Cement News tagged: Environmental

Titan and Orcan Energy form clean energy partnership

29 September 2023, Published under Cement News

Titan Cement Group and Orcan Energy, the leading cleantech company turning waste heat into clean electricity, have announced an innovation partnership. Together, the partners will explore the development and deployment of an innovative modular clean energy solution that will convert waste heat into clean and affordable electricity. This efficient solution has the potential to accelerate projec...

CalPortland Senior Environmental Affairs Director appointed to California Desert Advisory Council

25 September 2023, Published under Cement News

CalPortland has announced that Desirea Haggard, senior director of environmental affairs, has been appointed to the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) California Desert District Advisory Council for a three-year term.   Ms Haggard will represent the energy and mineral development interests. The California Desert District Advisory Council provides advice to the BLM’s California Desert Distric...

GEA participates in successful carbon capture trials at Phoenix Zementwerke

22 September 2023, Published under Cement News

Düsseldorf-based technology group GEA has announced its carbon capture portfolio for the cement sector and other high-emission industries, aimed at making decarbonisation both efficient and cost-effective. The company also said its solutions have shown remarkable results in practical trials conducted at the Phoenix Zementwerke  pilot plant in Beckum , Germany, reducing CO 2 emissions in ...

Holcim invests in digital construction tech company

22 September 2023, Published under Cement News

Holcim invests in Nanolike, an innovative company bringing new logistics solutions to the building industry. Nanolike’s pioneering technology optimises the way building materials are stored, distributed and delivered, enhancing service quality, delivery efficiency and environmental responsibility. The investment builds on Holcim’s commitment to build better with less through innovative digit...

Heidelberg Materials partners UNTHA in Zuari Cement project

Heidelberg Materials partners UNTHA in Zuari Cement project

20 September 2023, Published under Cement News

Heidelberg Materials  has revealed a new single-step alternative fuel production line in India, with the help of UNTHA shredding technology. The system has been installed at the Yerraguntla cement plant in Andhra Pradesh, owned and operated by  Zuari Cement  (Heidelberg Materials Group). This well-known Indian firm has a cement manufacturing capacity of 7.1Mta. Handling both pre-sorted and...

CEMEX joins UN Forward Faster initiative

19 September 2023, Published under Cement News

CEMEX has reaffirmed its commitment to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through a series of collaborative efforts that seek to accelerate progress and inspire others in the private sector. Among these efforts are CEMEX’s participation in the UN’s Forward Faster initiative. Launched in September 2023 during the UN General Assembly week, the Forward Faster initiative aims to br...

Lafarge Canada bets on ITCs to boost clean energy investments

Lafarge Canada bets on ITCs to boost clean energy investments

19 September 2023, Published under Cement News

Lafarge Canada  ( Holcim Group) is among the companies counting on   investment tax credits   (ITCs) for its plant in Exshaw, Alberta, Canada, where it has a plan to capture 1Mta of carbon emissions. "Having ITCs in place in Canada... will certainly help the project's business case and in ensuring investment in decarbonisation occurs in Canada," the company's two heads of sustainability s...

Lafarge Greece uses Artevia® for Smart Park landscape

19 September 2023, Published under Cement News

The discount Smart Park in the Spata region of Attica is the first hybrid discount park in Greece with a total surface area of 9.1 acres, of which three have been landscaped into green areas. The industrial aesthetics and the innovative design of the space were highlighted with the architectural Artevia ® Desactive concrete, which covered more than 10,000m 2 . “The Artevia ® architectur...

CRH gains AAA rating for ESG performance

18 September 2023, Published under Cement News

CRH has received an ‘AAA’ rating from MSCI Inc, a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, for its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance. MSCI evaluates how companies manage their ESG risks and opportunities relative to peers, and CRH has been recognised as an industry leader.  According to CRH, it has achieved...

Sublime Systems achieves ASTM C1157 performance designation

18 September 2023, Published under Cement News

Sublime Systems™ receives ASTM C1157 performance designation for Its ultra-low carbon cement, clearing the Path to commercialising fossil-fuel-free cement at scale.  This industry standard specifies performance requirements across parameters including strength development, durability, and low shrinkage and cracking, and is being increasingly adopted as the industry moves towards performance...

Carbon Upcycling secures US$26m funding to assist scaling up

15 September 2023, Published under Cement News

Carbon Upcycling, a leader in circular decarbonisation solutions for hard-to-abate sectors, has just closed a US$26m Series A round, co-led by BDC Capital’s Climate Tech Fund and Climate Investment. The Calgary-based decarbonisation company is part of a growing Canadian cohort of innovators bringing technology to scale to reduce the high greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint of cement and concrete.  ...

TITAN expands investment in Rondo Energy

14 September 2023, Published under Cement News

TITAN has expanded its existing investment in Rondo Energy, a US-based pioneer in zero-carbon industrial heat solutions. In collaboration with other global leaders, TITAN's contribution has empowered Rondo Energy to secure an impressive US$60m in funding. This infusion of capital is primed to speed up the rollout of Rondo Heat Batteries worldwide and transform the global energy storage marke...

Saipem launches its first industrialised product for carbon capture

13 September 2023, Published under Cement News

Saipem has launched Bluenzyme™, an innovative pre-engineered line of CO 2 capture solutions based on the proprietary enzymatic technology “CO 2 Solutions by Saipem”, with the release of the first industrialised product, Bluenzyme™ 200, a ready-to-use package aimed at small and medium emitters, which has a nominal capture capacity of 200tpd of CO 2 .  The “CO 2  Solutions by SAIPEM” techno...

CEMEX receives first Putzmeister iONTRON ready-mix trucks

13 September 2023, Published under Cement News

CEMEX will start delivering ready-mixed concrete to German construction sites with zero exhaust emissions during the start of September 2023. CEMEX has received two all-electric iONTRON mixer trucks at the site of construction equipment manufacturer Putzmeister in Wandlitz, Brandenburg, in Germany.   The two vehicles are the first from the manufacturer Putzmeister to be delivered to CEME...

US DOE awards C-Crete Technologies US$950,000 for green concrete funding

12 September 2023, Published under Cement News

The US Department of Energy has awarded C-Crete Technologies US$950,000 to expand the types of materials it can use to make its revolutionary cement-free concrete. The use of locally-available feedstocks will eliminate the need for long-distance shipping, allowing the company to further decrease CO 2 emissions associated with its already exceptionally eco-friendly concrete.  The DOE fundin...

C-Capture visited by UK Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer

12 September 2023, Published under Cement News

C-Capture, UK developers of innovative, next generation carbon capture technology, welcomed a visit from the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer to their headquarters in Leeds on 8 September. Rachel Reeves MP visited the cleantech company to explore the pivotal role C-Capture’s solvent-based technology can play in mitigating climate change.   C-Capture’s proprietary solvent-based technology ...