Cement News tagged under: decarbonisation
Solar kiln scaled to industrially-viable levels07 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsCEMEX and Synhelion have announced a significant milestone to develop fully solar-driven cement production by scaling their technology to industrially-viable levels. This includes the continuous production of clinker, the most energy-intensive part of cement manufacturing, using only solar heat. At the beginning of 2022, the companies announced the first-ever successful production of solar clinker in a small-scale batch process pilot. Advancing from that stage to production under pla... |
Titan commits to a greener future04 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsThis week we take a look at Titan Group's 2022 Sustainability Report. The vertically-integrated Greek building materials company has a global presence, stretching from Brazil and the USA to Europe, the Mediterranean and Egypt. During 2022 the company invested approximately EGP67m (US$2.16m) in improving environmental management systems. It has prioritised dust control systems, increased waste recycling of by-pass gas and has shifted to low-carbon products. It also has mid- to long-term goals... |
Europe’s calcined clay debut02 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsAt the Saint-Pierre-la-Cour cement plant in France, Holcim has developed and commissioned its own patented technology to produce calcined clay with the lowest-possible CO 2 footprint, 100 per cent alternative fuel use, low thermal energy requirement, and innovative colour control. The successful project start-up marks the first calcined clay, low-carbon cement operation in Europe, with scope for further potential. By Rudy Blum, Ernst Bucher and Michael Weihrauch, Holcim Technology Ltd, Swit... |
The science of carbon removal and carbon sinks21 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsThis week Brimstone announced that it had achieved third-party certification of its carbon-negative cement that meets the ASTM C150 standard. Low-carbon and green cements are continuously being developed as alternatives to ordinary Portland cement (OPC). Decarbonising the cement and concrete sectors will need such innovation, but the science of carbon removal from cement and concrete and to what extent they can act as carbon sinks is still a debated subject. While carbon capture, utilis... |
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... |
Argos to allocate US$130m for investments to combat climate change18 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsBetween 2022 and 2030 Argos has committed to allocate about US$130m in long-term assets (capex) for structuring and implementing initiatives associated with climate change mitigation and adaptation. The focus of these projects will be on the use of lower carbon footprint raw materials, fuel optimisation, the use of alternative fuels (such as urban solid and other industries waste) and energy efficiency. “Concrete is not only the most used building material, but the second most used m... |
Ecocem to collaborate with Point.P on low-carbon building solutions17 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsPOINT.P, part of Saint-Gobain Building Distribution France, and Ecocem have reinforced their long history of commercial collaboration with a partnership announcement to develop and market low-carbon solutions for binders, concretes and mortars. This partnership will support POINT.P’s ambition to meet its target of reducing cement-related carbon emissions (ready-mix concrete, concrete blocks and prefabricated elements) by 35 per cent by 2030. For Ecocem, it will be an opportunity t... |
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... |
Cem'In'Eu launches Fusiocim low-carbon cement10 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsAfter adopting a low-carbon supply chain, Cem'In'Eu continues to decarbonise its products with the launch of Fusiocim, the latest addition to its line of waterproof bags. Cem'In'Eu projects for its new low-carbon offer (bulk and bag) an objective of 45 per cent of sales within three years. As a result Cem'In'Eu's clinker factor will decrease from 82 per cent in 2019 to 66 per cent in 2026, reducing the carbon footprint of its cements on average by 730 to 645kg of CO 2 /t of cement produ... |