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Heidelberg Materials submits CO2 reduction targets to SBTi

13 October 2022, Published under Cement News

Heidelberg Materials has reconfirmed its 2030 carbon reduction targets, submitting them to the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) for validation in line with the recently announced 1.5°C scenario. Heidelberg Materials has actively contributed to the development of the new 1.5°C framework and, in 2019 was the first company in the cement sector to have its then targets endorsed by the SBTi.    “We have been actively supporting SBTi’s efforts to develop a 1.5°C roadmap and impactfu...

CGF and Barclays to fund CCUS start-up company MOF Technologies

13 October 2022, Published under Cement News

Clean Growth Fund and Barclays, via their Sustainable Impact Capital programme, have invested in MOF Technologies (MOF Tech) as part of their Series A funding round. An existing investor has also invested in the company at this time. A spin-out from Queen’s University Belfast, MOF Tech is a Northern Ireland-based company that has developed an energy efficient carbon capture solution to reduce harmful emissions from cement works, steel works, or energy-from-waste plants. It has world-le...

Imerys extends capacity in India

13 October 2022, Published under Cement News

France-based Imerys, a world leader in mineral-based specialties, is planning to extend its capacity to meet rising demand from India’s cement and steel sectors. According to The Hindu, the company has set up a 30,000t calcium aluminate binder plant in Atchutapuram, Andhra Pradesh, to serve India’s refractory and construction industries. Imerys hopes to increase capacity further to 50,000t by 2030. The company is also in the process of setting up a research and development centre at V...

Claudius Peters Projects GmbH wins Aalborg Portland order

12 October 2022, Published under Cement News

Claudius Peters Projects GmbH has won the contract to supply the basic and detail engineering, mechanical equipment, erection and supervision, as well as the commissioning for the upgrade of the dosing and transport of grey kiln dust and chalk dust, at the cement plant of Aalborg Portland A/S , Denmark ( Cementir Group ). Chalk and grey kiln dust will together with calcined clay be used to substitute clinker for CO 2 reduction.   Planning in an existing building is always a special c...

Seratech's decarbonisation technology wins OBEL Award

11 October 2022, Published under Cement News

UK-based Seratech Ltd has won the 2022 OBEL Award for its technology for the decarbonisation of cement and concrete. The award, a new international prize for architectural achievement, is presented each year by the Henrik Frode Obel Foundation and aims to honour outstanding architectural contributions that help to positively change our physical environment. For 2022 the theme of the award was “embodied emissions”. Seratech Ltd has developed a process that consumes olivine and waste CO 2 ...

Vassiliko Cement donates land for bird breeding

10 October 2022, Published under Cement News

Vassiliko Cement has donated four plots of land, amounting to an area of around 45,000m2, to environmental NGO Terra Cypria. The land, which falls within a ‘Natura 2000’ protected zone, is located in the Ayia Ekaterini and Ayia Paraskevi gorges and is a breeding ground for peregrine falcons, the European roller, the Cyprus wheatear, and the masked shrike. A statement released by Terra Cypria following the announcement of the donation said the land will remain a conservation area and no ...

Shell and CRH sign decarbonisation agreement

07 October 2022, Published under Cement News

Shell and CRH have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) whereby both businesses will work together to develop and deploy decarbonisation solutions and technologies to accelerate their progress towards net zero emissions. The agreement will see Shell and CRH work together to explore decarbonisation opportunities across transport, operations, and materials. The solutions include, but are not limited to, vehicle electrification and charging infrastructure to reduce transport emiss...

Holcim acquires Wiltshire Heavy Building Materials

07 October 2022, Published under Cement News

Holcim has acquired UK-based Wiltshire Heavy Building Materials, a leading building solutions and material circularity company with net sales of over CHF20m (US$20.2m) in 2021. Driving circular construction, Wiltshire recycles 150,000t of construction and demolition waste (CDW) each year into aggregates and concrete with its state-of-the art material recovery system. Miljan Gutovic, region head EMEA at Holcim, says, "I am excited about the acquisition of Wiltshire, to advance our globa...

Hoffmann Green signs 3-year deal to supply clinker-free cement

07 October 2022, Published under Cement News

France-based Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies has signed a three-year deal to supply its clinker-free and low energy cement H-EVA SOL to OTE, a specialist in energy and digital networks, civil engineering, and power plant construction. According to Business Wire, Hoffmann Green will supply OTE with its carbon-free activated clay-based cement, H-EVA SOL, as part of the 'Greenpose' process co-developed by OTE and TESMEC, a provider of a global and innovative solution of optical fibre in...

ENVEA Global appoints new CEO

07 October 2022, Published under Cement News

ENVEA Global, ambient, emissions monitoring and proces system manufacturer, has appointed Trevor Sands as its new CEO. Trevor has extensive senior leadership experience in global industrial businesses. He was most recently Global President of Servomex Group, the global expert in gas analysis.    Prior to this he ran the Control Valves business for IMI plc, he was Chief Executive of Cosalt plc and also spent 13 years with Emerson, including leading the Fisher Valves European business and ...