Cement News tagged: Environmental
Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies provides cement for Zero CO2 wind turbine base
Green energy company, the VALOREM Group, based in France and Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies have claimed the pouring of the world's first wind turbine foundation made from zero per cent clinker decarbonised concrete. On the site of the Plaine des Moulins wind farm in Jazeneuil (Vienne), France, the VALOREM Group and Hoffmann Green poured a wind turbine foundation using 630m 3 of dec...
Ecocem named an Industry Partner of the SFI Industry RD&I Fellowship
Ecocem has been made an industry partner of the SFI Industry RD&I Fellowship Programme. The programme will support the temporary placement of Dr Suhaib Salawdeh of Atlantic Technological University at Ecocem to conduct research activities into optimising the cement technology company’s breakthrough ACT technology for Irish concrete using Irish materials. The programme, announced by Minister...
BluPine Energy to supply Dalmia Cement (Bharat)
Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd has signed an agreement with BluPine Energy for the supply of green energy through a solar power project in Karnataka, India. The agreement involves a 46.87MWp solar power plant under a captive structure, which is expected to generate approximately 93.75MUs of electricity each year, reducing carbon emissions by more than 85,000tpa. “The solar plant in Karnataka...
CEMEX projects recognised by Wildlife Habitat Council
The Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) has awarded four CEMEX projects across the US and Mexico for excellence in corporate conservation in the categories of Awareness and Community Engagement, Desert, Formal Learning and Training. The recognitions were unveiled during the WHC Conservation Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. The projects recognised at the awards were: Student environment...
UltraTech conserves record water amount in FY23-24
UltraTech Cement Ltd, India’s largest cement and ready-mix concrete company, conserved 105Mm 3 of water in FY23-24, making it five times water positive in line with its stated ambition. UltraTech’s water management efforts encompass areas within the unit premises as well as beyond the fence, ie within the communities the company operates in. The 105Mm 3 of water conserved includes the water...
Holcim Philippines to recycle 10Mt of demolition waste in 2025
Holcim Philippines has announced that it aims to recycle 10Mt of demolition waste in 2025. According to the company, the move will make Holcim Philippines one of the leading recyclers in the country, boosting the cement producer’s volumes from the almost 8.4Mt reported in 2023. Holcim has also called on stakeholders to focus on circularity, encouraging them to partner with other compani...
Slite plant applies to rebuild harbour and enable CO2 transport
Heidelberg Materials is applying to the Swedish Land and Environment Court for an environmental permit to build one of Europe's largest carbon capture and storage (CCS) facilities for capturing CO 2 at the cement factory in Slite. The application also includes permission to rebuild Slite harbour to enable the transport of captured CO 2 . Using bio-based fuels and CO 2 capture, the factory is...
Molins launches Susterra range of products
Molins introduces Susterra, a new range that groups together the company's products with sustainable attributes. This new product range will help Molins to achieve its goals and enable its entire value chain to meet their sustainability objectives. Susterra groups the company's solutions that promote the circular economy by offering a second life to materials, using alternative fuels, an...
Indocement starts work on 15MW solar power plant
Indocement officially commenced the operation of the ground-mounted solar power plant at its Tarjun factory in Indonesia on 22 May 2024. The inauguration was attended by Chairman of the Managing Board of Heidelberg Material, Dr Dominik Von Achten, Member of the Managing Board of Heidelberg Materials , Roberto Callieri, President Director of Indocement, Christian Kartawijaya, Director of I...
Sublime Systems supplies One Boston Wharf
US-based Sublime Systems has supplied its low-carbon Sublime Cement to One Boston Wharf, a new net-zero carbon office building in Boston, USA. Being built by WS Development, One Boston Wharf is a 707,000ft 2 , 17-story building with retail outlets and restaurants on the ground floor and a 700-seater performing arts centre on the second and third floors. The building also houses 630,000ft 2 of...
Holcim El-Djazaïr and SLB collaborate on decarbonisation
Holcim El-Djazaïr and global technology company SLB are proud to announce the signing of an agreement for a collaboration framework to explore carbon capture and storage (CCS) opportunities in Algeria. The ceremony was attended by Martin Kriegner, a member of Holcim's executive committee in charge of Asia, Middle East, and Africa (MEA), and Redha Kelkouli, general manager of SLB North Afr...
Whangarei plant to be coal free by 2030
Fletcher Building’s Golden Bay company is revolutionising the cement industry at its Portland cement plant near Whangarei by replacing up to 60 per cent of coal with old tyres and treated timber, aiming to be coal-free by 2030. Using 30,000t tyres annually, New Zealand's Whangarei plant has saved 100,000t of waste from landfills and next, they plan to replace more coal with non-recyclable ...
DoE to accelerate CO2 removal with US$1.2m prize fund
As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the US Department of Energy (DoE) has announced 24 semi-finalists to receive a total of US$1.2m to scale up their CO 2 removal technologies. Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Carbon Dioxide Removal Purchase Pilot Prize (CDRPPP) allows companies to compete for the opportunity to deliver CO 2 removal credits directly to D...
Dangote Cement commits to CNG trucks by 2025
Dangote Cement has pledged that all of its trucks will be operating on compressed natural gas (CNG) by the end of 2025, reports Vanguard. According to the company, investments are already being made to ensure that thousands of its delivery trucks are run on CNG as part of the federal government’s agenda on the use of alternative fuels for official vehicles. The announcement came at Dango...
Adbri releases EvoCem Type GL cement
Adbri is proud to be Australia’s first manufacturer of lower-carbon general purpose limestone Type GL cement, a proven international cement technology. Adbri EvoCem Type GL cement is produced locally in Southern Australia, New South Wales, Western Australia and Northern Territory, and has been tried and tested with over 500,000m³ of concrete placed using EvoCem in projects ranging from r...
Norm Cement to use sludge at Qizildas
Norm Cement LLC of Azerbaijan has agreed with the State Oil Co of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) to use the sludge left after drilling wells to fire its kilns as part of its circular economy drive. "In collaboration with SOCAR, we tried sludge to power Norm Sement last year. Negotiations on a long-term deal are underway. Cooperation to use industrial waste supports the country's green economy strategy...