Cement News tagged under: Australasia
World's largest multi-compartment cement silo commissioned20 November 2023, Published under Cement NewsHaver & Boecker, in conjunction with IBAU HAMBURG, has successfully completed the commissioning of the world’s largest multi-compartment cement silo at the Melbourne Cement facility at the Port of Melbourne, Australia. Located on Lorimer street, the 45kt IBAU silo is designed for cementitious powder. It is constructed with 2x6 outer cells and a single inner cell, with self-unloading ships set to feed into each storage cell of the silo at a feeding rate of up to 1200tph. The silo also con... |
LETA provides US$3.8m funding for PACER technology10 November 2023, Published under Cement NewsLow Emission Technology Australia (LETA), an investor in technologies critical to reducing carbon emissions from industry, has committed AUD6m (US$3.8m) to support a new carbon capture solution for clinker production. In a statement, LETA announced a partnership with Australian developer KC8 Technologies for the PACER (Potassium Carbonate Absorption for Clinker Emissions Reduction) initiative.The project’s goal is to capture up to 95 per cent of emissions generated during clinker producti... |
Milk and sugar with your cement?19 October 2023, Published under Cement NewsResearchers in Melbourne are trialling adding coffee grounds to concrete to eliminate waste. Each year Australia produces around 83,000t of ground coffee and chaff, the majority of which ends up in landfill producing methane and other greenhouse gases as it decomposes. A team of scientists at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) are now trying to put the surplus coffee grounds to better use, adding them to cement, water, gravel and sand to produce cement. According to the W... |
Cement Australia signs haulage agreement with Pacific National11 October 2023, Published under Cement NewsCement Australia has signed a three-year rail haulage agreement with Pacific National for the movement of cementitious materials across Australia. Pacific National will transport cement, sand, fly ash, slag and lime between Australia’s major cities and throughout North Queensland, on behalf of Cement Australia, using interstate and inter-city transportation. Compared to road transportation, rail haulage is more fuel efficient, therefore offering a transport system with lower emissions. A... |
FCCC lowers cement prices in Fiji08 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsAs part of a review of cement prices in the country, the Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission (FCCC) has announced a lowering of ex-factory cement prices in Fiji. General-purpose bulk cement, which is currently priced at FJD361.85/t (US$159.20/t) ex-factory, will be reduced to FJD318.07/t, reports FBC News. General blended bagged cement, which currently costs FJD379.58/t, will be lowered to FJD320.83/t. According to Joel Abraham, chief executive, FCCC, the price revisions reflec... |
James Hardie sees sales slip 5% in 1QFY23-2418 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsJames Hardie has posted global net sales of US$954.3m in the first quarter of FY23-24 (ended 30 June 2023), down five per cent from the US$1000.9m seen in the same period a year earlier. Adjusted EBITDA advanced 12 per cent YoY from US$248.9m in the 1QFY22-23 to US$279.1m in the same period a year later, while the adjusted EBITDA margin improved from 24.9 per cent to 29.2 per cent over the same timeframe. The North America fibre cement business saw net sales of US$694.8m in the 1QFY23-... |
Fletcher Building posts EBIT growth of 6% in FY2317 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsFletcher Building’s FY23 financial result continued to build on the progress made in both EBIT levels and EBIT margins over the last several years. “Despite softer residential markets in New Zealand and Australia, and the major New Zealand weather events in the second half, group EBIT before significant items grew by six per cent in FY23 to NZD798m [US$475.7m]," said Fletcher Building Chief Executive Ross Taylor. "Group EBIT margin of 9.4 per cent in FY23 lifted from 8.9 per cent in FY22,... |
Australia considers carbon tariffs on imported cement and steel16 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe Australian government is considering the introduction of carbon tariffs on cement and steel imports from countries with lower climate goals. According to The Guardian, Australia’s climate change and energy minister, Chris Bowen, has confirmed that two rounds of consultation will now be held to discuss whether Australia should adopt a cross-border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), similar to the EU. “We know of the potential for production to shift from countries with more ambitious emission... |
Cockburn Cement awards contract to SIMPEC16 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsCockburn Cement , a subsidiary of Adbri , has awarded Australian construction firm SIMPEC with the contract for the expansion of its Kwinana cement plant. The contract is valued at AUD105m (US$68m) with the total value of the expansion project put at AUD420m, and includes two 100tph grinding units, a 110,000t raw materials store, and a reclamation system. “This new contract demonstrates the company's track record of delivering for its clients. We are very pleased to secure this work an... |
New Zealand's concrete industry launches its net zero roadmap15 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsNew Zealand’s concrete industry has launched its roadmap to net zero carbon by 2050 - A Net Zero carbon concrete industry for Aotearoa New Zealand: Roadmap to 2050 . Concrete New Zealand (NZ) CEO, Rob Gaimster, described the Roadmap as a pivotal moment for the concrete industry and the country’s built environment. "We must provide adaptive solutions that address and help ease the impacts of climate change in a country that is also at risk of earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanoes," Mr Gaim... |