Cement News tagged under: Environmental
India's carbon trading market to be announced this month03 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsAnticipation is building that India is about to start a carbon trading market for major emitters in the energy, steel and cement industries. The clean energy initiative is expected to be announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Independence Day celebrations on 15 August, according local sources. It has been in the works since March, according to Reuters. It is thought that the market would initially be limited to hard-to-abate sectors, allowing participants to trade credits earned... |
RECODEH2020 carbon capture demonstration project at Kamari plant02 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsGreece’s first carbon capture project in a cement plant has begun with RECODEH2020 partners successfully launching the demonstration unit at TITAN Cement Group’s Kamari plant . Using ionic liquids (bare or amine-functionalised) as CO 2 adsorbents, the project reached CO 2 purity above 99 per cent during initial operation. Part of the captured CO 2 is converted to nanocalcite and other chemical compounds that can be used in cement manufacture, demonstrating the circular economy based on ... |
Materials Processing Institute leads GBP6.5m zero emission project28 July 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe Materials Processing Institute (MPI) is leading a major GBP6.5m (US$7.83m) project to develop the world’s first zero emission cement on an industrial scale. The Cement 2 Zero project will focus on the technical and commercial aspects of this breakthrough development, which will bolster green steelmaking, while eliminating the carbon emissions associated with the manufacture of clinker in cement kilns. The project aims to create cement clinker using electric arc furnaces (EAF), which p... |
UltraTech Cement decreases CO2 intensity by 9% in FY2021-202227 July 2022, Published under Cement NewsUltraTech Cement ( Aditya Birla group ) has released its 2021-22 Sustainability Report. The company claims that in FY2021-2022 it decreased its CO 2 intensity by 9.1 per cent at 551.86kg CO 2 /t of cementitious materials produced. This resulted in achieving 15.1 per cent of Scope 1 intensity target against the target of 27 per cent reduction target by 2032 from the 2017 baseline. Greenhouse gas emissions totalled 195kg CO 2 /m 3 for concrete production. UltraTech Cement now has a re... |
CEMEX Ventures invests in 3D printing company COBOD26 July 2022, Published under Cement NewsCEMEX Ventures (Cemex Group) is investing in COBOD, a global leader in construction-grade 3D printers. CEMEX and COBOD have been working together over the last year to innovate in the 3D printing space. Through this partnership, they recently introduced the first-ever 3D printing solution that utilises conventional ready-mix concrete in the building process. The solution can deliver significant savings versus traditional 3D printing construction methods and materials and has been implement... |
TCC introduces World's first UHPC cabinet energy storage system22 July 2022, Published under Cement NewsTaiwan Cement Corp (TCC) joined 7-11 to unveil its 10,000th store in Asia and introduced the “New Energy Convenience Store”. TCC combines the company’s strength in green energy, energy storage, battery and cement to build an energy storage system (ESS) to provide stable electricity and reduce carbon emissions. 7-11’s 10,000th store in Asia is Taiwan’s first convenience store to install an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system with green energy and ESS. It is also the first in... |
Limak Cement Group has carbon footprint report independently verified22 July 2022, Published under Cement NewsLimak Cement Group ’s Anka plant broke new ground in the Turkish cement industry and became the first cement factory with a verified carbon footprint report. The cement factory in Anka , Turkey, has been awarded a certificate as the first cement factory whose 14064-1:2018 carbon footprint report has been verified by Emicert and QSI, which are accredited in the cement industry. |
Lafarge Exshaw plant receives carbon capture funding21 July 2022, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Canada ’s Exshaw Cement plant is one of 11 recipients to receive funding from Emissions Reduction Alberta’s (ERA) CAD40m (US$31m) investment to kickstart CAD$20bn in carbon capture projects in Alberta. This investment could position Exshaw to be Canada’s first net zero cement plant. The Exshaw plant will receive CAD5m ERA funding towards its CAD10m CCUS project costs. The project will collaborate with strategic partners across the value chain and includes considerations fo... |
GCCA and FICEM accelerate Latin American progress towards net zero21 July 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) and, regional affiliate, FICEM have co-hosted an event on 'Latin American cement and concrete industry – Towards Net Zero' in the Dominican Republic. The meeting highlighted the progress made in decarbonising the industry in the region and future pathways to reaching net zero concrete. Claude Loréa, executive cement director of the GCCA, commented that the association has attracted 80 per cent of the global cement industry outside of China... |
Holcim secures EU investment in CCUS projects19 July 2022, Published under Cement NewsHolcim has secured investment from the European Union Innovation Fund in its carbon capture, utlisation and storage (CCUS) projects in Germany and Poland. The funding will support Carbon2Business, part of the Westküste 100 project in Germany, where carbon is captured from the Lägerdorf cement plant before being converted into synthetic fuel. The EU is also investing in Holcim's Go4ECOPlanet project in Poland, which aims to capture CO 2 from Holcim 's site in Kujawy before storing it of... |