Cement News tagged under: sustainability
Titan Cement Group releases 2020 integrated annual report13 April 2021, Published under Cement NewsTitan Cement Group has published its 2020 integrated annual report, which outlines the group's financial, as well as environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance. New ESG targets for 2025 and beyond have been set, underlining the group's enduring commitment to sustainability and value creation for all. An ambitious CO 2 reduction target is set at -35 per cent by 2030, compared to 1990 levels, with the group embracing the vision of the European Green Deal and the Global Ceme... |
Lafarge Egypt introduces EcoLabel cement08 April 2021, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Egypt has announced that it will introducing EcoLabel cement for the first time in Egypt. The new products comply with the group’s green criteria, including having a lower CO 2 footprint and recycled content. "Hydrocem Plus EcoLabel & Hydrocem EcoLabel represent the industry’s broadest range of green cement for high-performing, sustainable and circular construction," said Solomon Baumgartner Aviles, CEO of Lafarge Egypt. "We are dedicated to R&D at the forefront of carbon neutra... |
LafargeHolcim appoints Chief Sustainability and Innovation Officer19 March 2021, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim announces the expansion of Magali Anderson's role to Chief Sustainability and Innovation Officer, effective March 2021, putting sustainability at the core of its innovation pipeline. She has been a member of the Group Executive Committee since October 2019, when she was appointed Chief Sustainability Officer. In this expanded position, Anderson takes on the leadership and development of the company’s global R&D strategy and organisation, as well as external innovation collabor... |
China’s path to green growth15 March 2021, Published under Cement NewsIt’s been almost 25 years since Changming Gao, senior consultant of FLSmidth (Beijing) Co Ltd, proposed the ‘Four-Zero and One-Negative’ sustainable development strategy. Since then, continuous improvements and innovation have enabled the cement industry in China to make considerable progress along the green growth track. By Changming Gao, FLSmidth (Beijing) Co Ltd, China. Major Chinese producers such as Huaxin Cement (pictured) have taken the lead in driving the domestic cement in... |
MPA's Sustainability Report 2020 is released04 March 2021, Published under Cement NewsThe Mineral Products Association (MPA) has published its Sustainable Development Report 2020, which covers a range of data from 2019/20 and is aligned with MPA's seven main strategic priorities and the corresponding objectives and targets. Despite challenging circumstances, the report outlines improvements across the mineral products sector. Due to COVID-19, the UK economy is estimated to have contracted by 10 per cent in 2020. However, construction activity and mineral products market... |
Lafarge Africa to install baghouse at Ewekoro02 March 2021, Published under Cement NewsNigeria’s Lafarge Africa has committed US$8m to change its current electrostatic precipitator to a baghouse at its Ewekoro plant. As a result, the company is planning to shut down the plant’s kilns for at least six months to make the improvement, according to The Punch. Khaled El-Dokani also noted alternative fuels currently make up 40 per cent of the plant’s fuel mix, while the target is for the company’s plants to be operating on at least 35 per cent by 2023. |
LafargeHolcim accelerated its sustainability in 202001 March 2021, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim accelerated its climate action this year with the launch of its net-zero pledge, as a signatory of the 'Business Ambition for 1.5°C'. The company set the most ambitious climate targets of its industry, validated by the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to reach net-carbon emissions of 475kg net of CO 2 per tonne of cementitious materials by 2030. Making progress on its net-zero journey, LafargeHolcim delivered a record-low level of 555kg net CO 2 /t in 2020. ... |
Cemex appoints representative to the Brandenburg Sustainability Advisory Board11 February 2021, Published under Cement NewsCemex SAB de CV has appointed Rudiger Kuhn as the Representative of the Economy on the Sustainability Advisory Board for the Federal State of Brandenburg, Germany. Rudiger Kuhn has worked at Cemex for more than 25 years and is the Chairman of the Board of Cemex Germany and Vice President of Materials for Central Europe. Brandenburg is embracing the EU's 'Green Deal' economic change and the national phasing-out of coal strategy. National funding of more than EUR3.6bn is being made av... |
Schwenk invests in cement mill and multichamber silo10 February 2021, Published under Cement NewsSchwenk Zement plans to start operation of an additional cement mill and multichamber cement storage silo at its Broceni plant in Latvia at the end of this year. The completion of the project will enable more efficient use of the existing capacity at the facility, expand the range of cement produced with more environmentally-friendly product types and look towards new export markets. "We already export about 70 per cent of the cement produced in Brocēni to the Nordic countries and we can... |
VICEM’s shift to sustainability09 February 2021, Published under Cement NewsVietnam’s cement industry has expanded significantly over the years, leading to considerable overcapacity – a particularly challenging issue given the COVID-19 pandemic which resulted in sales falling. In response, market leader VICEM has shifted its focus to building a more sustainable production base and supplying ‘greener’ products. VICEM’s focus has shifted from expanding production capacity to building a more sustainable production base Owned by the Vietnamese state, the or... |