Cement News tagged: Environmental
UltraTech Cement Ltd completes 100MW solar energy project
UltraTech Cement Ltd has completed a 100MW solar energy project under the Group Captive scheme in the state of Rajasthan. This is the company’s first project for sourcing power for its captive consumption from the inter-state transmission network. Power from this project will be available to the company’s Units in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Odisha among others. This p...
All 50 US States give environmentally conscious cement the green light
Every US state department of transportation and the District of Columbia now permit the use of Portland limestone cement (PLC). The Portland Cement Association (PCA) commends the Connecticut Department of Transportation’s approval of PLC in its projects, a move that means the entire US now accepts a lower-carbon version of a critical construction material. Developed with a higher limestone c...
CEMEX receives EUR4.8m to reduce natural resource use
Spain’s Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) has awarded a EUR4.8m (US$5.2m) to CEMEX España as part of its Strategic Project for the Recovery and Economic Transformation (PERTE) of the Circular Economy to improve the circularity of its processes. The grant represents 35 per cent of the approved EUR13.7m budget to develop and implement the “L2 cross-...
Holcim forms network partnership with Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Holcim has entered a network partnership with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation to accelerate circularity in the built environment. With this partnership, Holcim aims to support businesses, cities and public authorities in creating a circular economy for the built environment with toolkits, science-based research, advocacy and coalition-building. Together, Holcim and the Ellen MacArthur Found...
Titan has released its Integrated Annual Report 2023
Titan has released its integrated annual report 2023 (IAR), which outlines the group’s financial, as well as environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance. 2023 was a year of record-breaking performance, increased shareholder returns and long-term stakeholder value creation, in line with its Green Growth Strategy 2026. These accomplishments underscore TITAN's commitment to sustaina...
Heidelberg Materials and UK Government plan Padeswood carbon capture principles
Minister for Energy Efficiency and Green Finance Lord Callanan visits Heidelberg Materials’ Padeswood cement works Heidelberg Materials has signed a statement of principles with the UK Government’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero for its planned carbon capture plant at Padeswood cement works. The agreement marks a milestone for the project and Heidelberg...
TARA and Promac boost LC3 commercial programme with MoU
Technology and Action for Rural Development (TARA) organised an LC 3 Celebration Day at its Head Office in New Delhi, India, on 19 March 2024. The event, supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, was kick-started by the signing of an MoU with PROMAC engineering. PROMAC engineering will cater to cement companies in India and across the globe to provide them a turnkey solut...
ABB and Captimise sign MoU for European CCUS projects
ABB and Captimise are extending their collaboration to drive the adoption of cost-effective carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) technologies in the cement industry. Under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the two companies will develop screening, feasibility and front-end engineering and design (FEED) studies for European projects. The initiative will support cement producers in ...
Heidelberg Materials Italy signs clean energy PPA
Heidelberg Materials Italy ( Italcementi ) has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with OX2, Europe’s leading producer of renewable energy. The PPA covers the supply of an average of 36.6-51.2GWh of clean energy over a seven-year period from 2025-2032. The majority of the energy will be sourced from OX2’s Stornarella wind farm near Foggia, Italy. The wind farm, which was purchased by ...
Cemvision raises EUR10m in landmark climate tech seed round
In the largest known green cement seed round to date, Sweden-based Cemvision joins forces with its compatriot investors Polar Structure and BackingMinds, and SF-based Zacua Ventures. BackingMinds and Polar Structure have invested the largest share of EUR10m, with Zacua contributing an additional amount for Cemvision to further develop its alternative to traditional Portland cement, reducing CO...
Successful kiln lift at Mergelstetten's catch4climate project
A 700t crane was used to lift the kiln into position at Mergelstetten cement plant, Germany, for the ‘catch4climate’ CO 2 capture project on 7 March 2024. The four European cement manufacturers Buzzi SpA ( Dyckerhoff GmbH ), Heidelberg Materials AG , Schwenk Zement GmbH und Co KG and Vicat SA joined forces in In 2019 to start the research company CI4C GmbH & Co KG to jointly reali...
Track and trace system for cement and auxiliary products in Pakistan
The Federal Board of Revenue of the Government of Pakistan (FBR) is seeking applications for the grant of five-year licence(s) under Licensing Rules, 2019, of track and trace system/solution (TTSS) for electronic monitoring of cement and auxiliary products manufacturers and importers in Pakistan. The licensee(s) will be responsible for the end-to-end installation and operation of a TTSS con...
Aalborg Portland reduces its CO2 emissions by more than 0.5Mta in 2 years
Aalborg Portland reported a reduction in its CO 2 emissions by 274,512t in 2023, representing a 13.9 per cent decrease compared to 2022, when 1,981,749t of CO 2 were emitted. Over the past two years, the company has successfully reduced its CO 2 emissions by 543,394t (-24.1 per cent), marking significant progress towards its goal of cutting emissions by 1.6Mt of CO 2 by 2030, compared...
Geoclean launches two new waste management plants
ACC and Ambuja Cements ’ ( Adani Group ) sustainable waste management company, Geoclean, has opened two new facilities. The Ambuja Marwar Pre-processing and Co-processing Facility will convert 220,000t of waste into alternative fuels, increasing the Marwar cement plant’s thermal substitution rate (TSR) to 15 per cent, according to the company. The new facility marks a collaboration bet...
EPA recognises ENERGY STAR cement plants
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognised 103 manufacturing plants that earned the agency’s ENERGY STAR certification in 2023, an accolade reserved for manufacturing plants in the top 25 per cent in terms of energy efficiency in their sector. Of the 11 cement plants receiving this year's accolade, Ash Grove ’s Seattle plant was recognised for its efforts to save energy by ...
Alumtek Minerals delivers breakthrough in SCM production
Alumtek Minerals (AM) has recently completed research and development on bauxite residue waste, commonly known as ‘red mud’. Most notably, AM has developed a supplementary cementitious material (SCM) meeting the stringent Australian Standard AS3582.4. The company is now actively seeking joint venture partners to propel this innovative solution to the next level, demonstrating its commitment to...