Cement News tagged under: Australia
World's largest multi-compartment cement silo commissioned20 November 2023, Published under Cement NewsHaver & Boecker, in conjunction with IBAU HAMBURG, has successfully completed the commissioning of the world’s largest multi-compartment cement silo at the Melbourne Cement facility at the Port of Melbourne, Australia. Located on Lorimer street, the 45kt IBAU silo is designed for cementitious powder. It is constructed with 2x6 outer cells and a single inner cell, with self-unloading ships set to feed into each storage cell of the silo at a feeding rate of up to 1200tph. The silo also con... |
LETA provides US$3.8m funding for PACER technology10 November 2023, Published under Cement NewsLow Emission Technology Australia (LETA), an investor in technologies critical to reducing carbon emissions from industry, has committed AUD6m (US$3.8m) to support a new carbon capture solution for clinker production. In a statement, LETA announced a partnership with Australian developer KC8 Technologies for the PACER (Potassium Carbonate Absorption for Clinker Emissions Reduction) initiative.The project’s goal is to capture up to 95 per cent of emissions generated during clinker producti... |
Australia embraces low carbon23 October 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe carbon tax has had a profound effect on Australia’s cement industry, which has expanded its clinker grinding facilities and channelled investment into decarbonisation measures. New players are also keen to enter the market while the government looks at preventing carbon leakage in the face of growing imports. Australia’s cement industry looks firmly towards the future as it embraces decarbonisation with investments in current plants and future technologies (© AdBri) Austr... |
Milk and sugar with your cement?19 October 2023, Published under Cement NewsResearchers in Melbourne are trialling adding coffee grounds to concrete to eliminate waste. Each year Australia produces around 83,000t of ground coffee and chaff, the majority of which ends up in landfill producing methane and other greenhouse gases as it decomposes. A team of scientists at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) are now trying to put the surplus coffee grounds to better use, adding them to cement, water, gravel and sand to produce cement. According to the W... |
Cement Australia signs haulage agreement with Pacific National11 October 2023, Published under Cement NewsCement Australia has signed a three-year rail haulage agreement with Pacific National for the movement of cementitious materials across Australia. Pacific National will transport cement, sand, fly ash, slag and lime between Australia’s major cities and throughout North Queensland, on behalf of Cement Australia, using interstate and inter-city transportation. Compared to road transportation, rail haulage is more fuel efficient, therefore offering a transport system with lower emissions. A... |
Flender opens new facility in Sydney, Australia12 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsGerman drive specialist Flender has expanded its operations with a new facility in Sydney, Australia. The move is designed to tap into Australia’s role in the global ramp-up of renewable energies, according to the company. With its Winergy brand for wind turbine drives, and industrial drive portfolio serving the mining and cement industries, Flender aims to scale up its presence in the country, putting it closer to its customer base. “For both our wind and industrial business we see enor... |
Adbri enters into bauxite supply agreement with ABx11 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsABx Group has entered into a five-year supply agreement with Adelaide Brighton Cement (ABCL), a subsidiary of Adbri , to provide cement-grade bauxite to ABCL’s Birkenhead cement plant in South Australia. The agreement includes the delivery of 90,000-120,000t of bauxite over a five-year period, with the potential for extension, from ABx’s DL130 project in northern Tasmania, reports The Market Herald. “This five-year agreement with ABCL for the supply of cement-grade bauxite from our ... |
James Hardie sees sales slip 5% in 1QFY23-2418 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsJames Hardie has posted global net sales of US$954.3m in the first quarter of FY23-24 (ended 30 June 2023), down five per cent from the US$1000.9m seen in the same period a year earlier. Adjusted EBITDA advanced 12 per cent YoY from US$248.9m in the 1QFY22-23 to US$279.1m in the same period a year later, while the adjusted EBITDA margin improved from 24.9 per cent to 29.2 per cent over the same timeframe. The North America fibre cement business saw net sales of US$694.8m in the 1QFY23-... |
Fletcher Building posts EBIT growth of 6% in FY2317 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsFletcher Building’s FY23 financial result continued to build on the progress made in both EBIT levels and EBIT margins over the last several years. “Despite softer residential markets in New Zealand and Australia, and the major New Zealand weather events in the second half, group EBIT before significant items grew by six per cent in FY23 to NZD798m [US$475.7m]," said Fletcher Building Chief Executive Ross Taylor. "Group EBIT margin of 9.4 per cent in FY23 lifted from 8.9 per cent in FY22,... |
Australia considers carbon tariffs on imported cement and steel16 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe Australian government is considering the introduction of carbon tariffs on cement and steel imports from countries with lower climate goals. According to The Guardian, Australia’s climate change and energy minister, Chris Bowen, has confirmed that two rounds of consultation will now be held to discuss whether Australia should adopt a cross-border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), similar to the EU. “We know of the potential for production to shift from countries with more ambitious emission... |