Tarmac Tunstead secures a sustainable future
For six decades, Tarmac’s Tunstead cement plant near Buxton has been the backbone of UK construct...
Cement carriers face decarbonisation challenge
UK-based startup Seabound recently caught the eye with the news that its ship carbon capture technology has been installed onboard the cement carrier UBC Cork. The patented system traps the ship's exhaust emissions and funnels them into a high-pressure chamber filled with calcium hydroxide pebbles, absorbing the CO2 to create calcium carbonate which, under an agreement with Heidelberg Materials, is eventually discharged at the newly-opened Brevik facility for conversion into green cement.
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