Cement News tagged under: decarbonisation
Carbon Limit launches heat-reducing SCM20 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsUS climate technology company Carbon Limit launched its CoolCrete™, a heat-reducing product addition to its range of sustainable concrete additives. The product has been designed to address the ongoing heat crisis and urban heat island effect. CoolCrete is a functional supplementary cementitious material that reduces the overall carbon footprint of concrete by up to 40 per cent through replacing a portion of conventional cement, says Carbon Limit. "The easy-to-use and highly versatile addit... |
COP28 initiative says low demand for green products is deterring investment20 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsLow demand for green products is deterring the necessary investment of up to US$700bn in low-carbon projects within carbon-intensive industries such as steel, aluminium and cement, according to an initiative from the UN Climate Summit. More than 450 major industrial projects worldwide are seeking hundreds of billions of dollars in investment to reduce carbon emissions, according to a statement from the Industrial Transition Accelerator (ITA), released on 19 September. The ITA, an ini... |
Holcim invests in Sublime Systems in low-carbon tech scale-up19 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsHolcim has invested in Sublime Systems, a leading low-carbon cement technology start-up, to expand its range of highly-engineered solutions to decarbonise building at scale, according to a Holcim statement. The partnership will advance Sublime’s first commercial manufacturing facility in Massachusetts, USA, giving Holcim a large share of Sublime Cement™ produced there through a binding off-take reservation. The two partners have established a dedicated project team to co-develop further fa... |
Latin American and Caribbean cement sector targets net zero by 205017 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsThe Federacion Interamerica del Cemento (FICEM) has opened the doors to the annual 2024 Technical Congress, a three-day conference and exhibition, taking place in the historic city of Cartagena, Colombia. FICEM Executive Director, Maria José García, welcomed over 450 delegates to the 2024 FICEM Technical Congress Opening proceedings, FICEM Executive Director, Maria José García welcomed over 450 delegates to the meeting, which includes delegates from across Latin America and t... |
Holcim Argentina acquires first electric quarry vehicle17 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Argentina has announced the addition of an electric truck to its vehicle fleet, contributing to reducing carbon emissions in line with the company’s sustainability strategy. The company added in a statement, “This is the first electric truck to be used in a quarry within the country, a breakthrough that represents a clear transformation of the construction industry towards a future with more innovation and sustainability.” Through this New Pure Electric Mining Trick model, o... |
A buildings perspective on decarbonising concrete17 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsConcrete represents the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the construction industry. Reducing its carbon footprint is challenging but not impossible as long as the sector targets the most impactful changes to the way concrete is produced and used. By James Scarisbrick, Ramboll, UK Figure 1: hierarchy of carbon reduction on concrete-framed structures (© Ramboll) W hile the concrete industry represents the single-largest source of greenhouse gas emissions ... |
Decarbonising construction with calcined clay11 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsOne of the ways Holcim is decarbonising construction is by increasing the use of calcined clays to further develop the company’s ECOPlanet low-carbon cements and enable large-scale low-carbon construction. The first ECOPlanet calcined clay cement was launched in La Malle, France, in 2021, with multiple additional product launches planned in 2024. By Amith Kalathingal and Rémi Barbarulo, Holcim Innovation Center, France. Calcined clay: the most reactive and most scaleable new mineral... |
Compressors for carbon capture04 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsA groundbreaking project in Norway will produce the world’s first industrial-scale carbon-free cement. It is a vital effort to decarbonise one of the hardest to manage industrial sectors, but Marco Ernst, head of sales and project management CCS at MAN Energy Solutions, argues that the true key to achieving carbon capture at scale is cost. By Dr Marco Ernst , MAN Energy Solutions, Germany Heidelberg Materials’ Brevik plant will capture and store some 400,000tpa of CO 2 when opera... |
New ISO co-processing standard03 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsThe International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published a new standard, ISO 4349:2024 for the “Determination of the recycling index for co-processing. The standard introduces a globally-accepted methodology to calculate the share of solid recovered fuels recycled in cement kilns. This share, the recycling index (R-index) is calculated on the basis of the ash content and ash composition. The standard was developed in collaboration with the University of Leoben, Austria, and... |
Colombia’s drive to decarbonise30 August 2024, Published under Cement NewsAs green shoots appear in the Colombian economy and the construction sector looks forward to new growth, particularly in the civil works sector, cement companies are hoping they have seen the back of the recent two-year market contraction. After charting a route towards the sector’s decarbonisation by 2050, the industry continues to invest in decarbonisation of its operations. by Muriel Bal, ICR Research, UK. Following a disappointing 2023, Colombia’s cement market is expected to se... |