Cement News tagged: Environmental
Titan introduces low-carbon cements to southeast Europe
Titan Group has introduced three novel lower-carbon types of cement to the markets of Serbia, Albania and Kosovo, expanding its green offerings to southeastern Europe. In line with Titan group's CO 2 -reduction targets and its commitment to increasing the share of green products in our portfolio to over 50 per cent by 2030, Titan Group is offering its customers construction sustainable solutio...
Aker Carbon Capture enters Finnish market
Aker Carbon Capture will deliver a pre-engineering study to the energy company St1 for the development of a carbon capture facility at Finnsementti ’s Lappeenranta cement plant. The captured CO 2 would be used for the first renewable synthetic methanol plant in Finland. Aker Carbon Capture’s Just Catch unit could capture around 40,000tpa of CO 2 , enabling the production of 25,000tpa of...
CEMEX buys 51% share of Israeli recycling company
CEMEX has announced that it has acquired a 51 per cent stake in Israel-based SHTANG Recycle LTD, a construction, demolition, and excavation waste (CDEW) recycling company. The acquisition aligns with CEMEX’s strategy to strengthen its business in developed markets through bolt-on acquisitions in businesses with strong circular and sustainable attributes. The acquisition will form part ...
Nepal cement production falls 70%
Nepal’s cement industry has cut production by up to 70 per cent due to a lack of demand, reports My Republica. According to the Nepal Cement Manufacturers Association, unless the situation changes, more than a dozen industries will be forced to shut down this year. Reduced capital expenditure and a lack of construction materials have caused many development projects to grind to a halt, resul...
Dangote donates bags for agro-waste and alternative fuel payback
Dangote Cement’s Ibese plant has donated 25,000 of 100kg capacity bags for management of agro-waste in communities across Nigeria. Being burned or left rotten on the fields by farmers once, agriculture waste, known as agro-waste, has turned into the best alternative fuel for industries. As an eco-friendly initiative, industries have started using agro-waste briquettes along with coal...
CEMEX France renews ISO 14001 environmental certification
This year, for the fourth time, CEMEX France is renewing its ISO 14001 environmental certification for 262 sites within its concrete and aggregates activities, a scope of unique scope in the building materials industry. "The latest audits, carried out by Bureau Veritas, have largely confirmed our sustainable commitment to the environment. Among the strong points highlighted, the Group's ...
ANRAV CCUS project funding signing completed
The EU Innovation Fund Grant Agreement for Heidelberg Materials ’ pioneering CCUS project ANRAV has been officially signed in Brussels. ANRAV aims to be the first full-chain CCUS project in eastern Europe, eventually covering all steps from CO 2 capture, transport and geological CO₂ storage to CO₂ reuse. The EU Innovation Fund, one of the world’s largest funding programmes for innovative low...
Ecocem welcomes Irish Climate Plan 2023
Ecocem has welcomed the Government of Ireland’s mandate that public bodies must specify low carbon construction methods and low carbon cement materials for procured and supported construction projects from 2023. The mandate forms part of the government’s recently-released Climate Action Plan 2023 (CAP23). According to Ecocem, to successfully reduce the emissions of the cement industry wi...
Colombian environment ministry recognises Argos carbon neutrality contribution
Colombia’s Ministry of Environmental and Sustainable Development has recognised cement producer Argos , part of Grupo Argos, as an active participant in the National Carbon Neutrality Programme. Through its participation in the programme, Argos commits to supporting Colombia’s target to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 51 per cent by 2030 when compared with the reference scenario, and...
Sublime Systems secures funding for low-carbon cement
US-based Sublime Systems has raised US$40m to develop new technology to produce low-carbon cement. According to Bloomberg, Sublime has come up with a process that reduces energy use and carbon emission by splitting the cement-making process into two parts. The first step is the production of calcium in a form that will chemically react with silicon, the key element in sand. Sublime reduces...
CEMEX Phillipines and Manila Water Co collaborate on sustainability
CEMEX Holdings Philippines (CHP) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Philippines-based Manila Water Co to collaborate on sustainability initiatives. Under the MoU both parties will look to accelerate their sustainable objectives on circular economy through the use of biosolids as alternative fuels, reports Manila Bulletin. They will also explore partnering on innovations in s...
Holcim is authorised to extend Mormont quarry
Holcim Switzerland has heard that the decision of the Federal Tribunal is to authorise the Birette extension of the Mormont quarry. This decision guarantees the long-term supply of local and sustainable building materials for its construction and infrastructure projects in French-speaking Switzerland. For the first time, federal judges have recognised the national importance of cement supp...
UltraTech improves CDP climate action rating to A-
UltraTech has been recognised as a leader in 'climate change' by Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a global non-profit environmental organisation, for its 2022 CDP disclosure. UltraTech received an ‘A-’ score for implementing best practices and for taking concerted action on climate issues, securing a place in the Leadership category. UltraTech’s score of 'A-' in FY21-22 by CDP is a ...
Decarbonising construction using AI and concrete sensors
Converge, a specialist in building AI and cloud-based technologies for the construction industry, and DEWALT, a global leader in the tools sector, have announced a strategic partnership to help decarbonise construction through Converge's revolutionary AI-based platform, ConcreteDNA, powered by data from DEWALT's new wireless concrete sensor, the DEWALT Signal Sensor. ConcreteDNA interpr...
India invests in green hydrogen production
The Indian government has approved a plan to invest US$2.3bn in green hydrogen. It plans to produce at least 5Mt of green hydrogen by 2030, reducing the dependence of its cement sector on fossil fuels and cutting greenhouse gas emissions. According to Time, India currently has around 166GW of renewable energy capacity, which is hopes to increase by 125GW by the end of the decade. The ai...
Oriano commissions solar projects for Shree Cement
India-based Oriano has commissioned two solar power projects for Shree Cement Ltd . The projects include a 10MWp at Seraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand, and 30MWp (2 x 15MWp) at Banka, Bihar. The plant at Jharkhand was commissioned in July 2022, while the Bihar unit came on-stream in Jan 2023. Speaking about the commissioning, GM – Projects of Oriano Clean Energy Private Ltd, Vaibhav Bhatna...