Cement News tagged under: environmental
ACC launches ACC ECOMaxX04 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsACC Ltd , the cement and building material company of Adani Cement and part of the Adani Group, is set to bring a new dimension to the building materials industry with the launch of ACC ECOMaxX, an expert range of green concrete solutions. ACC ECOMaxX is the industry’s broadest range of green concrete solutions, with 30-100 per cent lower embodied carbon content compared to a reference concrete designed with ordinary Portland cement (OPC). The products are developed using a Unique Gre... |
India's NCR cement plants to desist from using unapproved fuels02 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe Indian National Capital Region’s (NCR) Commission for Air Quality Management has reminded all industrial and other sectors not to use unapproved fuels, including coal, from 1 January 2023 or face immediate closure with heavy fines. The legislation aims to completely eliminate the use of coal and other unapproved fuels in the entire NCR. In terms of cement plants, Direction No. 65 of the commission enables NCR-based production facilities to use biomass, agricultural refuse and pellets an... |
Lucky Cement commissions 34MW solar power plant at Pezu30 December 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe installation of a 34MW captive solar power plant has been completed at the Pezu cement plant , Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Pakistan, by Lucky Cement Limited , according to a regulatory filing sent to the Pakistan Stock Exchange. The regulatory filing adds that the solar power plant has been successfully commissioned and will be fully operational from December 29, 2022. Lucky Cement’s investment in renewable energy projects will result in cost savings and a reduction of the country’s re... |
Holcim US runs 38 per cent of production from wind power30 December 2022, Published under Cement NewsHolcim US has signed a virtual PPA with the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) for renewable energy generation, according to a report from Euromoney. The ERCOT VPPA reports mean at least 38 per cent of Holcim's total energy consumption at their production units in Texas now comes from wind generation, as the company moves ahead with its decarbonisation strategy. By 2030, Holcim wants to run all its US businesses entirely on renewable energy. |
JK Lakshmi Cement introduces LNG-fuelled trucks29 December 2022, Published under Cement NewsJK Lakshmi Cement has partnered with GreenLine, a pioneer in green and smart logistics in India, for the introduction of LNG-fuelled heavy trucks for transporting cement. With this association, GreenLine will enable JK Lakshmi Cement to decarbonise its road logistics operations in a phased manner over the next few years. Starting with a fleet of 10 LNG trucks plying on the Sirohi in Rajasthan to Surat in Gujarat route, the companies plan to scale this up substantially over the next two ... |
Cement Australia signs Central Queensland decarbonisation cooperation agreement23 December 2022, Published under Cement NewsCement Australia is among the six partners to sign the Central Queensland Statement of Cooperation (SoC). The agreement has been formed to provide opportunities for businesses in the area to decarbonise their supply chains and for those wanting to invest directly in renewable energy sources. The SoC sets out the commitment of the State and Central Queensland stakeholders to work towards a common vision for the evolution of Central Queensland into a zero net emissions industrial and man... |
Hatschek plant to combust CO2-reduced fuels23 December 2022, Published under Cement NewsRohrdorfer’s Hatschek cement plant will have its rotary kiln shut down for repair work between 2 January - 12 February 2023. In addition to the annual routine maintenance at the German plant and the renewal of the refractory kiln lining, numerous improvement measures will be carried out again this year. Rohrdorfer Group -owned Südbayerisches Portland-Zementwerk Gebr Wiesböck & Co GmbH will install a new probe for gas analysis at the kiln inlet. To further reduce false air, the k... |
Japan Energy Fund invests in Svante CCUS technology22 December 2022, Published under Cement NewsJapan Energy Fund has invested in Svante through its Decarbonised Tech Fund managed by Japan Energy Capital. Canadian-based Svante was founded with the goal to make carbon capture solutions for hard-to-abate industries. It offers non-intrusive end-of-the-pipe solutions for existing industrial infrastructure to deliver pipeline-ready CO 2 for safe storage at the gigatonne scale. This US$318m Series E funding round is led by Chevron, with participation from existing investors includin... |
Holcim hosts Decarbonisation Accelerator Demo Days22 December 2022, Published under Cement News3D-printed custom formwork and AI-powered supply chain software were among the new technologies on display during the annual Holcim Accelerator Demo Days at Lyons, France. Nine start-ups from seven countries came together to explore breakthrough solutions to reduce carbon emissions at production, material, design and construction level. During the Demo Days event, the start-ups pitched their solutions and demonstrated an MVP (minimum viable product) to stakeholders ranging from corporat... |
Lafarge Cement fully converts Brookfield Cement Plant to OneCem21 December 2022, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Canada has announced the full transformation of its Brookfield Cement Plant in Nova Scotia to a greener portfolio. From now on, the plant will only produce reduced carbon Portland limestone cement - branded as OneCem - the company’s eco-efficient alternative. Brookfield is Lafarge’s third cement plant to be converted in 2022 and the first Atlantic market plant to convert - the others being the Bath Cement Plant in June and the Richmond Cement Plant in March. OneCem is a su... |