Cement News tagged under: Environmental
MCi Carbon to provide CCU plant for RHI Magnesita19 January 2024, Published under Cement NewsRefractories specialist RHI Magnesita has announced an industrial-scale carbon capture project with MCi Carbon. RHI Magnesita will be MCi Carbon’s first global commercial customer. Alongside an additional multi-million-dollar investment from RHI Magnesita, MCi Carbon's will accelerate its mission to scale up and commercialise its carbon capture and utilisation technology (CCU). "This investment marks a pivotal moment for MCi Carbon and underscores the trust our partners place in our transfo... |
Holcim partners with Greentown Labs to accelerate climate tech for sustainable building19 January 2024, Published under Cement NewsHolcim is entering a partnership with Greentown Labs, the largest incubator of climate tech start-ups in North America, to accelerate open innovation for the decarbonisation of the built environment. The premium “Terawatt” partnership with Greentown, with incubators in Somerville, Massachusetts, and Houston, Texas, gives Holcim prime access to promising start-ups focussed on innovative and sustainable building solutions. Through it, Holcim aims to become an early adopter of cutting-edge te... |
Heidelberg Materials UK obtains BES 6001 standard19 January 2024, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials UK has become the first building materials company to achieve certification to the updated BES 6001 standard across its business. The Framework Standard for Responsible Sourcing of Construction Products covers the environmental and social issues for organisational and supply chain management, including all the processes from the origin of raw materials, through all stages of the manufacturing process to point of sale. The latest version 4.0:2023 has enhanced emphasis... |
Decarbonised Cement and Concrete Alliance to accelerate low-carbon solutions18 January 2024, Published under Cement NewsThe Decarbonised Cement and Concrete Alliance (DC2) is a new US-based coalition dedicated to growing awareness around policies that will accelerate the adoption of novel carbon-reducing solutions in infrastructure. DC2 is formed of 10 companies advancing new technology to reduce emissions in cement and concrete: Biomason, Blue Planet Systems, Brimstone, CarbonBuilt, Chement, Fortera, Minus Materials, Queens Carbon, Sublime Systems, and Terra CO 2 . Member companies are all focussed on del... |
Votorantim and Atlas Renewable energy sign 100MW solar agreement17 January 2024, Published under Cement NewsAtlas Renewable Energy, an international leader in providing renewable energy solutions for corporations, and Votorantim Cimentos have signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to supply and purchase, respectively, 100MW of solar energy for the next 15 years. The solar energy provided through this agreement will support the energy needs of Votorantim Cimentos’ production units and distribution centres located in the south, southeast, and midwest regions of Brazil. With the new partnership... |
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 ... |
Heracles acquires solid waste management and recycling firm17 January 2024, Published under Cement NewsWATT Recycling a solid waste management and recycling company has been acquired by Heracles Group of Greece. With this acquisition, Heracles Group ( Holcim ) incorporates two state-of-the-art material recovery facilities in Fyli and Koropi, Attica, with a processing capacity of over 150,000tpa of municipal waste. The recycling plants recover recyclable materials such as paper, plastics, metals, as well as the production of secondary fuels. Heracles Group aims to combine both WATT Recycl... |
Rohrdorfer trials flat film recycled packaging material17 January 2024, Published under Cement NewsAfter saving 3500kg of plastic in the packaging of concrete screed last year, SAKRET Trockenbeton Munich is now tackling the issue of pallet packaging at Rohrdorfer , Germany. A new type of flat film, which consists of 50 per cent recycled material, is now being used as a pallet trailer. This means that 2.2tpa of plastic can be saved when packing pallets. Rhordorfer is using a Lachenmeier PowerFlex T1 stretch hood machine for packaging. An expansion tube for pallet packaging is also be... |
Lafarge Canada supplies OneCem for Alberta housing project15 January 2024, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Canada ( Holcim ) has announced its combined effort with nidus3D in supplying its OneCem low-carbon cement in Canada’s largest 3D-printed housing project, aimed at addressing the acute housing challenges faced by the SikSika Nation. Lafarge is supplying its OneCem low-carbon cement for this project, recognised for its ability to deliver a reduced carbon footprint. When manufactured, the higher limestone content of OneCem translates into a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions—up... |
Pan United and partners to develop low-carbon opportunities12 January 2024, Published under Cement NewsTo collaborate on lower-carbon opportunities to support Singapore’s aspiration of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, Pan-United Corp, Chevron Singapore, Keppel, Surbana Jurong, Air Liquide Singapore, Osaka Gas Singapore and Pavilion Energy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Collectively known as the Low Carbon Technology Industry Consortium (LCT-IC), the parties will explore through the advancement of technology, to accelerate the development of cost-effective carbon capt... |