Cement News tagged: Environmental

Holcim delivers electric block train vehicles to logistic partners

18 March 2024, Published under Cement News

Early March saw the ceremonial handover of the first all-electric block train in the fresh Holcim branding to the producer’s logistics partner Bernhard Gehle Baustoffe GmbH. Because Gehle has concluded a corresponding electricity contract, the vehicle is mainly charged with green electricity. In addition to a lively exchange between the dispatcher, drivers and suppliers, the focus was ...

PyroGenesis signs contract for plasma torch project

18 March 2024, Published under Cement News

Canada-based PyroGenesis, a specialist in advanced plasma processes, has signed a contract with a US structural materials company to design and build a system tailored for laboratory-scale cement production applications. The system will include a plasma torch, a refractory furnace, and the required gas, power, and cooling components and peripherals. The system was contracted to provide the cl...

CEMEX to use solar power for Caracolito plant

15 March 2024, Published under Cement News

CEMEX Colombia will source 42,865MWh of electricity per year for its Caracolita plant in Colima from Celsia's new 19.9MWac solar farm in Ibague upon commissioning of the new solar farm. The alternative power source will replace 25 per cent of the cement plant's electricity. "[S]upplying our main cement plant in Colombia with solar energy will be a decisive step in our strategy to take advant...

Heidelberg Materials investigates ammonia as hydrogen carrier

15 March 2024, Published under Cement News

Heidelberg Materials UK is working with Cranfield University to explore the use of ammonia as a hydrogen carrier, which is then ‘cracked’ to create hydrogen fuel for use in cement plants. Ammonia is already in widespread use so there are existing infrastructures and protocols in place to ensure it is stored and transported safely, which poses one the key challenges for hydrogen adoption. Thi...

CCUS project gets underway in Denmark

CCUS project gets underway in Denmark

15 March 2024, Published under Cement News

Researchers in Denmark are currently testing a new technology that aims to significantly reduce CO 2 emissions from the cement industry. Forming part of the NEWCEMENT initiative, this latest project tests the implementation of a process technology that uses pure oxygen in the cement combustion process. It marks a collaboration between the Technological Institute, DTU, FLSmidth Cement and Lh...

Titan endorses Antwerp Declaration for a European Industrial Deal

11 March 2024, Published under Cement News

Titan has endorsed the Antwerp Declaration calling for an EU Industrial Deal that will complement the EU Green Deal, and will ensure the sustainable growth and competitiveness of the European economy. The declaration, an outcome of a European industry summit that was held in Antwerp, Belgium, on 20 February 2024, has been signed by more than 630 businesses in 20 sectors. It emphasises the i...

GCCA supports major decarbonising talks in Paris on the built environment

GCCA supports major decarbonising talks in Paris on the built environment

08 March 2024, Published under Cement News

Leading organisations from the cement and concrete industry are attending international talks in Paris, where parties are hoped to agree a framework to decarbonise the built environment. The Global Buildings and Climate Forum, which take place this week, involves discussions between government ministers, local authorities, businesses, and other stakeholders, from across the world.   The Globa...

UltraTech commissions solar panels at Awarpur plant

08 March 2024, Published under Cement News

UltraTech ’s  Awarpur Cement Works , has installed a series of floating solar photovoltaic panels (FSPVs) in two water reservoirs of 3600m 2 area, located in the mines area within the unit premises.  With a DC capacity of 4.096MWp (3.30MW AC), the solar project consists of around 7600 solar panels. The project has the potential to generate 6173MWh solar energy annually. This solar power pla...

Kuwait Cement Co invests in RDF plant

07 March 2024, Published under Cement News

In collaboration with the Kuwait Finance Ministry, the Kuwait Cement Co (KCC) has signed a 20-year agreement for the establishment of a refuse-derived fuel (RDF) plant at a waste disposal site in Mina Abdullah, just south of Kuwait City. According to The People’s Network, the contract enables the cement producer to use the fuel produced by the new RDF facility to enhance its operational effi...

Holcim Block launched in Bangladesh

05 March 2024, Published under Cement News

LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Ltd (LHBL) has launched its ‘Holcim Block’ to grab a share of Bangladesh's US$3bn domestic brick market. Around 150 manufacturers are making concrete blocks in different parts of the country. In a media statement, chief corporate affairs officer of LHBL, Asif Bhuiyan, said: “Concrete blocks are more environmentally friendly and durable than conventional bricks. Du...

Port of Amsterdam to build zero-carbon cement plant

04 March 2024, Published under Cement News

EMC Cement (EMC) and HES International (HES) are to fully exploit industrially-proven EMC Technology, which uses a unique form of 'mechanical activation’ to enable abundant all-natural volcanic ash (EMC Volcanics) to substitute 70 per cent of the Portland cement used in concrete. The intended 1.2Mta cement capacity facility will also process end-of-life concrete fines and other minerals towar...

PCA to file lawsuit against EPA on emissions standard

01 March 2024, Published under Cement News

The US Portland Cement Association (PCA) is joining a coalition of associations in filing a lawsuit against the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the Particulate Matter (PM) 2.5 emissions standard. On 7 February 2024, the EPA issued its Final Reconsideration on the Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), opting to lower the primary annual health-base...

CEMEX pioneers micronisation for decarbonised cement

01 March 2024, Published under Cement News

CEMEX is decreasing CO 2 emissions in cement production by reducing the size of clinker particles. This process, called micronisation, when combined with the use of proprietary admixtures, allows cement to significantly reduce its clinker factor per tonne of cement, thereby minimising its carbon footprint. Additionally, clinker micronisation has the added feature of maintaining the specifie...

Rohrdorfer Zement breaks ground on CO2 capture plant

29 February 2024, Published under Cement News

Rohrdorfer Zement is building Austria's first large-scale CO 2 recovery plant in the cement industry. Climate Protection Minister Leonore Gewessler, Provincial Councillor Markus Achleitner and Provincial Councillor Stefan Kaineder broke ground at Rohrdorfer Zement GmbH in Gmunden this week.   The plant can recover 30,000tpa of CO 2 , enabling the production of 50,000tpa of CO 2 -free cement...

Heidelberg Materials supports German Vice Chancellor's stance on CCS

29 February 2024, Published under Cement News

Germany's Vice Chancellor, Robert Habeck, has presented a legislative bill containing amendments to the law on carbon storage, and guidelines for a German carbon management strategy. The announcement on 26 February 2024 represents a significant change in German policy, as carbon capture and storage (CCS) is currently banned in the country.  Mr Habeck stressed that Germany cannot meet its cl...

ACT selected for The Buildings and Climate Global Farm event

28 February 2024, Published under Cement News

ACT, Ecocem' s groundbreaking low-carbon cement technology, has been selected to showcase at 'The Buildings and Climate Global Farm', that will build on the progress made at the recent United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28). Ecocem’s ACT has already received a European Technical Assessment. This confirms ACT as a safe, high performance, scalable, low-carbon, and energy efficient al...