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Votorantim: introducing higher cement production with lower CO2 emissions

23 July 2021, Published under Cement News

This week, Brazil has been the country for a lot of developments in the cement industry. In particular, Votorantim announced it had completed its new production line in Pecem, Brazil, which also highlighted the cement sector's need to make its cement production more efficient and sustainable with lower emissions. The industry still has the larger topic of carbon pricing hanging over it and the introduction of new cement capacity will highlight the issue of some of the older plants that are n...

Brazil bans 50kg bags for domestic use

21 June 2018, Published under Cement News

The Brazilian cement sector has been given a decade to phase out 50kg bags of cement and replace them with 25kg sacks following an agreement between the country’s cement producers and the government. The step is to protect the health of workers that deliver the bags to work sites and according to the Department of Work “has the aim to bring the Brazilian industry in line with constitutional and international references to protect the health of the worker”. Some 33 companies in the sector,...

Preview: CBC 6th Brazilian Cement Congress, São Paulo, May 2014

04 April 2014, Published under Cement News

The Associação Brasileira de Cimento Portland (ABCP) and Sindicato Nacional Da Indústria Do Cimento (SNIC) will host the 6th Congresso Brasileiro Do Cimento , 19-21 May 2014, in São Paulo, Brazil. CBC will engage participants on the themes of competitiveness, emissions, environmental controls, cement standardisation and quality Approximately 350 industry professionals, university researchers and representatives of Latin American cement groups will participate in the event. ...