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Cemex plans expansion of Puerto de San José plant

26 March 2021, Published under Cement News

Cemex SA plans to invest close to US$16m in the expansion of its cement plant in Puerto de San José, department of Escuintla, Guatemala. Cemex Guatemala has submitted the environmental impact study (EIA) to the Ministry of Environment to develop the  project called "Arizona plant capacity expansion". The project will be developed on a section of land within the company's facilities, which has a 1633m 2  occupancy area, a construction area of 1325m 2  and a land area of 51,764m 2 , represe...

Cemex releases its Integrated Report 2020

26 March 2021, Published under Cement News

Cemex, SAB de CV presented its Integrated Report 2020: 'Safe, Essential, Resilient' on 25 March, which includes a comprehensive analysis of Cemex’s strategic vision, operational performance, corporate governance, and value creation at a global level.     Fernando A Gonzalez, CEO of Cemex said, "Sustainability remains to be one of our top priorities, and our Climate Action strategy makes us confident in our ability to achieve our targets and aspirations."   Among the main accomplishmen...

Cemex to reopen Lloseta plant

19 March 2021, Published under Cement News

Cemex has signalled its intention to restart cement production at its Lloseta plant in Spain in the coming weeks, according to Ultima Hora Online. The plant closed in January 2019 but the company had to communicate to government  before 15 April 2021 what its plans were regarding the fate of the plant: to resume production or shut down and dismantle the works. The cement producer will manufacture "a type of cement with specific benefits, more sustainable and resilient” with a limited produ...

Cemex to develop a carbon-neutral alliance in Germany

18 March 2021, Published under Cement News

Cemex SAB de CV is developing a carbon-neutral alliance in Germany as part of its ‘Future Action programme’ to test and accelerate technologies to reach carbon neutrality at its Rüdersdorf plant. Cemex is joining pioneering industrial consortiums to develop industrial-scale demonstration projects using ground-breaking technologies to form this alliance, which aspires to achieve carbon neutrality at the Rüdersorf plant by 2030. Several technologies, including waste heat recovery, carbon...

Cemex to end fossil fuel use at Rugby plant

10 March 2021, Published under Cement News

Cemex is investing US$25m in a new fuel system at Rugby Cement plant in the UK as part of its ‘Future in Action’ programme to achieve carbon neutrality. The new system uses green hydrogen and will have the capability to operate at 100 per cent with alternative fuels. The system will be fully operational in June 2021. The project is part of a US$100m investment programme in the UK towards reducing CO 2 emissions from European operations by 35 per cent from 1990 levels. "We believe t...

Cemex Dominicana plans to recommission kiln line

09 March 2021, Published under Cement News

Cemex announced that it expected to recommission one of its product lines at the San Pedro de Macoris plant in the Dominican Republic. This would imply an increase of 33 per cent in the company’s cement supply in the country and would help serve the growth in the Caribbean construction sector. By reactivating the Line No 1 at the San Pedro de Macoris plant, Cemex will add more than 500,000tpa of cement. The restart is scheduled for 1Q21 and is part of the Cemex Dominicana growth plant to ...

Taking pyroprocessing to the next level

05 March 2021, Published under Cement News

Cemtech hosted its March webinar on advanced pyroprocessing and kiln control technologies this week, which provided a glimpse into the future of the carbon-neutral kiln, alongside presentations on high-temperature kiln monitoring and refractory solutions for sustainable goals. The full Advanced pyroprocessing and kiln control technologies March webinar can be watched on this link . The sun sets on cement production Davide Zampini, head of R&D at Cemex, and Dr Gianluca Ambrosetti, CEO ...

Cemex Philippines resets opening date for Antipolo plant

24 February 2021, Published under Cement News

Cemex Philippines is postponing the opening of its new integrated cement plant in Antipolo City to January 2022. The original target date for completion of the project was   December 2020. The US$265m kiln line will have a cement capacity of 1.5Mta. "Accordingly, the four-year income tax holiday period applicable to this project shall be reckoned from January 2022 or the actual start of commercial operations, whichever is earlier," the company said.

Cemex completes hydrogen technology fuel mix in Europe

23 February 2021, Published under Cement News

Cemex has successfully introduced hydrogen technology as part of the fuel mix in its European cement plants. With an estimated US$40m investment programme, Cemex is also looking to extend the technology to the rest of its global operations, including Mexico, USA, South and Central America, the Caribbean, Africa and Asia. The hydrogen technology will emit zero CO 2 from combustion and will reduce fossil fuel and increase energy efficiency. Trials began at the Alicante cement plan...

Cemex makes key EMEAA investments at the start of 2021

23 February 2021, Published under Cement News

Cemex has started 2021 by investing for growth and its climate action strategy in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEAA). It has made seven bolt-on investments that are aligned to its key priorities of climate action, sustainable construction and EBITDA growth, representing advances in fossil fuel reduction, lower-CO 2 products, circular economy, recycling and products that demonstrate life cycle CO 2 and energy consumption advantages for buildings. The investments include a new, low...