Cement News tagged: Environmental
GCCA releases low carbon cement definitions at COP29
The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) has launched its international definitions for low carbon cement and concrete. The definitions are seen as crucial to providing a key reference point for anyone that wants to be able to identify and buy green cement and concrete across the world. The industry, in consultation with a wide range of stakeholders along the value chain includ...
Low-carbon cement highway project achieves excellent results
Carbon Upcycling Technologies Inc along with, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and the National Road Research Alliance (NRRA) has successfully completed the construction phase of a multi-year study on the use of low-carbon cement in highways. The results highlight Carbon Upcycling’s ability to be a drop-in solution for reducing carbon-intensive cement in concrete. The st...
Heidelberg Materials and Enagás sign carbon capture collaboration agreement
Enagás CEO Arturo Gonzalo and Heidelberg Materials Hispania CEO Jesús Ortiz have signed an agreement to jointly develop a decarbonisation project linked to the capture, transport, liquefaction and subsequent permanent storage or use of CO 2 . Under the terms of the collaboration agreement, Heidelberg Materials will develop CO 2 capture technologies at its facilities in northern Spain. Enag...
Cimsa secures US$70m green loan from IFC for sustainability initiatives
Türkiye-based cement manufacturer Cimsa , a unit of Sabanci Holding , has secured a US$70m green loan from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group. The loan, announced on 4 November, has a five-year maturity, including a two-year grace period for principal repayments. This marks Cimsa’s first green loan, highlighting its commitment to sustainable financ...
CBMI to build calcined clay plant in Côte d'Ivoire
CBMI has signed an EPC contract with CIMCI for a 1200tpd clay suspension calcination line and 500,000tpa cement grinding project in Côte d'Ivoire. CBMI has successfully signed a contract with Yeshi Group's CIMCI for its first clay calcination line in Côte d'Ivoire, set to be the largest a single suspension clay calcination line in the world. This groundbreaking project will use CBMI's self-de...
Heidelberg achieves 50% replacement of fossil fuels at its Edmonton plant
Heidelberg Materials North America has made significant sustainability advancements at its Edmonton cement plant, now replacing up to 50 per cent of fossil fuels with low-carbon alternative fuels (ALCF). Supported by a US$2.4m grant from Alberta’s Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction fund, the initiative diverts around 100,000t of non-hazardous waste annually from landfills, helping...
Global cement leaders call for urgent government action at COP29
At COP29, currently being held in Baku, Azerbaijan, there has been a formal call for action from the cement and concrete industry to policymakers around the world to increase their support to help reach net-zero emissions. The extensive decarbonisation work being carried out by the global cement and concrete industry to cut CO 2 emissions is set out in a newly-published progress report, laun...
Suvo Strategic Minerals secures government funding for low-carbon "Colliecrete"
Suvo Strategic Minerals Ltd has secured AUD380,236 (US$ 246,151) in funding from the Australian's government under its R&D Incentive Scheme to support ongoing research into its low-carbon cement technology, "Colliecrete." The Perth-based company’s proprietary geopolymer cement formulation reportedly achieves a 50 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions compared to traditional ord...
Shandong province suspends winter cement manufacturing
China's industrial hub of Shandong province is ruling that cement producers must curb operations during the winter to reduce air pollution, according to an official announcement. The measure will be in effect from 15 November 2024 until 15 March 2025, according to a notice jointly issued by the northern province's industry and environment ministries, and follows a similar regulation enacted l...
Geseke CCS project reaches technical planning phase
In October, with the awarding of the contract, for GeZero between Heidelberg Materials and Fluor Corp the GeZero Carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at Geseke cement plant enters a crucial technical planning phase. The technical planning is expected to be completed by next spring, with construction set to begin in 2026. The front-end engineering design (FEED) represents the detailed ...
ABB white paper identifies electrification and CCUS as key decarbonising pathways
ABB has launched a new white paper, detailing the challenges the global cement industry must tackle to decarbonise operations in line with global emissions reduction targets and the vital role technology will play in the success of this endeavour. The white paper also details the benefits of advanced electrification used in tandem with technologies adopted through industry collaborations, s...
Co-processing study analyses mineral recovery of waste-derived fuel
The Instituto Español del Cemento y sus Aplicaciones (IECA), the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (ETS of Mining and Energy Engineers) and LOEMCO (Official Laboratory for the Testing of Construction Materials) have released a study to determine material recovery of the mineral fraction of fuel derived from waste used in the cement industry. The study quantifies the mineral content present ...
Holcim's Alpena plant raises environmental concerns
A Free Press review of Michigan Department of Environment Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) records showed Holcim ’s Alpena plant (Michigan, USA) has received more than 20 air pollution rules violation notices since 2015, including notices for carbon monoxide and particulate matter and repeated instances where required continual emissions monitoring did not occur for extended periods of time. T...
UltraTech Cement partners with UCLA on zero carbon lime Technology Pilot
UltraTech Cement Ltd , India’s largest cement and ready-mix concrete (RMC) producer, has signed an agreement with the Institute for Carbon Management (ICM) at UCLA to pilot the Zero Carbon Lime (ZeroCAL) technology at one of its cement manufacturing units. The pioneering ZeroCAL process, developed by ICM, has the potential to eliminate nearly 98 per cent of carbon dioxide emissions from limes...
Aggregate Industries partners neustark to set up UK mineralisation plant
Aggregate Industries ( Holcim Group ) has partnered with neustark to set up a mineralisation plant in London, UK. A first small-scale mobile plant is now in operation in Greenwich, and it will start removing hundreds of tonnes of CO 2 in the coming months. A large-scale site is set to be installed in the first half of 2025 with a capacity of removing 1000t of CO 2 per year (net). Neustark’...
Holcim US and Detroit Wayne County Port Authority win EPA grant
Holcim , in close partnership with the Detroit Wayne County Port Authority (DWCPA), has been awarded a grant through the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Ports program. The joint grant supports the Detroit Port Authority’s broader Zero-Emission Technology Deployment program to accelerate the decarbonisation of the port and improve the air quality for residents and w...