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Argos celebrates launch of green cement at Rioclaro17 February 2020, Published under Cement NewsCementos Argos' Rioclaro plant has started its new 0.45Mta calcined clay production line involving an investement of US$78m investment for the manufacture and distribution of green cement. In this process, the use of clinker is reduced thanks to the incorporation of calcined clays (artificial pozzolan). During the production process, CO 2 emissions are reduced by up to 38 per cent and energy consumption lowered by 30 per cent. "With this project, we are leading the industry and sowi... |
LafargeHolcim Bangladesh signs agreement with Reckitt Benckiser17 February 2020, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim Bangladesh Ltd (LHBL) has signed a corporate agreement with Reckitt Benckiser Bangladesh Ltd (RB). Under the agreement RB will take professional waste management services from Geocycle, a project of LafargeHolcim. Rajesh Surana, CEO, LHBL said: "With the expansion of industrial base and population growth in Bangladesh, larger volumes of waste are generated and there are only few proper waste management solutions available. With the only fully integrated cement plant of the cou... |
Oman Cement set to use waste tyres as fuel10 February 2020, Published under Cement NewsOman Cement has signed an agreement with Oman Environment Holding Co for the use of end-of-life tyres as an alternative fuel. The two parties will work together to develop an implementation mechanism to diversify energy sources at the plant from natural gas. "The agreement will contribute to the national economy and provide business opportunities for small and medium enterprises through the production and transportation of fuel from engineered landfills to the cement factory – where approx... |
Argos recycled more than 1m bags in Colombia10 February 2020, Published under Cement NewsColombia-based cement producer Argos recycled more than one million bags of cement last year, thanks to the Green Sacks Programme, which sees a more sustainable production line. “Between 2013, the start date of the programme, and 2019, we have recycled 808t of paper thanks to the return of more than five million bags, thus avoiding the cutting down of more than 8000 trees and saving about 64,000m3 of water, equivalent to 26 Olympic swimming pools,” said David Restrepo, the company’s supply... |
First Chair and Co-chair of GCCA India's CEO Committee announced07 February 2020, Published under Cement NewsMahendra Singhi, managing director and CEO of Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd, and Nilesh Narwekar, CEO of JSW Cement, have been elected as the chair and co-chair respectively of the Global Cement and Concrete Association India (GCCA - India). The chair and co-chair have been appointed for the first two years (2020-22). Speaking at the GCCA India CEO meeting of the member companies in Mumbai, Benjamin Sporton, GCCA CEO, said: "I'm delighted to have overseen the first CEO meeting of the GCCA In... |
First Chair and Co-chair of GCCA India's CEO Committee announced07 February 2020, Published under Cement NewsMahendra Singhi, managing director and CEO of Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd, and Nilesh Narwekar, CEO of JSW Cement, have been elected as the chair and co-chair respectively of the Global Cement and Concrete Association India (GCCA - India). The chair and co-chair have been appointed for the first two years (2020-22). Speaking at the GCCA India CEO meeting of the member companies in Mumbai, Benjamin Sporton, GCCA CEO, said: "I'm delighted to have overseen the first CEO meeting of the GCCA In... |
Argos receives the Gold Class distinction in the RobecoSAM Yearbook04 February 2020, Published under Cement NewsAfter being recognised as one of the most sustainable cement companies in the world by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, thanks to its best practices in social, environmental and economic initiatives, Cementos Argos was honoured by RobecoSAM, an international investment company with a specific focus on sustainability investments, with the Gold Class award in its 2020 Sustainability Yearbook. This distinction recognses that Argos has a strong, on-going commitment to matters such as the d... |
Argos receives the Gold Class distinction in the RobecoSAM Yearbook04 February 2020, Published under Cement NewsAfter being recognised as one of the most sustainable cement companies in the world by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, thanks to its best practices in social, environmental and economic initiatives, Cementos Argos was honoured by RobecoSAM, an international investment company with a specific focus on sustainability investments, with the Gold Class award in its 2020 Sustainability Yearbook. This distinction recognses that Argos has a strong, on-going commitment to matters such as the d... |
Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua joins SBTi03 February 2020, Published under Cement NewsMexico's Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua (GCC) has announced that it has joined the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as part of its commitment to set science-based emission reduction targets, according to a press release. "By joining the SBTi, GCC will ensure that the company's low-carbon transformation is aligned with climate science and is a further reflection of our unwavering commitment to implement global best practices related to sustainability," said Enrique Escalante, CEO of GCC. |
Corporate clean energy surges in 201930 January 2020, Published under Cement NewsThe world witnessed a surge in corporate sustainability commitment in 2019 as corporations purchased a record amount of clean energy through power purchase agreements (PPAs), which were up by 40 per cent from the previous year’s record. A total of 19.5GW of clean energy contracts were signed by more than 100 companies in 23 different countries in 2019, according to ‘1H 2020 Corporate Energy Market Outlook’, published by BloombergNEF (BNEF). In 2018 the figure reached 13.6GW and in 2017 it ... |