Cement News tagged under: Cemex
CEMEX joins CCS+ Initiative19 January 2024, Published under Cement NewsCEMEX is the first company in the cement industry to join the CCS+ Initiative, a multi-stakeholder platform developing a comprehensive carbon accounting framework for certifying industrial carbon projects. This framework aims to encompass solutions for carbon capture, utilisation, storage, and removal, contributing to the decarbonisation of industrial value chains. The CCS+ Initiative aims to scale cutting-edge climate technologies by developing a robust carbon accounting infrastructure ... |
Rugby Cement hosts UK Minister for energy efficiency17 January 2024, Published under Cement NewsLord Callanan, the UK Minister for Energy Efficiency and Green Finance, visited the Rugby cement works in Warwickshire on the 12 January to gain an insight into the actions needed to decarbonise the UK’s ‘dispersed’ cement plants. The Mineral Products Association (MPA) and CEMEX Rugby cement works , hosted the visit to highlight the challenges and opportunities for decarbonising dispersed plants like Rugby, which are located too far from other large production plants to be included in ... |
CEMEX reopens Czech concrete plant11 January 2024, Published under Cement NewsCEMEX has reopened a concrete plant that forms a key part of its portfolio in the Czech Republic, following a comprehensive development programme. The original concrete plant, located in Prague-Libuš, was opened in the late 1990s and was closed in 2018 to undergo necessary reconstruction. It has been completely renovated. The site can now process five types of cements and admixtures, including CEMEX’s more sustainable range of Vertua® concretes, and is also prepared for the use of recyc... |
Cemex Czech renews limestone permits29 December 2023, Published under Cement NewsCemex Czech Republic has resubmitted a revised environmental impact assessment (EIA) for the continuation of limestone mining at the Prachovice quarry. The original mining area will remain unchanged, but the annual amount of extracted limestone is to increase from the current 1.2Mta to 1.7Mta, according to Newton Business News. |
CEMEX supports zero emission hydrogen start-up21 December 2023, Published under Cement NewsCEMEX Ventures, CEMEX’s corporate venture capital and open innovation unit, has increased its stake in HiiROC, a UK-based start-up that produces cost-competitive and zero-emission hydrogen through its proprietary process of thermal plasma electrolysis. While hydrogen is becoming an increasingly promising alternative energy source and feedstock for a wide and diverse set of industrial processes, existing solutions are traditionally either high emission or high cost. Alternatively, HiiROC... |
CEMEX announces CO2 emissions reduction progress in Europe12 December 2023, Published under Cement NewsFollowing increased demand for its more sustainable product lines, CEMEX has seen sales of its cement which provides the greatest reduction in CO 2 emissions increase to now account for more than 20 per cent of sales volumes across Europe. "Advances in product design and manufacturing technology, including the widescale use of hydrogen in our production process, has enabled this new high-performance cement, which gives a reduction in CO 2 emissions of more than 55 per cent compared t... |
CEMEX launches first fully electric, zero-emissions RMC truck06 December 2023, Published under Cement NewsCEMEX has unveiled the first fully electric, zero-emissions ready-mix truck in the Middle East. According to the company, the truck is fully operational and has the capacity to transport a full load of concrete. It is equipped with a state-of-the-art 350kWh battery which allows it to complete an average full workday with a single recharge. CEMEX is collaborating with partners and manufactures to discover, pilot, learn, and scale the long-term solutions needed for hybrid and zero-emiss... |
Mission Possible reports says CCUS is falling short05 December 2023, Published under Cement NewsTen of the world’s largest cement and concrete companies, including Heidelberg Materials , CEMEX and Holcim , have joined architects, engineers and construction firms in a collective acknowledgement for action, known as Mission Possible Partnership (MPP). MPP has developed a new strategy with industry input that sets out milestones and commitments needed by government, industry and investors over the next 25 years to make net zero emissions in concrete and cement a reality. The strategy,... |
CEMEX welcomes BS 8500 concrete standard04 December 2023, Published under Cement NewsCEMEX has welcomed the introduction of the newly revised standard for concrete, BS 8500, with a two-day CEMEX UK ReadyMix Commercial Conference for key stakeholders across the CEMEX UK operation. The introduction of the new standard represents a significant advancement for the UK construction industry, to provide even greater options for concrete and cement manufacture, in the critical area of reducing the embodied carbon. Richard Boult, commercial technical manager for cement, CEMEX ... |
GCCA releases its Cement Industry Net Zero Progress Report 202304 December 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe Global Cement & Concrete Association (GCCA) has released its Cement Industry Net Zero Progress Report 2023 providing an update on global action and progress by the GCCA and its member companies. Initiatives featured include development of carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS), increasing use of alternative energy sources and research into new materials and technology. The new report comes two years after the launch of its Concrete Future 2050 Roadmap for Net Zero Concrete. F... |