Cement News tagged under: Cemex
Carbon Upcycling secures US$26m funding to assist scaling up15 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsCarbon 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. Carbon Upcycling is a carbontech company. It has developed and patented a novel technology to h... |
CEMEX receives first Putzmeister iONTRON ready-mix trucks13 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsCEMEX 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 CEMEXglobally. They will be used in the ready-mix concrete plants in Spandau and Hohenschönhausen. "We a... |
CEMEX supplies Vertua to Khalifa Port expansion07 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsCEMEX will provide over 200,000m 3 of Vertua lower-carbon concrete for the development of the topside infrastructure for the expansion of the Khalifa Port in the UAE, one of the largest port infrastructure projects in the world. Strategically situated midway between Abu Dhabi and Dubai and serving 25 major shipping lines with direct links to over 70 international destinations, Khalifa Port is an 18.5m deep-water multipurpose port with a total of 10.6km of quay wall that include two con... |
CEMEX in talks to sell Dominican Republic business06 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsCEMEX is reportedly considering selling its assets in the Dominican Republic. According to Bloomberg, the cement producer is working with J P Morgan Chase & Co on the potential divestment of its business in the Dominican Republic as it decides to shift its focus onto bigger markets. CEMEX, which has had a presence in the country since 1995, currently runs a 2.4Mta cement plant at San Pedro de Macorís , and also has 10 concrete plants, two aggregate quarries, a gypsum mine and three mar... |
CEMEX acquires two Spanish quarries31 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsCEMEX is strengthening its aggregates supply in Europe with the purchase of two quarries near Madrid as part of its strategic bolt-on acquisition strategy. Madrid and its surrounding areas are currently undergoing major urban expansion. Through this acquisition, CEMEX is better positioned to serve customers in the area, particularly for infrastructure projects, says the company. The deal strengthens CEMEX’s limestone reserves and includes all necessary elements for CEMEX to provide a be... |
CEMEX updates sustainability-linked Financing Framework15 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsCEMEX has updated its sustainability-linked Financing Framework to align with its more ambitious 2030 decarbonisation targets, announced on November 2022 and validated by the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for alignment under its 1.5°C scenario. CEMEX’s framework, first issued in 2021, aligns the company's financing strategy with its corporate sustainability commitments. The framework establishes CEMEX’s guiding principles when issuing new sustainability-linked financing instr... |
CEMEX signs waste agreement in Dominican Republic10 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsCEMEX ’s circular waste management business, Regenera, and DP World, a global leader in supply chain solutions, have signed an agreement for circular waste management solutions in the Dominican Republic. Under the agreement, Regenera will convert used tyres from DP World Dominicana’s logistics operations into a substitute for fossil fuels, thereby avoiding landfilling and the associated methane emissions. After exhausting all avenues for waste circularity (reduction, reuse, and recycling... |
Keeping cement moving sustainably08 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsAs supply chain sustainability becomes a key priority for organisations, CEMEX is committed to investing in innovative heavy-duty transport solutions. Dave Hart, supply chain director of CEMEX UK and France, explains how the company looks to maximise efficiency while minimising the environmental footprint of its modes of transportation with a multi-pronged approach across rail, road and river. By Dave Hart, CEMEX UK. CEMEX UK has worked hard over the last 12 months to make improvement... |
Solar kiln scaled to industrially-viable levels07 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsCEMEX and Synhelion have announced a significant milestone to develop fully solar-driven cement production by scaling their technology to industrially-viable levels. This includes the continuous production of clinker, the most energy-intensive part of cement manufacturing, using only solar heat. At the beginning of 2022, the companies announced the first-ever successful production of solar clinker in a small-scale batch process pilot. Advancing from that stage to production under pla... |
CEMEX and Ecocem start concrete trials at Heathrow Airport04 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsCEMEX is partnering Heathrow Airport and Ecocem on a trial to explore the viability of lower-carbon concrete at the site. Following a series of lab and plant trials, the trial has been designed to test the concrete’s durability and longevity in a true to life airport setting. Initially two lower carbon solutions will be tested: a Pavement Quality Concrete (PQC) equivalent mix containing 50 per cent GGBS, and a zero-clinker product. The lower carbon concrete will be trialled at t... |