Cement News tagged under: Germany
Heidelberg Materials launches Airvault CCUS project14 March 2024, Published under Cement NewsMarking the latest addition to its portfolio of carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) initiatives, Heidelberg Materials has announced another CCUS project at its Airvault cement plant in the French New Aquitaine Region. The AirvaultGOCO₂ project, with a planned capture capacity of approximately 1Mta, is part of the GOCO₂ initiative to decarbonise the west of France. “We started an ambitious modernisation programme for our sites in France several years ago, with a planned inv... |
Humboldt Wedag India & KIMA Process Control form strategic alliance14 March 2024, Published under Cement NewsHumboldt Wedag India Pvt Ltd (HW India) has partnered KIMA Process Control in a strategic alliance. HW India becomes the exclusive sales and service partner for KIMA Process Control in India, further solidifying its commitment to delivering cutting-edge process control solutions for the cement sector. KIMA Process Control's advanced products will complement HW India's existing portfolio of equipment and services, strengthening its position as a one-stop solution provider for the cement in... |
Gearing up for Geseke GeZero12 March 2024, Published under Cement NewsUnder the GeZero project at its Geseke cement plant in Germany, Heidelberg Materials envisions establishing the first inland cement plant featuring a “first of its kind” full-chain carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility. Spanning from source to sink, the company outlines the scale, scope and set-up of the project, as well as the oxyfuel technology process at its core. By Tolga Timirci and Tanuj Pant, Heidelberg Materials, Germany. Figure 1: Heidelberg Materials’ existing Geseke cem... |
Leilac-2 moved to Ennigerloh plant05 March 2024, Published under Cement NewsCalix has confirmed that the Leilac-2 carbon capture project, which was to be installed at Heidelberg Materials’ Hanover plant in Germany, will now be constructed at the cement producer’s Ennigerloh plant, also in Germany. The decision to move the project was the result of Heidelberg Materials opting to end clinker production at the Hanover facility. The Leilac-2 project aims to demonstrate a replicable module that can efficiently capture up to 100,000tpa of unavoidable process CO ... |
thyssenkrupp Polysius wins Schwenk Zement activated clay project04 March 2024, Published under Cement NewsSchwenk Zement GmbH & Co KG has commissioned thyssenkrupp Polysius to build a demonstration plant in Alllmendingen for the production of activated clay without calcination. After the planned commissioning in 2025, the CO 2 emissions resulting from the production of cement containing clay will be significantly reduced. The new plant is based on an all-electric clay activation process jointly developed by thyssenkrupp Polysius and Schwenk Zement without calcination and without fuels. ... |
Schwenk Zement terminates Namibian purchase agreement29 February 2024, Published under Cement NewsThe purchase agreement between Schwenk Zement International GmbH and RWCo GmbH regarding shares in Schwenk Namibia (PTY) Ltd has been cancelled. The agreement, which was signed on 6 April 2023, was for 100 per cent of the shares in Schwenk Namibia, which holds, inter alia, 69.83 per cent of Ohorongo Cement (PTY) Ltd and 100 per cent of Energy For Future (PTY) Ltd. The agreement was waiting on the approval of the Namibian Competition Commission (NaCC). According to RWCo, rather than a... |
Heidelberg Materials supports German Vice Chancellor's stance on CCS28 February 2024, Published under Cement NewsGermany's Vice Chancellor, Robert Habeck, has presented a legislative bill containing amendments to the law on carbon storage, and guidelines for a German carbon management strategy. The announcement on 26 February 2024 represents a significant change in German policy, as carbon capture and storage (CCS) is currently banned in the country. Mr Habeck stressed that Germany cannot meet its climate targets without CCS. In addition, the technology for CCS is important for the competitiveness ... |
Slow recovery for Europe's construction and infrastructure23 February 2024, Published under Cement NewsAs government economic stimulus packages for dealing with COVID gradually faded out in 2023, Europe's construction and infrastructure sector witnessed a fall in demand and saw the collapse of many developers. Although inflation is set to decline, aleviating the cost of building materials, analysts CIC-Market Solutions still expect construction output in Europe to have declined by 2.8 per cent in 2023 with a further 2.7 per cent drop forecast in 2024. And while the sector sees demand slipping... |
Heidelberg Materials reports record results in 202322 February 2024, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials has reported record preliminary results for 2023 with group revenue up four per cent YoY to EUR21.2bn, despite what the company describes as a “weak market environment”. The result from current operations (RCO) improved by 29 per cent YoY to EUR3bn, while profit for the year attributable to shareholders came in at EUR1929m, up from EUR1597m in the previous year. The return on invested capital (ROIC) increased to 10.3 per cent in 2023, compared to to 9.1 per cent in 202... |
CEMEX and Orcan energy extend WHR agreement16 February 2024, Published under Cement NewsCEMEX and Orcan Energy have signed a large-scale partnership to decarbonise cement production through waste heat recovery (WHR). Building on the initial WHR collaboration at the cement plant in Rüdersdorf, Germany, the partners will now start to exploit Orcan Energy’s flexible and modular technology for CEMEX globally. CEMEX and Orcan Energy AG will analyse the scale-up of the heat-to-power solutions pioneered by Orcan Energy in parallel at several CEMEX plants to capitalise on the b... |