Cement News tagged: Environmental

China Cement Association and GCCA sign low-carbon future agreement

08 February 2024, Published under Cement News

The two leading representative bodies of the global cement industry have signed a milestone agreement to help accelerate decarbonisation of the sector across the world. China Cement Association (CCA), which represents more than 50 per cent of the world’s cement production and the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA), whose members account for 80 per cent of cement production capacity ...

SaltX Technology EU patent for calcium-looping solution

01 February 2024, Published under Cement News

SaltX Technology, based in Sweden, has been granted an EU patent for an electrified 'calcium looping' carbon capture solution where the company's patented Electric Arc Calciner (EAC) forms a central role.     The method means that CO 2 is captured from an emitter and bound with the help of lime and then transported to a central facility where the CO 2 is separated using the EAC technology...

TITAN acquires pozzolana quarry

31 January 2024, Published under Cement News

TITAN Cement International (TCI) has acquired concession rights in Vezirhan Pozzolana Quarry, in East Marmara, Turkey. The acquisition will expand the portfolio of low-carbon cementitious products available to its customers.     This reinforces TITAN's 2026 growth strategy, which focusses on doubling the volume of green cements and expediting the market launch of new green products...

Holcim US collaborates on membrane CC technology

26 January 2024, Published under Cement News

Holcim US, Ohio State University and GTI Energy are joining forces to design, build and test a cost-effective membrane carbon capture technology, funded in part by the US Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) with cost share contributions from Holcim. Groundbreaking membrane technology from Ohio State will be employed in the project, targeting the captur...

Geocycle Egypt completes new SRF platform

Geocycle Egypt completes new SRF platform

25 January 2024, Published under Cement News

Geocycle Egypt has launched its SRF hub, giving it precise control over the quantity and premium quality of alternative fuel at 15MJ/t RDF, adhering to our specifications and standards. According to Operations Manage Mina George, the platform will decrease Geocycle’s carbon footprint by 350,000t CO 2 in 2024. Using the CHF10m (US$115.8m)   investment in the state-of-the-art platform with ...

Concrete4Change technology gains recognition

24 January 2024, Published under Cement News

UK-based startup Concrete4Change (C4C) has been nominated for The Earthshot Prize 2024, a global initiative spearheaded by the Prince of Wales to recognise and support innovative solutions to reduce global emissions. C4C aims to decarbonise the concrete industry by mineralising CO 2 in concrete, turning concrete into the safest form of CO 2 sink in the world. The technology involves a con...

LafargeHolcim Morocco inaugurates Sustainable Construction Lab

LafargeHolcim Morocco inaugurates Sustainable Construction Lab

22 January 2024, Published under Cement News

LafargeHolcim Morocco has inaugurated  its sustainable Construction Lab (SCL), its research and innovation centre, in the presence of several personalities from the construction sector. With an indoor and outdoor space, the showroom aims to present in an innovative and attractive way the latest products and construction solutions developed by LafargeHolcim Morocco and its partners. This w...

CEMEX joins CCS+ Initiative

19 January 2024, Published under Cement News

CEMEX is the first company in the cement industry to join the CCS+ Initiative, a multi-stakeholder platform developing a comprehensive carbon accounting framework for certifying industrial carbon projects. This framework aims to encompass solutions for carbon capture, utilisation, storage, and removal, contributing to the decarbonisation of industrial value chains.  The CCS+ Initiative aims...

MCi Carbon to provide CCU plant for RHI Magnesita

19 January 2024, Published under Cement News

Refractories 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 investme...

Holcim partners with Greentown Labs to accelerate climate tech for sustainable building

19 January 2024, Published under Cement News

Holcim 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 s...

Heidelberg Materials UK obtains BES 6001 standard

19 January 2024, Published under Cement News

Heidelberg 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 stag...

Decarbonised Cement and Concrete Alliance to accelerate low-carbon solutions

18 January 2024, Published under Cement News

The 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 ...

Votorantim and Atlas Renewable energy sign 100MW solar agreement

17 January 2024, Published under Cement News

Atlas 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...

Rugby Cement hosts UK Minister for energy efficiency

18 January 2024, Published under Cement News

Lord 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 disperse...

Heracles acquires solid waste management and recycling firm

17 January 2024, Published under Cement News

WATT 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, meta...

Rohrdorfer trials flat film recycled packaging material

17 January 2024, Published under Cement News

After 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 P...