Cement News tagged under: UK
GCCA and LeadIT release Green Cement tracker21 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) and the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) have launched a new decarbonisation tracker, to help policymakers, industry experts, academics and the public monitor worldwide decarbonisation efforts in the cement industry. The Green Cement Technology Tracker was unveiled at an international inter-governmental meeting focused on clean energy, which is taking place in India. Per Andersson, head of the Secretariat – LeadIT, sai... |
Imperial College London awarded GBP1m CCUS additive funding20 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsImperial College London (ICL) researchers have been awarded GBP1m funding to develop a carbon negative cement additive. The funding comes from the Carbon Capture, Usage & Storage (CCUS) Innovation 2.0 competition, part of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s (DESNZ) GBP1bn (US$1.28bn/EUR1.23bn) Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP). Imperial researchers are transforming magnesium silicate minerals such as olivine, which are naturally abundant, into a supplementary cementitio... |
Menzel Elektromotoren responds to motor call out19 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsGerman manufacturer Menzel Elektromotoren received two orders for large machines within one week in early June. Due to motor failures, the water supply to 30,000 households was threatened and production in a cement plant was halted. After delivery times of only six and 10 days, respectively, both the pump and the cement mill could be restarted. Faced with unexpected downtime due to equipment failures, customers often cannot afford to wait for a motor manufactured from scratch. Standard deliv... |
Ultra High Materials shortlisted for GCCA's 2nd Innovandi Open Challenge14 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsUltra High Materials of Reston, VA and Washington, USA, is one of 15 start-ups, shortlisted by the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA), from a global list of applications, for its pioneering Innovandi Open Challenge scheme, to work on developing low-carbon concrete for the world. The GCCA’s Innovandi Open Challenge brings together start-ups and the industry’s leading manufacturers to work together on innovative ways to cut emissions and accelerate progress. During the Spring, a... |
CEMEX participates in UK Government’s Net Zero Council Meeting12 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsCEMEX represented the cement and concrete sector at the latest meeting of the UK Government's high-level Net Zero Council, which took place at Artillery House in Whitehall on 10 July 2023. This group brings together government ministers, the investment community and real-economy company representatives from a range of sectors, to look at industry roadmaps to net zero and how to deliver them. Lex Russell, MD of CEMEX UK 's Materials business, is a member of the council, which is co-chai... |
Aggregate Industries opens new RMC plant in Birmingham, UK05 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsAggregate Industries has opened a second ready-mix concrete plant in Birmingham to increase its capacity and meet rapidly-growing demand in and around the UK’s second-largest city. The new, high-capacity site is located in Aston and will operate alongside its sister plant in Bordesley Green. Both sites are less than three miles from the city centre, making Aggregate Industries well placed to maintain its position as supplier of choice for major construction and infrastructure projects in B... |
Aggregate Industries targets cement tanker driver safety04 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsAggregate Industries and its Lafarge Cement business have partnered with hauliers Simon Gibson Transport and Lomas Distribution to produce a new training package to address a significant industry gap for cement tanker driver training. The new bespoke training, the Cement Drivers Skills Qualification (CDSQ), has received CPC accreditation and recognises the necessary specialist training and accreditation required for the niche skillset and will help raise safety standards Currently all d... |
Material Evolution secures funding to scale up low-carbon cement production30 June 2023, Published under Cement NewsUK-based Material Evolution, an advanced materials company producing low-carbon cement from industrial waste streams, has secured GBP15m (US$18.9m) in funding to scale up production of its low carbon cement, which offers an 85 per cent lower carbon footprint than ordinary Portland cement. The company has developed an innovative, low-energy, low-capex manufacturing process that uses zero heat and solves the high CO 2 emission problem in conventional cement production, explains Business... |
Breedon and First Graphene to trial graphene-enhanced cement29 June 2023, Published under Cement NewsAustralia-based First Graphene has commenced trials on graphene-enhanced cement and concrete at Breedon ’s Hope cement plant in the UK. Around 2000t of graphene-enhanced cement will be produced at the plant, using First Graphene’s PureGRAPH product. The trial aims to further validate the CO 2 reduction benefits of adding graphene to the cement production process. According to Manufacturers Monthly, approximately 1.2t of PureGRAPH 50 is being used in the trial, testing multiple dispe... |
Aggregate Industries debuts London's first electric concrete mixer27 June 2023, Published under Cement NewsAggregate Industries (part of Holcim ) has announced the launch of London’s first electric-powered concrete mixer. The state-of-the-art 26t mixer will serve the company’s London Concrete arm, supplying essential ready-mix concrete materials across the capital. Expected to be put to immediate use, the custom-built Renault Trucks vehicle will constitute the second operational electric mixer truck in the UK and the first of its kind operating in London. The launch is the result of a part... |