
The companies can submit their project proposals until 12 March 2024.
Etem Gestamp, the Sofia-based joint venture between Viohalco Group and Spain's Gestamp Group focused on aluminium extrusion and processing for the automotive industry, and Rezolv Energy, the Actis-backed independent power producer, have signed a 10-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) in Bulgaria. The VPPA will see Etem Gestamp buy electricity from Rezolv Energy's 461MW 'Vifor' wind farm, which is about to come onstream in Buzău County, Romania. It is the first cross-border wind PPA that has been publicly announced in Bulgaria.
DP World has launched a five-year coastal restoration programme to create underwater "forests" of native seaweed to boost marine life near the Constanța South Container Terminal on the Black Sea.
Microsoft has achieved its goal of matching 100% of its annual global electricity consumption with renewable energy, reaching the milestone five years ahead of its 2025 target. The achievement supports the company's commitment to become carbon negative by 2030.
The recent weakening of the CSRD may have some real estate developers cheering the compliance rollbacks, but the consequences could be complicated. A new research survey examines how EU real estate firms are navigating changes to the CSRD, and what that could mean for upcoming SFDR revisions.
Waldevar Energy has begun construction on two utility-scale photovoltaic parks for Doral Energy in Tudor Vladimirescu (Brăila County) and Ștefan Vodă (Călărași County), Romania. The projects will deliver 14 MWp of installed capacity using around 25,000 photovoltaic panels.
