Cement News tagged under: EU
Expanding the EU's carbon management accounting framework13 October 2023, Published under Cement NewsThis week the CCS+ initiative released its EU guide to an integrated carbon accounting infrastructure for the industrial carbon management market. The market for carbon capture and storage (CCS), carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS), carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) and carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is developing and the accounting framework needs to be robust to ensure the best solutions will emerge from policies and investment. The CCS+ initiative claims that the deployment o... |
CBAM transition period comes into effect29 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsOn 1 October 2023 the transition period of the European Union's Clean Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) regulation to control embedded emissions in imported goods including cement, will commence. Urszula Szalkowska, Managing Director at EcoEngineers, Poland, explains how it will work. The CBAM regulation covers several goods groups, including cement clinkers, white Portland cement, other Portland cement, other hydraulic cements, aluminous cement, and other kaolinic clays. Importer... |
Holcim receives EU Innovation Fund grants for CCUS projects14 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsHolcim has been selected for three grants from the European Union Innovation Fund for breakthrough carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) projects in Belgium, France and Croatia. According to the company, the projects were selected for their highly scalable profile, mature technologies, and advanced partnerships to advance the EU’s Green Deal, putting clean technologies to work for a net-zero future. The three projects are the Go4Zero project in Belgium, which aims to capture and... |
CEMBUREAU supports EU's Net Zero Industry Act24 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe EU cement industry has an ambitious decarbonisation agenda, which requires the deployment of breakthrough decarbonisation technologies and zero-carbon energy as soon as possible. Therefore, CEMBUREAU supports the Net Zero Industry Act as a significant opportunity to scale up investments in carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) and other clean technologies. In particular, the setting of an EU 2030 target for CO 2 injection capacity and the creation of clear transparency re... |
CEMBUREAU outlines its position on Green Deal industrial Plan02 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsCEMBUREAU, the European cement association, welcomes the objectives of the Green Deal Industrial Plan issued by the European Commission. The EU needs a strong response to the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), that allows to maintain the EU’s industrial leadership and deploy green technologies as soon as possible. CEMBUREAU strongly believes that: • An explicit focus should be put on energy-intensive Industries, which are strategic and essential upstream actors in critical supply chains th... |
Holcim receives EUR328m funding for CCUS projects20 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsHolcim has received EUR328m (US$355.36m) in funding from the European Union's Innovation Fund for two carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) projects. The schemes in Poland and Germany are part of Holcim's net-zero roadmap, including over 50 CCUS projects worldwide, and put the company one step closer to creating one of the world’s first climate-neutral cement plants. Miljan Gutovic, region head Europe at Holcim, said, “As a global leader in building solutions, Holcim is on a m... |
EU reaches deal on carbon border tariff13 December 2022, Published under Cement NewsFollowing a night of negotiations, the European Union came to a political deal in the early hours of this morning to impose a carbon dioxide emissions tariff on polluting goods, including cement, in a scheme described as a world-first to support European industries on their decarbonisation journey. According to Reuters, negotiators from EU countries and the European Parliament reached a deal at 05.00h in Brussels on the law to impose CO 2 emissions costs on imports of cement, along with ... |
Holcim secures EU investment in CCUS projects19 July 2022, Published under Cement NewsHolcim has secured investment from the European Union Innovation Fund in its carbon capture, utlisation and storage (CCUS) projects in Germany and Poland. The funding will support Carbon2Business, part of the Westküste 100 project in Germany, where carbon is captured from the Lägerdorf cement plant before being converted into synthetic fuel. The EU is also investing in Holcim's Go4ECOPlanet project in Poland, which aims to capture CO 2 from Holcim 's site in Kujawy before storing it of... |
Turboden to participate in HEATLEAP waste heat initiative07 September 2021, Published under Cement NewsToday, the European Union (EU)-funded HEATLEAP project is being officially launched and presented to the public. The project aims to demonstrate the environmental and economic benefits of waste heat recovery systems in energy-intensive industries. Currently, it is difficult to capture and use low-grade (<70˚C) waste heat with conventional technologies. Paolo Bertuzzi, CEO of Turboden and coordinator of the project, comments: "We are delighted to showcase our portfolio of solutions ... |
European cement industry welcomes well-designed European carbon border mechanism31 March 2020, Published under Cement NewsThe European cement association, CEMBUREAU, has welcomed the prospect of an EU carbon border mechanism although this requires a number of design principles, said the association in a statement. In the initial phase the mechanism, which should be based on verified direct and indirect emissions from imports to the EU, should be complementary to the free allowances of the EU emissions trading scheme (EU ETS) and applicable to all ETS sectors alike. In addition, it must be fully WTO compatible... |