Spain: HeidelbergCement is starting the Neuclicem carbon capture use and storage (CCUS) project at its integrated Arrigorriaga plant near Bilbao Local electricity company Volbas and the Tecnalia Research & Innovation centre are participating in the initiative The project intends to look at a process based on the mineralisation of alkaline waste such as residual construction waste or steel slag by accelerated carbonation using CO2 from the flue gas at the plant The resulting materials will then be used as additives in cement production or to reduce the use of clinker The scheme will study its viability of the process on an industrial scale The Neuclicem project has an estimated duration of 14 months Its results are intended to prepare the way for scaling up to a subsequent industrial prototype The project is partially financed by Ihobe an environmental management division of the regional Basque government Spanish media named the victim as Inspector Eduardo Puelles Garcia He died after a bomb exploded in the car park outside his block of flats Several cars could be seen burning after the explosion Local media reported that the bomb had been attached to the police inspector's car The attack was seen as a show of force by Eta after a raft of police operations in France in recent months that saw some of its most senior activists detained There had been speculation that the group was trying to reorganise its active service units and was in a rush to prove its ability to continue a campaign of violence that has claimed more than 800 lives over four decades The group had not killed since December 2008 when the owner of a construction company working on a controversial high-speed railway line was shot in the industrial town of Mondragon Police have claimed to have arrested the head of the group's armed operations on four separate occasions over the past year With senior members being picked up so regularly thanks largely to the help of French police it is unclear who is in charge of the group Today's killing was the first death since the regional Basque government was taken over by Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero's socialists following a regional election in March Those elections brought almost three decades of government by local nationalists to an end "We will bring this violence to an end," he said calling for a protest march in Bilbao tomorrow Eta ended its last unilateral ceasefire in December 2006 when it planted a bomb at Madrid airport killing two people Hopes of a negotiated end to the violence died with the Madrid airport attack Eta wants a separate Basque state made up of four Spanish provinces and part of south-west France has announced a restructuring plan that will affect 56 employees roughly half of the workforce at the Añorga plant in Donostia This decision comes as part of an employment regulation filing (ERE) linked to the cessation of clinker production in a move towards decarbonising cement manufacturing The company has proposed 15 early retirements 30 internal relocations (to other plants within the group) and 11 external relocations Unions have clarified that of the internal transfers 15 positions are offered at the Arrigorriaga plant in Bizkaia Management stated that those not interested in relocation options within the group will be offered external relocation solutions and can avail of measures the company will implement to assist in finding new employment in the labour market The company said “The ERE targets positions that are no longer required as a result of the cessation of clinker production necessary to meet decarbonisation obligations.” Despite the significant impact of the ERE the company highlighted that this represents a proportion ‘substantially lower than the decrease in activity volume’ at the Añorga plant It also confirmed plans to continue cement production in Añorga using clinker produced at the ‘more efficient plant in Arrigorriaga’ This transition will support a €32m investment from 2024 to 2026 aimed at decarbonising both plants Half of this investment will be allocated to the Añorga plant to transform it into a facility specialising in ‘sustainable’ cement The saltire is an alternative name of the Scottish flag The white cross diagonally spanning a blue background and is considered the oldest flag in Europe and the Commonwealth Saint Andrew was one of the original apostles The X-shaped cross became his symbol after had been crucified by the Romans at Patras It is believed that Saint Andrew thought himself unworthy to be crucified on a cross like that of Christ There is a legend linking the adoption of Saint Andrew's cross as Scotland’s national flag on the eve of a battle between a combined Picts and Scots army and an invading army of Angles led by King Aethelstan of East Anglia Saint Andrew appeared to the king of Picts It is believed that the following morning a cloud formation gathered against the backdrop of a clear blue sky depicting a white saltire that was visible to both sides The king vowed that if he gained the victory then Andrew would be the patron saint of Scotland So Saint Andrew was adopted as a patron saint and the saltire became the flag of Scotland The Scottish saltire is also used outside Scotland After the Spanish colonies became independent the inhabitants of the islands of San Andrés Providence and Saint Catherine in the Caribbean sea voluntarily adhered to the Republic of Gran Colombia in 1822 The largest island of the archipelago is called San Andrés and its capital is San Andrés The saltire is also the flag for Tenerife which is the most similar to the Scottish one The flag was initially adopted in 1845 by Royal Order The saltire is the flag of Tenerife by an Order issued on 9 May 1989 The flag of this Canary island indeed closely resembles the flag of Scotland the difference is a navy blue field - a darker shade of blue than the Scottish the white is associated by the local people with the snow-covered peaks of the Teide volcano there are two popular versions explaining the close resemblance It is said that the most influential masters of the island of Tenerife chose a design similar to the Scottish flag belonging to Scottish Rite and proposed a similar flag for the maritime province of the Canary Islands the flag was adopted just as a mark of respect to the bravery of the Scottish sailors in the Battle of Santa Cruz of 1797 an amphibious assault by the Royal Navy on the port city of Tenerife towns and villages also use a white saltire on a blue field the official banner of the city feature the coat of arms of Kraków overlying a white saltire on a blue field In Spain you can find a Scottish flag 'twin' in Basque Country and Catalonia Arrigorriaga is a town and municipality located in Biscay province The flag of Arrigorriaga has the saltire framed with a red border Catalonia has two small villages which have flags closely resembling the Scotland's flag The flag of a small village named Ivars d'Urgell located in Lleida province has a white cross on a quite blue field with a red eight-pointed star on its centre The flag of the village of Ullà in Gerona province consists of a white saltire in a light blue field with the fleur-de-lis (the lily) superimposed in the centre a red double border with fleurs-de-lis decorates the royal arms of Scotland that feature a red rampant lion with blue tongue and claws a rampant lion is depicted on the coat of arms of Torrox Comentar es una ventaja exclusiva para registrados