Cement News tagged under: Canada
Carbon Upcycling Technologies explores oilsands tailings for carbon utilisation08 October 2024, Published under Cement NewsCalgary-based Carbon Upcycling Technologies has reached a key milestone in its mission to transform carbon emissions into valuable industrial products, with the company now exploring oilsands tailings as a potential resource for carbon upcycling. This comes as the company recently delivered 200t of CO 2 -enhanced fly ash to BURNCO Rock Products, as part of its wider commitment to reducing carbon emissions within the construction industry. The company's CEO, Apoorv Sinha, highlighted the ... |
Lafarge Canada Invests in low-carbon fuel facility04 October 2024, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Canada Inc ( Holcim) has commissioned its state-of-the-art low-carbon fuel (LCF) facility at its Exshaw cement plant in collaboration with Geocycle Canada. The US$38m facility will reduce the plant's reliance on traditional fuels by replacing up to 50 per cent of natural gas used for one of its kilns. This alternative thermal energy is derived from construction demolition waste, primarily discarded wood that would otherwise end up in landfills and emit methane. To mark this m... |
Holcim North America's climate commitments scrutinised ahead of US$30bn US listing20 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsHolcim North America is hiding pollution liabilities and other risks from investors as the company plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange in early 2025, warns a high profile new campaign, Concrete Change, led by US-based non-profit, Industrious Labs. “Holcim’s US facilities are woefully behind when it comes to reducing climate pollution from cement production. The longer the company delays, the higher the risk to shareholders through lost value as the company faces mounting costs to c... |
Canada's Cement association appoints new VP construction innovation31 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsRob Cooney joins the Canadian Cement Association (CAC) as its new vice president of construction innovation, where he will be leading the association’s efforts on standards, research and innovation in low carbon cement and concrete. Mr Cooney is an industrial engineer with experience in life cycle assessment, embodied carbon and the general construction industry. He has successfully led many innovation projects in the IT industry, logistics, health care, and research and development. P... |
Study finds by-products from lithium production can be used in cement production25 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsA peer-reviewed study by the German Lithium Institute has found that by-products from Rock Tech’s lithium conversion process can also be used as additives for cement, replacing the role of fly ash in cement production, a by-product of coal-fired power generation. The leached spodumene concentrate (LSC) generated during the production of lithium from spodumene holds serious potential as an additive. Consequently, the by-products of Rock Tech’s lithium production can ensure the regional ... |
Lafarge and Geocycle extend Calgary Aggregate Recycling agreement19 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsThe Exshaw Lafarge and Geocycle team announces an extension of their agreement with Calgary Aggregate Recycling (CAR), an Indigenous-owned business, to recycle by-products typically sent to landfill. These by-products are predominantly clay and silt from CAR’s soil washing system, the first of its kind in Alberta. Since 2023 the Exshaw team has successfully recycled these materials as part of the cement manufacturing process. Last year, the team processed approximately 7000t, with a 202... |
St Marys Cement receives funding for emissions reduction18 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsCanada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Steven Guilbeault, has announced the reinvestment of up to CAD2.2m (US$1.6m) of recycled industrial pollution pricing revenues to fund a major new emissions reduction project at St Marys Cement in Ontario. According to Canadian Geographic, with this funding, St Marys Cement, which is part of Votorantim Cimentos , will be installing a new specialty cement kiln infrastructure that uses lower-carbon fuels, including discarded plastics, ... |
Votorantim Cimentos installs WEG transformers at Bowmanville17 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsVotorantim Cimentos North America (St Marys Cement) has installed WEG transformers to upgrade the substation at its plant in Bowmanville , Canada. The scope of supply consists of four transformers of 20 and 25MVA power and 43.8/4.16kV voltage. On this project, sales and engineering teams from Brazil worked in partnership with V J Pamensky Canada Inc, a company that has been the exclusive distributor of WEG in Canada for the last 47 years. To ensure the performance of the transformers ... |
Holcim produces 99.2% clinker-free cement in North America15 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsHolcim has successfully placed its first 99.2 per cent clinker-free concrete pavement in North America. In collaboration with Stoneway Concrete, this project resulted in 74.7 per cent lower CO 2 emissions than standard concrete using Type IL cement available in the market, claims Holcim. “Our net-zero goals are ambitious, and to get there, we need to continuously push the boundaries to decarbonise building at scale,” said Toufic Tabbara, Holcim regional head, North America. “Through cut... |
Bath carbon capture project seeks profit from captured CO208 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsThe carbon capture project at Lafarge Canada 's Bath Ontario, Canada, aims to make a profit. While the path to net zero will overwhelmingly come from actually cutting emissions, not capturing them, the project in Bath, aims to transforms captured CO 2 into calcium carbonate, a product that is used in pharmaceuticals, paint and packaging and can achieve prices of US$400-2700/t on the world market, depending on purity and grade. While these varied uses show the growth potential for the f... |