International Cement Review articles tagged under : Environment

06 February 2024

Cementing your lead: cement industry in net-zero transition

To reach net-zero emissions by 2050, cement producers will have to invest heavily, but innovative technologies could provide at least a partial solution. By Fabian Apel, Johanna Hoyt, Francisco Marques, Sebastian Reiter and Patrick Schulze, McKinsey & Co. In the short term, the supply of lower-carbon cement is unlikely to keep up with increasing demand from end consumers with ambitio...

15 November 2023

Business models for utilisation of non-recyclable plastics in the Indian cement industry

Co-processing of plastic and other municipal solid wastes provides a safe and cost-effective way of dealing with waste in India and supports the country’s drive to adopt a circular economy approach.  By Dr Gaurav Bha...

07 November 2023

Heidelberg Materials’ journey to net-zero

Heidelberg Materials is investing in multiple projects to achieve its ambitious target of reducing its CO 2 emissions by 47 per cent by 2030. From its first carbon capture and storage (CCUS) project at the Brevik pl...

30 October 2023

The quest for carbon neutrality

The cement industry will only be able to achieve its aspirations to reduce carbon emissions and address climate change by executing several strategies simultaneously. Resha Watkins, president, aggregates and sustaina...

Protecting natural water resources in the cement sector  16 October 2023

Protecting natural water resources in the cement sector

At the Santa Rosa cement plant in Colombia, CEMEX has adopted a sustainable approach to its production process. Instead of relying on water from the Teusacá River, the plant utilises rainwater and surface run-off, em...

21 August 2023

Votorantim Cimentos’ green credentials

As part of Votorantim Cimentos’ decarbonisation strategy, the company has become a pioneer in the promotion of Brazil’s first Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for cement and concrete products. The EPDs provi...

Unlocking opportunities 08 August 2023

Unlocking opportunities

Thailand’s dumpsites contain close to 190Mt of low-quality plastic waste, comprising mainly degraded and aged materials that pose challenges in terms of economically viable recycling methods. SINTEF looks at the pote...

11 July 2023

Cement production: an opportunity for energy storage?

As one of the most popular building materials in the world, cement has countless uses, including as the glue that holds concrete together and the precast for pipe manufacturing. Given this ubiquity, cement manufactur...

05 June 2023

Holcim Philippines’ PLC offering

The introduction of Holcim Philippine’s brand of Portland limestone cement (PLC) to the domestic construction market is an important step in the local cement industry’s strides towards a low-carbon economy. The compa...

23 May 2023

Carbon mineralisation in the cement & concrete industry

To mitigate CO 2 emissions from cement production, the cement and concrete industry can implement carbon capture and utilisation technologies such as mineral carbonation. While they present challenges, these technol...

15 May 2023

Scaling decarbonisation

As the cement industry implements action on climate change, Boston Consulting Group drills down into two key areas for unlocking sustainable cement in the supply chain: green cement and low-carbon design. By Marta Gu...

18 April 2023

Cement sector decarbonisation: the business case

To achieve its 2050 target of net zero cement production, the cement sector will need to apply a range of decarbonisation strategies. However, high capital costs and limited market experience are key barriers to rapi...

11 April 2023

Throwing AI into the cement decarbonisation mix

While reducing the carbon footprint of the cement industry is a global challenge, there are technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), available today that are enabling cement producers to transition to net ...

04 April 2023

A new era for carbon capture

Innovation in industrial carbon capture offers the cement sector a solution to its decarbonisation challenges. Aniruddha Sharma, chair and CEO of Carbon Clean, provides an update from the frontline of industrial car...

03 April 2023

Spotlight on CCUS

Innovative technologies with the potential to make a substantial impact on the future of CO 2 emissions reductions from the cement industry are being developed and demonstrated today. With carbon capture, utilisatio...

21 February 2023

Way ahead by blended cements

The increased use of blended cements provides the Indian cement industry with new opportunities to reduce its CO 2 emissions and produce a more sustainable product. This drive is supported by the Global Cement & Con...