Cement News tagged under: environmental
Cembureau unveils 2030 Biodiversity Roadmap for quarries31 May 2022, Published under Cement NewsCembureau has released its 2030 Biodiversity Roadmap, setting out its vision for biodiversity in and around quarries over the coming years. Through the roadmap, the European cement industry aims to help put a stop to biodiversity loss during the lifecycle of a quarry using rehabilitation processes. According to the association, going above and beyond legal requirements can ensure that new habitats are created, and rare and threatened species can prosper and flourish. “The European cement... |
Converge tackles decarbonisation through AI30 May 2022, Published under Cement NewsSpecialist decarbonisation investor OGCI Climate Investments (OGCI CI) has led an investment round of over GBP15m (US$18.9m) for UK-based technology company Converge. Converge uses AI and reality capture devices to make construction more efficient, safe and sustainable. Its flagship AI platform – ConstructionDNA – is powered by real-time data from reality capture devices embedded throughout the construction site. By measuring elements such as concrete performance, structural behaviour and co... |
Taiwan Cement shifts focus to green energy and waste27 May 2022, Published under Cement NewsTaiwan Cement Corp (TCC) saw its cement revenue on mainland China fall by 7.8 per cent YoY in the opening quarter of 2022 with the sales volume over the same period contracting by 24.1 per cent, according to Nelson Chang, chairman of TCC, speaking at the company’s annual general meeting on 26 May, 2022. Cement prices in the 1Q22 improved by 18 per cent, but this did little to offset the 195 per cent YoY uptick in the international coal price. However, consolidated revenue advanced by four ... |
Sinoma Overseas Development completes SCR project27 May 2022, Published under Cement NewsSinoma Overseas Development’s selective catalytic reduction ( SCR) denitrification project with Lanfeng No2 cement production line in Sichuan, China, has been successfully completed. This ultra-low emission renovation project for air pollutants of cement kiln contracted by Sinoma Overseas passed the performance test before being transferred to the owner, with all indicators reaching Chinese A-level standards and outperforming the agreed in the contract. The project adop... |
Solidia Technologies® receives US DoE grant for CCUS and SCM research26 May 2022, Published under Cement NewsSolidia Technologies ® has unveiled plans to widen applications of low-carbon manufacturing technologies for building materials, with support of a US$2.1m grant from the US Department of Energy (DoE). The New Jersey-based firm wants to use its new funds to develop processes for producing synthetic supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) through direct capture and the utilisation of CO 2 from the flue gas stream of an operating cement plant. It is hoped Solidia will develop an ... |
Consultation set for Shoreham Cement Works redevelopment25 May 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA), UK, is launching an eight-week public consultation on how West Sussex’s largest brownfield site, the former Shoreham Cement Works, is redeveloped. SDNPA has drawn up an 'Area Action Plan' for the cement works, which is privately owned by an aggregate company, called the Dudman group. South Downs MP, Andrew Griffith, who has called for the redevelopment of the site for hundreds of new homes with local infrastructure said: “The Shoreham ce... |
Consultation set for Shoreham Cement Works redevelopment25 May 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA), UK, is launching an eight-week public consultation on how West Sussex’s largest brownfield site, the former Shoreham Cement Works, is redeveloped. SDNPA has drawn up an 'Area Action Plan' for the cement works, which is privately owned by an aggregate company, called the Dudman group. South Downs MP, Andrew Griffith, who has called for the redevelopment of the site for hundreds of new homes with local infrastructure said: “The Shoreham ce... |
Cementos Molins to implement an energy management system23 May 2022, Published under Cement NewsCementos Molins Indusrials’ strategy in favours sustainability and the fight against climate change has recently entered a new stage with the decision to implement an Energy Management System (SGEn), according to the requirements and guidelines established in the UNE-EN standard. ISO50001:2018. The decision, a direct consequence of the energy policy that the company has just approved, aims to be more efficient in the use and consumption of energy at the Sant Vicenç dels Horts cemen... |
Kolos Cement launches 'Retourn to Plastik' campaign23 May 2022, Published under Cement NewsKolos Cement in Mauritius has launched its 'Retourn to Plastik' campaign in the presence of officers from the Ministry of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change. Kolos has launched the palletless system, a first in the Indian Ocean region in terms of packaging technology that will rethink its modes of operations and measure the impact of the company’s actions for sustainable change. FLSmidth supported Kolos in the implementation and deployment of this innovat... |
Cemex and Coolbrook to work on electric cement kiln18 May 2022, Published under Cement NewsCemex announced that it expects to work with Coolbrook to test their patented technology that uses electricity in place of fossil fuels in the heating process of cement production. The companies have reached a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to combine their expertise to develop optimal electric process heating solutions that can be applied in the cement manufacturing process. Coolbrook's Roto Dynamic Heater (“RDH”) technology aims to revolutionise cement production by replacing foss... |