Cement News tagged under: Heidelberg Materials North America
Heidelberg achieves 50% replacement of fossil fuels at its Edmonton plant15 November 2024, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials North America has made significant sustainability advancements at its Edmonton cement plant, now replacing up to 50 per cent of fossil fuels with low-carbon alternative fuels (ALCF). Supported by a US$2.4m grant from Alberta’s Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction fund, the initiative diverts around 100,000t of non-hazardous waste annually from landfills, helping to lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The project sources ALCF from municipal, construction, ... |
Heidelberg Materials brings slag cement further inland23 August 2024, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials North America has delivered its first major Speed slag cement order to Indianapolis. The company has completed the conversion of its cement plant in Speed , Indianapolis, to a slag grinding facility, cementitious materials distribution hub and terminal for Type IL powder from its plant in Mitchell , Indianapolis. Shortly after an upgrade to the Mitchell facility’s capacity to 2.4Mta in mid-2023, the producer outlined a new slag granule sourcing and Speed site evoluti... |
Heidelberg Materials to receives US$5m in funding from EPA23 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials North America is set to receive US$5m in funding from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the development of a cloud-based tool that produces environmental product declarations (EPDs) for building materials. An EPD is a standardised declaration of a product’s lifecycle assessment that shows its impact on the environment. EPDs are vital for transparency on the carbon footprint of a product. The project aims to develop a tool that substantially enhan... |
Texas Lehigh Cement and Eagle Materials to launch slag cement facility10 April 2024, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials North America has announced that its Texas Lehigh Cement Co LP subsidiary, a 50-50 joint venture with Eagle Materials Inc , will start production this summer at a new slag cement facility in Houston, Texas, USA. Construction of the new slag cement facility is nearlng completion and the new unit is expected to have a manufacturing capacity of approximately 0.5Mta. It will supplement the Texas Lehigh cement plant in Buda, Texas. Chris Hobby, president of Heidelb... |
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