Cement News tagged under: environmental
Lehigh Hanson awarded US$3.7m for Mitchell carbon capture project01 September 2022, Published under Cement NewsLehigh Hanson, Inc ( HeidelbergCement Group ) has received approximately US$3.7m funding from the US Department of Energy’s (DoE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management to conduct a front-end engineering design (FEED) study retrofitting Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America Inc’s carbon capture technology at its Mitchell cement plant , Indiana. The company is also contributing about US$1.1m in funding, which brings the total value for the project to around US$4.8m. Commercial engine... |
Swiss decarbonisation report claims high cost for industry to reach net zero01 September 2022, Published under Cement NewsA collaborative decarbonisation report on the Swiss cement sector between ETH Zürich, Jura Cement , Vigier Holding , Holcim , cemsuisse, Swiss Federal Office of Energy and the Federal Office for the Environment has advised that net zero can be achieved by 2050 at a CO 2 abatement cost of CHF113/tCO 2 (US$115/tCO 2 ). This would lead to a mothballed annual decarbonisation cost of approximately CHF300m (US$307m) for the Swiss cement sector. The report claims that abatement costs rise wit... |
Seawater the key to low-carbon cement01 September 2022, Published under Cement NewsResearchers at the University of Columbia, New York, USA, have developed a cement that uses magnesium hydroxide harvested from seawater instead of magnesium oxide, potentially removing more carbon than it releases during its production. According to a report in Chemistry World, although reactive magnesium oxide cements as a low-carbon alternative have been explored over recent years, these cements are typically derived from the carbon-containing mineral magnesite, which is not widely availab... |
Picton plant applies for alternative low-carbon fuel permit01 September 2022, Published under Cement NewsLehigh Cement plant in Picton is examining alternative low-carbon fuels as part of its operations at the facility on County Road 49, just north of Picton, Ontario, Canada. Lehigh ( HeidelbergCement Group ) intends to replace and supplement the use of fossil fuels required to make Portland cement at the plant. Lehigh has initiated the technical process which also involves an amendment to the Environmental Protection Act, in a bid to permanently use alternative low-carbon fuels (ALCFs) at... |
Canadian Cement Association joins Net-Zero Challenge01 September 2022, Published under Cement NewsCanada’s cement industry has joined the Net-Zero Challenge. The Net-Zero Challenge is a voluntary initiative led by the government of Canada that encourages businesses to develop and implement credible and effective plans to transition their facilities and operations to net-zero emissions by 2050. Adam Auer, president and CEO of the Cement Association of Canada (CAC), joined the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Canada's minister of environment and climate change, to announce the first partic... |
Akmenes Cementas to import SRF31 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsAkmenes Cementas , Lithuania’s only cement producer, plans to import up to 200,000t of solid recovered fuel (SRF) for use in the second half of 2023. Last year the company received EUR4.34m in funding under the Climate Change Program towards the EUR20m bill to install SRF burning equipment. The aim is to replace 75 per cent of the coal used by Akmenes with SRF next year. The company saw its cement production advance by 11 per cent YoY in 2021 to 1.35Mt, with cement sales over the same perio... |
Pakistan incurs huge losses due to flooding31 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe Pakistan government has initially estimated a loss of at least US$10bn caused by weeks of torrential rains and subsequent floods, which destroyed many houses and infrastructures across the country. A research house estimated a major requirement of cement, steel and other construction material to rehabilitate masses affected due to flooding. Speaking to the media, Finance Minister, Miftah Ismail, shared the damages estimate, saying the economic impact of floods would be at least US$10b... |
Pakistan incurs huge losses due to flooding31 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe Pakistan government has initially estimated a loss of at least US$10bn caused by weeks of torrential rains and subsequent floods, which destroyed many houses and infrastructures across the country. A research house estimated a major requirement of cement, steel and other construction material to rehabilitate masses affected due to flooding. Speaking to the media, Finance Minister, Miftah Ismail, shared the damages estimate, saying the economic impact of floods would be at least US$10b... |
ECOCEM launches Superfine31 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsEcocem has launched Superfine, a low-carbon, super high-grade ground granulated blastfurnace slag (GGBS) for specialist applications onto the European market. Ecocem Superfine is a finer GGBS designed to be used as a specialist additive in binders, industrial mortars, UHPC and precast concrete. In addition to reducing carbon emissions, the use of Superfine can improve rheology, strength and durability of the concrete. Developed by grinding granulated blastfurnace slag (GBS) to a very... |
Project to target CO2 emissions from refractories30 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsA research project, funded by the European Union, could help lower CO 2 emissions in the refractory industry by up to 800,000tpa. The initiative is known as the ReSoURCE project and involves eight research partners, led by RHI Magnesita. “On average, 60 per cent of all spent refractories, generated by refractory-consuming industries, go to landfill, while only 30 per cent is recycled. With the ReSoURCE project, we aim to increase it up to 75 per cent. This means we can achieve significan... |