Cement News tagged: Environmental
alcemy secures funding to help cement sector decarbonisation
Germany-based developer of predictive analysis software for the cement sector, alcemy has secured EUR10m in a Series A round of funding led by Galvanize Climate Solutions. The company’s software provides precise quality predictions for mixtures and their ingredients enabling cement producers to adjust fluctuations in limestone and cement. alcemy claims it can save up to 50 per cent of CO 2 ...
Siemens and Shell collaborate on green hydrogen
Siemens Smart Infrastructure and Shell Global Solutions International BV have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop low-carbon and highly efficient energy sources to support the energy transition. The agreement will focus on projects that produce green hydrogen for industrial applications at Shell and its customers, as well as enhancing collaboration in the areas of biofuels a...
Lucky Cement to install 25.3MW captive solar power plant
GM Finance and Company Secretary of Lucky Cement Ltd, Faisal Mahmood, informed Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) that following a feasibility study for a renewable energy project, the company has entered into an arrangement with Orient Energy Systems (Pvt) Ltd for the supply and installation of a 25.3MW captive solar power project at its Karachi plant . The estimated project cost is PKR3bn...
Mexican ambassador praises climate action work at CEMEX's Rugby plant
CEMEX welcomed HE Josefa González Blanco Ortiz Mena, Mexican ambassador to the United Kingdom, to its flagship UK cement plant, based in Rugby, Warwickshire, on Wednesday 14 September. The ambassador travelled to Rugby to find out more about the work CEMEX carries out in the UK and the materials it produces for key construction projects nationally. In particular, she wanted to understan...
Lafarge Cement signs SRF deal with Willshee's
UK-based Willshee’s Waste & Recycling has signed a multi-year contract to supply carbon-offset fuel to Lafarge Cement. Following Lafarge’s investment in an alternative fuel platform, operated by its waste division, Geocycle, Willshee’s will supply Lafarge Cement's Cauldon plant with around 15,000t of solid recovered fuel (SRF) each year, equivalent to three or four deliveries each day, five ...
FLSmidth to lead new consortium targeting CO2 emissions
FLSmidth has announced that it will lead a new consortium to mature and deploy carbonation technologies in the cement industry. According to the company, the consortium will be funded by the EU Commission and feature world-class specialists alongside FLSmidth research and development engineers and experts from leading universities, technology providers and research institutions. With the a...
Sweden receives EU funding to tackle climate neutrality
Under the European Commission’s Just Transition Fund (JTF) Programme, Sweden is to receive EUR155.7m in EU grants to support its journey to climate neutrality by 2045. The JTF support will reportedly help Sweden transition to climate neutrality, while maintaining competitiveness and sustaining economic and employment levels in the counties of Norrbotten, Västerbotten and the island of Gotland....
Denmark installs cement-free pipes
Danish utility company, Aarhus Vand A/S, has become the first customer to install IBF’s Geoprime ® , cement-free pipes. IBF, Denmark’s leading concrete manufacturer, has reduced the CO 2 emissions of its concrete pipes by replacing cement in their manufacture with Betolar’s Geoprime binder. The binder, which is based on blastfurnace slag, more than halves the CO 2 footprint of the pipes ...
Cement and concrete industry accelerates decarbonisation in Africa
The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) and the United Cities and Local Government of Africa (UCLG Africa) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Africa Climate Week 2002 in Gabon to increase collaboration in decarbonising Africa’s cement and concrete sectors and build sustainable and resilient cities and communities. The MoU was signed by UCLG Africa’s Secretary Genera...
Lehigh Hanson awarded US$3.7m for Mitchell carbon capture project
Lehigh Hanson, Inc ( HeidelbergCement Group ) has received approximately US$3.7m funding from the US Department of Energy’s (DoE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management to conduct a front-end engineering design (FEED) study retrofitting Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America Inc’s carbon capture technology at its Mitchell cement plant , Indiana. The company is also contributing about U...
Swiss decarbonisation report claims high cost for industry to reach net zero
A collaborative decarbonisation report on the Swiss cement sector between ETH Zürich, Jura Cement , Vigier Holding , Holcim , cemsuisse, Swiss Federal Office of Energy and the Federal Office for the Environment has advised that net zero can be achieved by 2050 at a CO 2 abatement cost of CHF113/tCO 2 (US$115/tCO 2 ). This would lead to a mothballed annual decarbonisation cost of approxima...
Seawater the key to low-carbon cement
Researchers at the University of Columbia, New York, USA, have developed a cement that uses magnesium hydroxide harvested from seawater instead of magnesium oxide, potentially removing more carbon than it releases during its production. According to a report in Chemistry World, although reactive magnesium oxide cements as a low-carbon alternative have been explored over recent years, these cem...
Picton plant applies for alternative low-carbon fuel permit
Lehigh Cement plant in Picton is examining alternative low-carbon fuels as part of its operations at the facility on County Road 49, just north of Picton, Ontario, Canada. Lehigh ( HeidelbergCement Group ) intends to replace and supplement the use of fossil fuels required to make Portland cement at the plant. Lehigh has initiated the technical process which also involves an amendment to t...
Canadian Cement Association joins Net-Zero Challenge
Canada’s cement industry has joined the Net-Zero Challenge. The Net-Zero Challenge is a voluntary initiative led by the government of Canada that encourages businesses to develop and implement credible and effective plans to transition their facilities and operations to net-zero emissions by 2050. Adam Auer, president and CEO of the Cement Association of Canada (CAC), joined the Honourable ...
Akmenes Cementas to import SRF
Akmenes Cementas , Lithuania’s only cement producer, plans to import up to 200,000t of solid recovered fuel (SRF) for use in the second half of 2023. Last year the company received EUR4.34m in funding under the Climate Change Program towards the EUR20m bill to install SRF burning equipment. The aim is to replace 75 per cent of the coal used by Akmenes with SRF next year. The company saw its c...
Pakistan incurs huge losses due to flooding
The Pakistan government has initially estimated a loss of at least US$10bn caused by weeks of torrential rains and subsequent floods, which destroyed many houses and infrastructures across the country. A research house estimated a major requirement of cement, steel and other construction material to rehabilitate masses affected due to flooding. Speaking to the media, Finance Minister, Mifta...