Cement News tagged: Environmental
Carbon Clean launches columnless CycloneCC C1 carbon capture series
Carbon capture company Carbon Clean has announced the launch of its breakthrough CycloneCC C1 series, marking the penultimate stage in the technology’s commercialisation. The CycloneCC C1 series is available in concentrations ranging between 3-20 per cent, capturing up to 100,000tpa of CO 2 . The CycloneCC C1 unit is fully modular and columnless, achieving a height reduction of 70 per cent ...
ACCSION CO2 capture project wins EUR220m EU Innovation funding
Aalborg Portland A/S ( Cementir group ) and project partner Air Liquide have received EUR220m in support from the EU Innovation Fund to establish a large-scale CO 2 capture facility by 2029. The ACCSION project is expected to reduce CO 2 emissions by 1.5Mta. In 2022 Aalborg Portland announced a new climate plan with a very ambitious target of reducing CO 2 emissions by 70 per cent by...
Holcim awarded grant for CCUS project in France
Holcim has been selected for a new grant from the EU’s Innovation Fund for its breakthrough carbon capture and storage (CCUS) project in Martres-Tolosane, France. This grant for the CarboClearTech project marks Holcim’s seventh CCUS project, advancing the European Green Deal. Milan Gutovic, CEO of Holcim, said, “Holcim is on course to make net-zero cement and concrete a reality at scale ...
Christian Pfeiffer contributes to Carbon4Minerals project
Christian Pfeiffer Maschinenfabrik GmbH is collaborating with Heidelberg Materials on the groundbreaking Carbon4Minerals project, aimed at converting CO 2 into value-added building products. This innovative venture, funded by the EU Horizon Europe research and innovation programme, will run from January 2023 to December 2026. As a key participant in this EU-funded research project, Christi...
UltraTech to trial ZeroCal decarbonisation technology
UltraTech Cement Ltd , India's largest cement and ready-mix concrete (RMC) company, announced the signing of a collaboration agreement with the Institute for Carbon Management (ICM) at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to pilot a groundbreaking new technology called The Zero Carbon Lime (ZeroCAL) developed by ICM. The technology is designed to significantly reduce carbon dioxid...
White House memo highlight US pledges for low-carbon cement
A White House memo reports that companies, state and local governments in the USA are making new pledges to use low-carbon cement. The commitments are from New York State, New York City, Los Angeles, Michigan and Washington, cement producers and major tech companies such as Amazon and real estate companies. The memo states that New York State vows to cut emissions from concrete in the state i...
Gharibwal Cement plans to enhance its solar generation capacity by 8MW to 20MW
Gharibwal Cement (GWLC) remains committed to diversifying away from the national grid. Its captive capacity stood at 70MW during FY24. Moreover, the company plans to enhance its solar generation capacity by 8MW to 20MW. The project’s cost is estimated at PKR550m, and its expected completion date is March 2025. According to BMA Research coverage of the briefing, the company’s reliance on the...
Republic Cement’s Bulacan plant invests in solar power
Republic Cement has signed a multiyear contract with Aboitiz Upgrade Solar,Inc (AUSI) to supply 14MWp of solar power to its Bulacan cement plant . This partnership is a key component of Republic’s strategy to reduce its carbon footprint and enhance cost efficiency by tapping into renewable energy. This clean energy solution aligns with the company’s broader goal of sustainable manufacturi...
Suvo raises AUD2m to advance low-carbon green cement technology
Suvo Strategic Minerals has successfully raised AUD2m (US$1.33m) in a heavily-oversubscribed placement to fund the development and commercialisation of its low-carbon green cement technology. Perth-based businessmen Mario Casotti and Alberto Ferraro, owners of Western Australia's leading pre-cast and pre-stressed concrete supplier PERMAcast, contributed AUD300,000 to the raise, securing their ...
FLSmidth hosts its 3rd annual meeting for its EcoClay™ project
Various partners involved with the EcoClay project gathered to review the current progress of the company's work and discuss new developments within the calcined clay market. Hosted in FLSmidth’s office in Valby, Denmark, the meeting was attended by representatives from FLSmidth Cement, the Danish Technical University, Danish Technical Institute, Rondo, Chimney Lab Europe and the cement produc...
Cemex receives funding for Rüdersdorf CCUS project
A consortium comprised of Cemex and Linde, a leading global industrial gases and engineering company, has been selected to receive EUR157m (US$169.3m) in funding from the EU Innovation Fund for a pioneering CO 2 capture project at Cemex’s Rüdersdorf cement plant in Germany. The project, Cemex ’s largest planned carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS) project to date, aims to capture 1.3Mta...
Fortera's low-carbon cement secures US$85m in funding
Fortera, the Silicon Valley developer of the ReCarb process, where CO 2 from cement or other industrial emissions is mineralised and converted to concrete ReAct binder agents, has secured US$85m in Series C funding. This funding is to pursue additional plant installations after this year’s charter facility deployment at the CalPortland Co mil in Redding, California. Fortera reports investment...
New near-zero emissions cement
Researchers from UCLA’s Institute for Carbon Management (ICM) have developed a method to reduce carbon emissions in cement production drastically. Their new ZeroCal process aims to eliminate up to 98 per cent of the carbon emissions generated during cement production. The process not only tackles the emissions caused by the breakdown of limestone but also proposes a clean, energy-efficient ...
Buzzi and Nuada present Monselice CO2 capture project
On 10 October 2024 the Monselice cement plant in Italy hosted a meeting to present the Nuada CO 2 capture and decarbonisation project, launched last spring, to the local community. The event began with opening remarks from Paolo Zelano, CEO of Buzzi, and Paolo Paoletti, the plant director. Group Technical Director, Luigi Buzzi, illustrated the principles of the ‘Our Journey to Net Zero’...
Open Compute Project launches 'green concrete' trials with hyperscale giants
The US-based Open Compute Project Foundation (OCP) has teamed up with major hyperscale companies, including Meta, Google, AWS and Microsoft, to test and promote low-embodied carbon concrete, commonly known as "green concrete." This initiative marks a significant step toward reducing the environmental impact of data centre construction by adopting more sustainable building practices. As part...
Environmental groups call on Holcim to cut emissions
US environmental groups have stepped up campaigns to make Holcim (Switzerland) reduce its carbon footprint, writing to its chairman and potential investors in its North American business before it expands next year. Sustainability-focussed proxy adviser Actares (Switzerland), representing individual shareholders in Holcim, has backed the Concrete Change campaign started by non-profit Indus...