Cement News tagged under: decarbonisation
Holcim invests in Coomtech10 May 2023, Published under Cement NewsHolcim invests in Coomtech, a cleantech start-up that offers an innovative low-emission kinetic drying technology for raw materials. Coomtech's technology combines low-carbon and circular benefits to emits up to 75 per cent less CO 2 than traditional drying methods, enabling the use of recycled materials in cement and concrete that would otherwise require a high amount of energy to dry. The investment builds on Holcim and Coomtech’s current collaboration to develop a new low-carbon cement... |
Prometheus Materials appoints Director of Product Management10 May 2023, Published under Cement NewsPrometheus Materials team welcomes Leo Atencio as its new Director of Product Management. Leo is a leader in sustainable design products and sustainable construction with over 25 years of experience in the building materials industry. He has successfully developed and deployed a number of innovative sustainable products and previously worked in aggregates, concrete and precast building materials within several sectors of the industry. Based in Boulder, Colorado, USA, Prometheus Materials ... |
Canada's Cement Association releases Concrete Zero plan04 May 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe Cement Association of Canada (CAC), together with its members and partners in the concrete sector, has released Concrete Zero, an Action Plan to ensure Canada’s cement and concrete industry achieves its carbon emissions reduction goals by making cement net-zero by 2050. The Concrete Zero Action plan shows that greater emissions reductions are possible, claims CAC. Relying on developed and proven technologies and processes, ConcreteZero is about finding “true” net-zero emissions. “It ... |
Holcim and Air Liquide join forces to decarbonise new Obourg plant02 May 2023, Published under Cement NewsAir Liquide and Holcim have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to pursue a project to decarbonise Holcim’s new cement production plant under development in Belgium, using Air Liquide's proprietary Cryocap TM carbon capture innovative technology. Thanks to Air Liquide’s unique carbon capture innovative technology, Holcim will be able to reduce emissions by up to 1.1Mta CO 2 . The new cement production plant announced will be replacing an existing asset. This partnership form... |
Carbon Upcycling receives SCM project investment funds01 May 2023, Published under Cement NewsCarbon Upcycling and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), funded by the US Department of Energy, has been awarded international funding to advance carbon utilisation technology in the cement and concrete industry. The CAD$600,000 (US$442,102) investment will support the development of a framework that will assess the suitability of various alternative feedstocks to produce supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) in North America, including biomass, low-grade steel slags,... |
India focusses on net zero concrete27 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsRepresentatives of more than 75 renowned academic institutions and businesses from across the world have gathered in New Delhi, in India, to participate in the Innovandi Global Cement and Concrete Research Network (GCCRN) Spring Week. They are meeting to help drive critical research and innovation towards decarbonisation of concrete. The GCCRN brings together more than 450 researchers and scientists from more than 40 leading universities and institutions, including EPFL (Lausanne), South... |
MOF Technologies rebrands to Nuada26 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsMOF Technologies, a UK-based company whose technology efficiently captures CO 2 directly from industrial sources, is rebranding to Nuada. Nuada’s next-generation ‘heatless’ technology is redefining carbon (CO 2 ) capture, slashing the energy penalty and costs associated with CO 2 capture. The new name is an ode to the company’s Celtic origins and is inspired by the ancient mythical king, Nuada, whose name means ‘to capture’. With this rebrand, Nuada has positioned itself... |
Innovative SCMs for the US25 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsEco Material Technologies is the leading national supplier of fly ash and supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) in the USA with the largest footprint and supply base in the market. CEO Grant Quasha speaks to ICR about the growth and development of the company, including its near-zero products and green suite of technologies dedicated to supplying the US cementitious market and decarbonising the building materials industry. Grant Quasha, CEO of Eco Material Technologies, USA (... |
Cement sector decarbonisation: the business case18 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsTo achieve its 2050 target of net zero cement production, the cement sector will need to apply a range of decarbonisation strategies. However, high capital costs and limited market experience are key barriers to rapid deployment. In the USA, several regulatory incentives are available while the voluntary carbon market offers further opportunities. By Kayla Carey, Zach Harmer, Braeden Larson and Wilson Fong, ClimeCo, USA. Eco Material Technologies turns landfilled coal ash into a relia... |
thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions achieves first clinker at Outão17 April 2023, Published under Cement Newsthyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions has announced the success of first clinker produced at the Secil Outão plant, near Sétubal in Portugal. The thyssenkrupp Polysius construction and start-up teams reached this milestone at the beginning of the the second week of April 2023, after a heating of about 72 hours. This project is referred to as the ‘ CCL - Clean Cement Line ’ and is designed to lower NO x and CO 2 emissions at the outao plant. |