Cement News tagged under: UK
Navigating energy price peaks03 June 2024, Published under Cement NewsIn today’s fast-paced industrial landscape, optimising cement production schedules is not just about meeting deadlines, it is also about navigating volatile energy prices. Fluctuations in energy costs can significantly impact operational expenses, making it imperative for businesses to devise strategies that mitigate against these costs. By GridBeyond, UK Figure 1: finding flexibility in a cement mill (© GridBeyond) T echnology can play a pivotal role in supporting businesses... |
Pioneering next-generation carbon capture03 June 2024, Published under Cement NewsAs governments, corporations and society push for more aggressive climate action, the search for scalable and efficient carbon capture technologies has intensified. The International Energy Agency (IEA) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have both highlighted the critical role and current shortfall of carbon capture technologies in advancing these ambitious goals. To move beyond the crossroads of innovation and environmental stewardship towards sustainability, carbon c... |
Heidelberg Materials UK contributes to RHS Chelsea Flower Show31 May 2024, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials UK has contributed to the Chelsea Repurposed Garden at this year’s Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Chelsea Flower Show held in London. The RHS Chelsea Repurposed Garden was designed by Cityscapes. “To build a sustainable and adaptive future, we need to look at ways to reuse and recycle the materials we already have,” said the garden’s designer, Darryl Moore. “To this end, nearly everything in this RHS feature garden has lived at least one life already – much of i... |
Trials complete on pilot Electric Arc Furnace27 May 2024, Published under Cement NewsThe UK-based Materials Processing Institute has recently completed successful trials of its pilot Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) for the UKRI Cement2Zero project. The trials have been developing and testing the use of end-of-life cement as an EAF flux to produce steel, whilst also capturing the slag to produce clinker to manufacture zero-emissions cement. The trials began in September 2022 and involved 12 induction furnace trials and eight trials in the Institute’s 7t EAF. Research has sho... |
CEMEX unveils first HVO-powered vehicle at Tilbury24 May 2024, Published under Cement NewsCEMEX has unveiled its first HVO-powered (Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil) vehicle in support of its Future in Action programme, which acts as the driver for CEMEX to become a carbon net zero business by 2050. HVO is a diesel-like biofuel that can be produced without fossil resources by processing renewable waste. Itis now one of the leading alternative renewable fuels available to the construction industry, producing up to 90 per cent less CO 2 emissions than traditional diesel fuel, and w... |
Heidelberg Materials UK acquires B&A Group22 May 2024, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials UK has acquired B&A Group, one of the leading construction soil and aggregate recycling companies in southwest England. The Bristol-based company employs a team of 70, and specialises in the supply of recycled and primary aggregate as well as site clearance, earthworks, land remediation and sustainable land regeneration. It had its most successful year to date in 2023, turning over in excess of GBP50m (US$63.7m) and making a posting pretax profit of GBP9.1m. Accordi... |
C-Capture partners with Heidelberg Materials on carbon capture trial10 May 2024, Published under Cement NewsC-Capture, a UK-based developer of next generation technology for carbon dioxide removal, has launched a new carbon capture trial in partnership with Heidelberg Materials . The trial, which utilises C-Capture’s innovative solution for industrial decarbonisation, is taking place at Heidelberg Materials' cement plant in Ketton , Lincolnshire, UK. It forms part of C-Capture’s national project, ‘XLR8 CCS – Accelerating the Deployment of a Low-Cost Carbon Capture Solution for Hard-to-Abate... |
Belite: effects of cooling rate10 May 2024, Published under Cement NewsBelite properties show that the mineral has significant benefits in terms of producing cements with a reduced carbon footprint. Arthur Harrisson takes a closer look at belite and the effects of the cooling rate on the performance of high belite cements. By Arthur Harrison, UK Figure 1: Insley Type I belite (© A Harrisson) I n recent years the drive to reduce CO 2 emissions has encouraged a number of innovations in cement making. These include reducing the CO 2 produced b... |
Heidelberg Materials UK acquires Mick George Ltd08 May 2024, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials UK has completed its acquisition of leading recycling company Mick George Ltd (MGL), following approval from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). MGL has an annual turnover of around GBP220m (US$276.4m) and specialises in recycling and waste management services. It operates around 40 recycling facilities, waste transfer stations, aggregate quarries and ready-mixed concrete plants in East Anglia and the East Midlands in the UK. In order to address the CMA’s ... |
GCCA announces new partnerships08 May 2024, Published under Cement NewsNew partnerships between cement manufacturers and tech start-ups, to work together on the development of low carbon concrete, have been announced by the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA). EnviCore, based in Canada, Queens Carbon and Chement, both in the USA, and NeoCrete in New Zealand, were all shortlisted last year, as part of the GCCA’s Innovandi Open Challenge Programme. They have all now formed a partnership with at least five GCCA member companies and leading manufacture... |