Cement News tagged under: decarbonisation
GCCA releases low carbon cement definitions at COP2919 November 2024, Published under Cement NewsThe Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) has launched its international definitions for low carbon cement and concrete. The definitions are seen as crucial to providing a key reference point for anyone that wants to be able to identify and buy green cement and concrete across the world. The industry, in consultation with a wide range of stakeholders along the value chain including governments and organisations such as the IEA, Climate Club and Clean Energy Ministerial Industr... |
Low-carbon cement highway project achieves excellent results19 November 2024, Published under Cement NewsCarbon Upcycling Technologies Inc along with, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and the National Road Research Alliance (NRRA) has successfully completed the construction phase of a multi-year study on the use of low-carbon cement in highways. The results highlight Carbon Upcycling’s ability to be a drop-in solution for reducing carbon-intensive cement in concrete. The study, managed by Sutter Engineering LLC and sponsored by the National Road Research Alliance (NRRA), ... |
Global cement leaders call for urgent government action at COP2915 November 2024, Published under Cement NewsAt COP29, currently being held in Baku, Azerbaijan, there has been a formal call for action from the cement and concrete industry to policymakers around the world to increase their support to help reach net-zero emissions. The extensive decarbonisation work being carried out by the global cement and concrete industry to cut CO 2 emissions is set out in a newly-published progress report, launched at COP29. The Global Cement and Concrete Association’s (GCCA) Cement Industry new report is ent... |
Aggregate Industries partners neustark to set up UK mineralisation plant07 November 2024, Published under Cement NewsAggregate Industries ( Holcim Group ) has partnered with neustark to set up a mineralisation plant in London, UK. A first small-scale mobile plant is now in operation in Greenwich, and it will start removing hundreds of tonnes of CO 2 in the coming months. A large-scale site is set to be installed in the first half of 2025 with a capacity of removing 1000t of CO 2 per year (net). Neustark’s technology helps turn waste into a carbon sink, permanently locking carbon removed from the atmo... |
GCCA India and Xynteo sign MoU for decarbonisation06 November 2024, Published under Cement NewsThe Global Cement & Concrete Association (GCCA) India and Xynteo announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), marking GCCA India's partnership with Xynteo's Build Ahead coalition. This landmark agreement aims to accelerate the decarbonisation of India's construction sector through increased use of low-carbon cement and concrete. The two-year partnership will leverage GCCA India's expertise in the cement and concrete industry alongside the collective efforts of the Build ... |
TCMA releases its Thailand 2050 Net Zero Cement & Concrete Roadmap31 October 2024, Published under Cement NewsThailand’s Cement Manufacturers Association (TCMA) has released the Thailand 2050 Net Zero Cement & Concrete Roadmap. The 70-page document has contributions from the Director General of the Department of Climate Change and Environment, TCMA, the Global Cement & Concrete Association (GCCA) and the Thins Concrete Association. The report discusses the commitment and pathway to net zero, looking at initial progress to decarbonise (1990-2020), a decade to deliver (2020-30), and full deployment o... |
Carbon Clean launches columnless CycloneCC C1 carbon capture series29 October 2024, Published under Cement NewsCarbon capture company Carbon Clean has announced the launch of its breakthrough CycloneCC C1 series, marking the penultimate stage in the technology’s commercialisation. The CycloneCC C1 series is available in concentrations ranging between 3-20 per cent, capturing up to 100,000tpa of CO 2 . The CycloneCC C1 unit is fully modular and columnless, achieving a height reduction of 70 per cent compared to conventional solutions. Rotating Packed Bed (RPB) technology replaces every column used ... |
ACCSION CO2 capture project wins EUR220m EU Innovation funding28 October 2024, Published under Cement NewsAalborg Portland A/S ( Cementir group ) and project partner Air Liquide have received EUR220m in support from the EU Innovation Fund to establish a large-scale CO 2 capture facility by 2029. The ACCSION project is expected to reduce CO 2 emissions by 1.5Mta. In 2022 Aalborg Portland announced a new climate plan with a very ambitious target of reducing CO 2 emissions by 70 per cent by 2030. Since then, emissions have dropped by more than 25 per cent as a result of many new initiativ... |
UltraTech to trial ZeroCal decarbonisation technology25 October 2024, Published under Cement NewsUltraTech Cement Ltd , India's largest cement and ready-mix concrete (RMC) company, announced the signing of a collaboration agreement with the Institute for Carbon Management (ICM) at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to pilot a groundbreaking new technology called The Zero Carbon Lime (ZeroCAL) developed by ICM. The technology is designed to significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions from cement production. ICM, in partnership with UltraTech, will build a first-of-a-kind... |
White House memo highlight US pledges for low-carbon cement25 October 2024, Published under Cement NewsA White House memo reports that companies, state and local governments in the USA are making new pledges to use low-carbon cement. The commitments are from New York State, New York City, Los Angeles, Michigan and Washington, cement producers and major tech companies such as Amazon and real estate companies. The memo states that New York State vows to cut emissions from concrete in the state infrastructure by 30 per cent by 2028, compared to 2022 emissions data from the National Ready Mix Co... |