Cement News tagged under: Cement Australia
Cement Australia to receive AUD52.9m in government funding25 April 2024, Published under Cement NewsCement Australia ’s kiln facility in Railton, Tasmania, is due to receive AUD52.9m (US$34.4m) in funding from the country’s federal government. The kiln upgrade will allow the Railton plant to begin using biomass instead of coal, when it produces clinker and cement, as part of a federal initiative to help reduce companies’ carbon emissions. Once operational, the kiln upgrade in Railton will generate 10 new permanent jobs and as many as 230 temporary positions, according to Australia... |
LETA provides US$3.8m funding for PACER technology10 November 2023, Published under Cement NewsLow Emission Technology Australia (LETA), an investor in technologies critical to reducing carbon emissions from industry, has committed AUD6m (US$3.8m) to support a new carbon capture solution for clinker production. In a statement, LETA announced a partnership with Australian developer KC8 Technologies for the PACER (Potassium Carbonate Absorption for Clinker Emissions Reduction) initiative.The project’s goal is to capture up to 95 per cent of emissions generated during clinker producti... |
Cement Australia signs haulage agreement with Pacific National11 October 2023, Published under Cement NewsCement Australia has signed a three-year rail haulage agreement with Pacific National for the movement of cementitious materials across Australia. Pacific National will transport cement, sand, fly ash, slag and lime between Australia’s major cities and throughout North Queensland, on behalf of Cement Australia, using interstate and inter-city transportation. Compared to road transportation, rail haulage is more fuel efficient, therefore offering a transport system with lower emissions. A... |
Cement Australia extends use of battery electric vehicles31 May 2023, Published under Cement NewsCement Australia has been granted funding to lease 24 batteries and convert six diesel prime movers in its Melbourne fleet to electric drivetrain. Backed by the Commercial Sector Innovation Fund, Cement Australia will also install swap-out charging infrastructure with a minimum of three charging units, according to Prime Mover Magazine. The company will complete a trial/demonstration stage for 12 months, which will include the testing and observation of performance of battery electric veh... |
Cement Australia signs Central Queensland decarbonisation cooperation agreement23 December 2022, Published under Cement NewsCement Australia is among the six partners to sign the Central Queensland Statement of Cooperation (SoC). The agreement has been formed to provide opportunities for businesses in the area to decarbonise their supply chains and for those wanting to invest directly in renewable energy sources. The SoC sets out the commitment of the State and Central Queensland stakeholders to work towards a common vision for the evolution of Central Queensland into a zero net emissions industrial and man... |
Cement Australia installs KC8 CO2 capture technology09 December 2022, Published under Cement NewsAustralia-based KC8 Capture Technologies is installing a demonstration plant to capture CO2 at Cement Australia ’s plant in Gladstone , Queensland. KC8’s solvent-based carbon capture processes are capable of capturing up to 95 per cent of CO2 from heavy industry sources, such as cement plants, according to the company. Reported in Financial Review, the project is called PACER - Potassium Carbonate Absorption for Clinker Emissions Reduction - and is expected to be built by the second qu... |
Cement Australia debuts first electric cement truck08 December 2022, Published under Cement NewsCement Australia has made its first delivery in New South Wales using its new Janus JE410 truck, which is believed to be the first fully manufactured electric Class A truck in Australia. The truck was originally purchased as a Kenworth T410 Glider but was converted by Janus Electric into a battery electric vehicle. The fuel tanks have been replaced by exchangeable batteries, which provide 620kWh in total, along with an electric blower discharge that works off the battery. According to Bl... |
Divestment talk of LafargeHolcim's Australian and New Zealand divisions resurface18 October 2019, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim is reported to be considering exiting Australia and New Zealand, according to The Australian. The AUS$2-3bn (US$1.37-1bn) division has been identified as a means for the group to potentially drive down its debt levels. LafargeHolcim was created through a US$50bn merger of Lafarge and Holcim in 2014 and considered an exit from Australia and New Zealand the following year to cut debt. Lafarge sold its Australian gypsum operations in 2011 for EUR120m to Knauf, but Holcim has rem... |
Cement Australia fined in Port Kembla over raw material storage12 March 2018, Published under Cement NewsCement Australia's Christy Drive operation has been served fines of AUD30,000 (US$23,500) from the Environment Protection Authority for improper storage of its materials at Port Kembla. The Cement Australia facility earned the fines after the EPA found two licence conditions had been broken on numerous occasions at the plant, operated by Port Kembla Milling Pty Ltd. The company was fined over failing to cover raw materials. The EPA said gypsum and limestone were stored in the open ... |
Cement Australia to pay an extra US$16.1m over fly ash competition case05 October 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has failed to win a substantial increase in the penalty awarded against Cement Australia for breaching the competition rules over the purchase of fly ash in Queensland. However, the competition regulator did win a technical argument over who is liable for payment of the fine in the case of jointly-owned companies. Cement Australia is owned by global giants Hanson and Holcim and the case centred on contracts to buy fly-ash from th... |